Kane
first of all, I want to thank you again for all of the time and effort you've put into helping the noob (me) with all of the questions, etc. I've had. You've been a bigger help than anyone else, and I appreciate it greatly. I don't want it to come across as me discrediting anything you say, or not listening, etc. When I ask about different things it's because I want to make sure I'm not leaving anything out and/or missing a better method of doing things. As far as your question, I was looking into the HST program because from what I saw, Rippetoe's is more all out strength oriented, and the HST was more geared towards general size increase, which is more of my goal for now. If this is wrong somehow (perhaps it's better to start with a strength program first, or something else?) Then I'd absolutely like to hear why and what the best method is at this point in the game. As far as attitude, I'm not exactly sure what you mean but I hope I'm not coming across wrong, which seems to be the case. Sorry for any misunderstanding, but once again I appreciate the help, and what you've been saying is a big influence on the decisions I'm making. So to wrap up, as far as the Rippetoe's vs. HST thing, would there be a reason that it would be bad/not as efficient to start with HST instead, even though the ultimate goal is hypertrophy?