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Sorry I forgot to ask this earlier-- does this mean that you haven't decided whether there will be more than one optional squat-rack routine? (That is, will those of us who want to lift heavy have to do the same routine 4 times in meso #3?) Thanks again!

Thanks for the response! I'm looking forward to getting more information on this when you do decide how to divide the workouts up on the different discs.

Hi, Is the optional (squat-rack) routine going to be a separate disc all by itself, or will it be a premix included on all 4 DVDs? If the latter, will there be slightly different routines on each disc or will they all be the same? Thanks!

I'm curious to know about this too!

Funny! I hadn't noticed that the first time around. Even though there are lots of good reasons why it may not be a fair comparison, it's a really amusing contrast. Thanks for giving me a chuckle!

So if I feel that I have enough muscle mass and I really want to work on strength gains, then it sounds like I should rearrange the order of the exercises in Meso #2 to switch between body parts. Then I'd have an even greater strength foundation to build on for Meso #3. I know that SNM isn't...

That's kind of what I was wondering-- is 90%x8 after 120s better than 70%x8 after 60s for strength, but not hypertrophy (same # of reps, but different rest periods and wts)? Meaning that Meso #2 is best for making me bigger rather than stronger?

I meant that after a 60 second rest, I may only be able to lift 70% x8, but after a 90 second rest, I might be able to lift 80% x8. And maybe after a 120 second rest I'd be able to lift 90% x8. I figured 90%x8 after 120s would produce better gains than 70%x8 after 60s, wouldn't it?

Jordan, thanks for taking the time to offer your input. Longer rests are definitely part of why I can lift heavier. In some cases they might be a little longer than 60-90 seconds. But if I'm lifting heavier wouldn't that stimulate more hypertrophy than if I'm lifting a lighter weight? Or do...

Thanks again for the response. I've found that when I do exercises in the order chest-shoulders-triceps, chest-shoulders-triceps, etc., I've been able to lift heavier than when I do the same exercises in the order all-chest, all-shoulders, all-triceps. Are you saying that switching the order...

Thanks so much for the explanation! What about Meso #2?

I'm a little confused about why the endurance mesocycle alternates sets between body parts, while the hypertrophy mesocycle puts all the sets for the same body part together. Mesocycle #1: "You will do one set for each muscle group and then with only about 30 seconds rest do the next body...

Thanks for pointing me to the link, Jordan-- I guess the answer to my question is "No," unfortunately. Oh well!

Are there going to be any STS premixes that are total-body or full-upper-body workouts? Even though STS will be designed as a split system, I thought it might be valuable to have some STS premixes that I could use for other occasions. Thanks!