Although I've only done 2 HIT workouts I decided that since I'm so sure this routine is going to work like no other, I'm going to keep a thread where I write about my experiences with this routine. I know I write a lot but I try to make it interesting. I'll get started right away.
Here's my first and last HIT quad workout (just as posted on my other thread):
Total training time-5 minutes
3 drop sets of leg extensions for pre-exhaust-each drop set taken to absolute failure with forced reps
Immediately I went over to the leg press and started my set without any rest-25 reps taken to absolute failure with forced reps
40-50 second rest
Another set of leg presses taken to absolute failure with forced reps
In the end I just sprawled my body over the whole seat and nearly passed out. I got up just to feel what it's like to try to stand after such an endeavor. HOLY SHIT! What a feeling! I couldn't stand! After a while I tried to walk. While walking I had to keep my legs fully extended or else my thighs would sink to the ground! You tinytits try this shit!!
This is a whole new experience for me. I feel like I've taken my training to a whole new heightened level of intensity. And I'm only in the infancy of my potential. With more experience with HIT I will learn how to increase the intensity from workout to workout. I feel like a newborn! This is a very refreshing experience! And my muscles are going to blow up!!
I just enjoyed a post-workout meal of the Gods. A chicken quesadilla from baja fresh! Before I left for the gym I told myself that if I felt my workout wasn't satisfactory enough, I would feed the quesadilla to my dog!
And today's HIT calves, chest and hamstrings workout:
Total training time- 6-10 minutes
Since calves are my most desired muscle and they're also are a genetic struggle, I always start my workout with them. I warmed and stretched before beginning. It took me a little while to psyche myself up for the standing calf presses before I began. After stretching and warming up I started pacing, clenching my fists and stuff. And I set the pin to a moderately heavy weight, climbed up and felt realization sweep over me. This was going to be intense, and I knew it.
I then did my calf rises, focusing on proper form and slow reps. I just do that until I can not raise my calves a millimeter. I try to keep my form 100% even while on my last reps. My last reps are fucking crazy. I get into the stretched position and press as hard as I can! And it takes a good 5 seconds of force until I started lifting up. And then the rep takes about 10 seconds long to complete. I have about 5 or more reps like this until nothing is left. And then when I reached that point, I decided on the last minute that I wasn't satisfied with the set. It didn't burn enough. So I lowered the weight by 4 plates. OK it feels light. So I'll work with it anyway. And so I go through the same process. This drop set burns a lot more than that first. And then I realize I just keep going and going. It's really hard, but I'm not hitting failure. So I raise a plate. Then I was able to reach failure. I get off and stretch immediately. And this is the hardest part. The burn multiplies like you wouldn't believe. I stretch for 30 godawful seconds. And get moving along (limping) to do my chest.
I found a huge bodybuilder friend of mine in the gym. I knew I could rely on him for a spot so I and asked him to help me during my 2 minute chest workout. After agreeing, to my relief because I absolutely needed a partner for this, I got warmed up with some push ups and stretches. I saw that huge guy I owned in the squat racks. The guy I wrote about in my thread "Story of a natural kid owning a juicer". I saw him doing flyes with the 45s and I saw a monster opportunity to own the shit out of him a second time. I was going to start my chest workout with flat flyes using the 70s. I wanted to neighbor benches with him and fucking put him to shame. BUT THE DAMN BENCHES WERE TAKEN!!!!
And then my chest workout begun. I flyed the 70s for a surprisingly high amount of reps. I was happy with the increase in lift. And the intensity. I took the set to absolute failure with forced reps. And then I dropsetted immediately using the 45s (motivated to do so by you know who). My pecs were set ablaze. Immediately after failing, I went over to the incline bench, where I set up my bar of a mere 155 pounds. Low reps! My pecs were feeling it! Took off 40 pounds and repped out some more! 20 pounds off and I swear to you, I hit absolute mother fucking failure. My spotter was just curling the weight (95 pounds!!!!). My chest was done, my shoulders were fried, and my triceps were limp. I had no power left in me. Not an ounce of it, even with all the adrenaline flowing through my veins. My pecs were annihilated in 2 minutes. My pump was unbelievable. Even now, hours later, I still feel the remnants of what was a truly extraordinary pump.
On to hamstrings. This routine is purely mine. I didn't get it from the Menzter book. I started with 3 sets of drop sets on the leg curl machine. After 3 great sets, I went to where I set up a step-up platform thing to do stiff-legged DLs. With my hamstrings fatigued from the pre-exhaust sets, I knew this was going to do some damage. And it did. I chose a good weight to get 9-10 reps. 2 minute workout!
Tomorrow is back and abs. A 6 minute workout or so. I'll keep you updated. I can't write a lot like I did today. I just did today because I have no school tomorrow. So if you hate reading all my writing, this will come to a relief to you.