# Will I run out of the stimulus + crazy gainzzz in hypertrophy I

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**Created:** [February 26, 2022, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/will-i-run-out-of-the-stimulus-crazy-gainzzz-in-hypertrophy-i/12113 "2022-02-26T19:26:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sid\_M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b487fb/32.png) [@Sid\_M](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Sid_M)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2022, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/will-i-run-out-of-the-stimulus-crazy-gainzzz-in-hypertrophy-i/12113/1 "2022-02-26T19:26:21Z")

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Hello BBM team,

As I have previously mentioned, I hopped on BBMs beginner template and made the best gains of my life, period. I decided to hop onto Hypertrophy I because I was seeking more PowerBuilding/Hypertrophy goals. My estimated 1rms shot up again and I am currently planning on running Hypertrophy II.  
here are my current stats after hyp 1  
Height: 182cm  
Weight: 83.5kg  
Age: 17  
Squat HB: 107kg —\>132kg  
Bench: 69kg —\> 81kg  
Deadlift: 141kg—\>167kg  
Back and arms got noticeably bigger.  
Here are my questions: Would the extra amount of volume in Hypertrophy II be wasted and potentially even hurt my long term progress. I got the program and saw that there are 2-3 shoulder pressing slots and 3-4 bench slots. Would this be too much for my current level of strength and experience? And if I make progress with this high frequency pressing, would it mean that my future progress would be help back because I “spent the volume” and “adapted to it” at an earlier stage of training. I have only seen very strong people bench press 3+ times per week and it makes me feel like I haven’t “earned” the ability to up the frequency and volume to such an extent. Would I be better served just repeating Hypertrophy I while making a few exercise adjustments? Thank you for the gainz so far team!

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**Author:** ![Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/jordan_feigenbaum/32/1315_2.png) [@Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Jordan_Feigenbaum)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2022, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/will-i-run-out-of-the-stimulus-crazy-gainzzz-in-hypertrophy-i/12113/2 "2022-02-28T17:49:11Z")

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It is unlikely that the extra volume is going to hurt long-term progress (once you get used to it). That said, if you were getting great results on hypertrophy I, I’d probably just re-run it unless you wanted a change in programming. In that case, I don’t think another hypertrophy template would represent enough “change” to be worthwhile.

To be clear, I don’t think that a program that generates significant progress will hold someone back from future progress just because it’s not the lowest possible dose. If anything, I would expect that a higher dose of training would produce better results provided the person could tolerate it. If they can’t, they won’t make progress until they can or they lower the dose.