who here has gotten and maintained a good body using HIT?

[tallgerman]

curious

[French]

Me and without whey, protein powder, just 2 to 3 workout per week for max 45 minutes.
Just a bit of Bcaa's + creatine and 3 meal a day.

[Dr Loomis]

I've used HIT only for almost 10 yrs, it works. Have done everything else and wouldnt switch back

[Fatpanda]

curious

i have achieved the most muscle i ever had using hit principles.

[Meso_z]

i have achieved the most muscle i ever had using hit principles.

[Meso_z]

^ Just to add, you never had any "muscle".

[clued-up]

Moderate/lightish weight... volume training is more for effective for building mass than HIT (heavy 1 set bullshit) training - IMO.

HIT... is an injury waiting to happen.

Any form a training will maintain muscle mass once you’ve built it... even very minimal training.

[NarcissisticDeity]

Moderate/lightish weight... volume training is more for effective for building mass than HIT (heavy 1 set bullshit) training - IMO.

HIT... is an injury waiting to happen.

Any form a training will maintain muscle mass once you’ve built it... even very minimal training.

I agree

[wes]

Mentzer built his base with conventional training methods/volume,and maintained it with HIT and upping the dosage.

[biff]

are we talking viable, yates-style, 4 day a week, several exercises per bodypart HIT


 ellington darden total body 3 days a week crap

or mentzers later ideas whereby you were doing a total of 3 worksets every 4-7 days (or less frequent, as you 'progressed') retardation

[JimmyJam1974]

i have achieved the most muscle i ever had using hit principles.

There's an advertisement

[Mr Nobody]

This guy. Actually HIT works especially for people with bad genetics recovery is a key.

[The.Giant]

i have achieved the most muscle i ever had using hit principles.

worst endorsement ever.

[no one]

i have achieved the most muscle i ever had using hit principles.

ahahahahahahahahahahahah a

[Jaime]

Mentzer was a head case.

I really would never advocate training once a week if you are trying to build. That is an awful lot of wasted time where you could have been building muscle.

Each to their own.

[Rhomboids]

I've been using the principles of HIT since 1995.  Never worked out more than 3 days a week.  currently train each muscle group once every 9 days.  Never have done more than one set to failure since then.  When i'm training consistently and eating properly, i'm in top shape in three months. 

I've never had a reason to change my training regime since doing this.  I do do my own variation to the system whilst maintaining the core principles.

And yes i look very good. 

[Fatpanda]

  fuck you guys

[tallgerman]

Me and without whey, protein powder, just 2 to 3 workout per week for max 45 minutes.
Just a bit of Bcaa's + creatine and 3 meal a day.

pics?

[tallgerman]

I've used HIT only for almost 10 yrs, it works. Have done everything else and wouldnt switch back

pic?

[tallgerman]

I've been using the principles of HIT since 1995.  Never worked out more than 3 days a week.  currently train each muscle group once every 9 days.  Never have done more than one set to failure since then.  When i'm training consistently and eating properly, i'm in top shape in three months. 

I've never had a reason to change my training regime since doing this.  I do do my own variation to the system whilst maintaining the core principles.

And yes i look very good. 

pic??

[Fatpanda]

how about some pics from you tallgerman ?

did you ever get that body by science book ?

[cephissus]

I'm curious as to what HIT really is

Seems like HIT is just the same as volume training but you don't do really do warmups after the first exercise for a muscle group (which makes sense to me).

I guess I do HIT-style training in that I typically build up to 1-2 sets to failure on my first exercise and then don't really warm up much for the next exercise(s) and am out of the gym fairly quickly.

Example yesterdays back workout:

5 sets of deadlift, failure on last two (one high rep set, one low rep set).
Cable rows, two warmup sets, one set to failure.
Pullups 6 sets of 5 (obviously this isn't really "HIT" at all just something I do differently than the rest).

If my shoulders/bicep weren't messed up I would have also done chest:

4-6 sets of bench, 3 rest pause sets to failure.

Also I train everything twice a week.

[pellius]

Whether I have a good body or not is subject to interpretation but I certainly wasn't making much gains training six days a week doing volume training. And I did so for about 8 years. One of the main reasons that moved me over to HIT was that I could no longer justify the amount of time spent in the gym with the gains, or lack thereof, I was making. Since I was making no gains training 6x/week 2hrs/session if I moved to making no gains training 3x/wk 1hr/session it would be a vast improvement in the quality of my life. Also, I was introduced to "HIT" first by Arthur Jones and his theories simply made sense. And whether is gave me bigger muscles or not it certainly gets you in great physical shape because of the intensity and fast pace of the workouts. Jone's belief was to train your muscles anaerobically and you body aerobically. That's why you went from one set to another with very little if any rest.  

I've been training 3x/wk for over 20 years now and there was a period of about 10 years where I only trained 2x/wk. But I was heavily involved in sports and doing a lot of other training.

If time is limited you can certainly get in pretty decent shape training only 2x/wk if they are spaced out properly. Say, Monday and Friday.

[Captain Equipoise]

All the guys advocating HIT, put up pics or STFU

the sad truth is all the guys who've ever hyped up HIT built their physiques with regular volume training and steroids, also
HIT guys don't count the 5 warm up sets they do before their 'final' set till failure..

bunch of bullshit

[pellius]

All the guys advocating HIT, put up pics or STFU

the sad truth is all the guys who've ever hyped up HIT built their physiques with regular volume training and steroids, also
HIT guys don't count the 5 warm up sets they do before their 'final' set till failure..

bunch of bullshit

Yes, we, or maybe I should say, I, don't count warm up sets because I don't consider them work sets. I am not trying to push myself to the limit and exceed my previous performance. It would be foolish to do so. To take your very first set using the most weight you can move for a given amount or reps.

For example, say I am doing chest. I will super set the pec dec flies with inclines. My work set with the flies will be at, say, 130 lbs that I've gotten 8 reps previously, failing at 9. The incline machine press will be 160 lbs for 7 reps, failing at 8.
I will warm up on the incline using maybe 60 lbs for about 6 reps, go up to 90 for maybe about 4, a 110 for 2, 130 for 2. No where am I pushing myself. Just warming up. Then something similar with flies. 50 for 5, 80 for 3, 100 for 2. So why would I count them as sets? The idea of HIT is to take a set to the limit where you can do any more.

Then I will make a mean face, say, "Yo buddy! Nothing left to do but to do it. Light weight, baby!" Then do a real set of flies at 130 trying to get the 9th rep. When I can no longer complete that rep I do a static hold, then some burns or partials, drop the weight 30 lbs and repeat, then one more drop set then it's immediately to the incline. Again I do a static hold when I can no longer complete a rep, then do 3 rest pause reps. Taking 5 breaths between rest pause reps. Then do some more partials/burns, followed by 2 or 3 drops sets. Again with the static holds and partials but no rest pause. Then one super set doing cable flies followed by Hammer declines. The only rest between these two super sets is the time it takes to walk over to the cable and set the weight. No drop sets this time but some rest pause and partials with the Hammer press.

Again, I don't know if this is the best way to develop muscle but I am breathing hard, sweating and hopefully getting in good physical condition. This while the rest of the members are sitting between sets watching TV, text messaging or playing games on their cells or bull shitting. I even saw one person txting while they were doing leg presses.