Maybe this could help too…
I took about 3 months off last fall and then got back into it. I started out light (at least for one week I did) then I progressed every single week for seven weeks. I did a low volume chest workout once every five days. Usually just worked 1 or 2 sets of 5 on flat Bennch working up to a 5rep max.and then I would do some incline and dips. It worked very well. At week 7 I did 235x5. Then with classes and Xmas break I took some time off unfortunately.
So after break I started lighter again doing sets of five and stalled once I got 225x5. Since then I did sets of 8-12 hoping to put on some much needed size… hoping i could do that for 6 weeks or so and then transitions into heavier stuff… which I had thought worked well for me in the past. But I stalled on the 4x12 quicker than I thought.
Now, I’m not ready to give up on anything, I’m just curious if that 4x12 hypertophy stuff is necessary… OR is it the body weight gain that led to the results? Will I see the same results without a hypertrophy block?