best of luck... i am wwwaaayyyy less experienced to offer any solid advice, but fyi, i'm gonna start pendulum in a month (after my exams).. eric helped me with my program (though the final call on any exercises was MY choice - and i'm saying this so i'm not accused to misquoting anyone
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sorry if i'm unable to give any real advice... oh, and HST is kinda lame IMHO coz you'll be chucking strength mostly out of the window.. and if i i was given the choice, i wouldnt ditch what little strength i have for nuts..
now dont bash me for saying HST is lame... its only MY opinion and although it yields awesome results, its not really useful for strength....
anyways.. i just thought i'd chip in my 2C... hopefully, you dont mind..
Anuj
oh, and best of luck