**Marcus's HIT Dungeon**

[AD]

Here's a couple pics from today.. little puffy.. lol.

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nice!

your before pic looks like me lol

[Igifuno]

You gained 30lbs on this cycle? That's freaking amazing at your advanced level. I'm doing really well to gain 10 or 15 lbs total weight and I'm not sure I'm all that advanced. Impressive igi.

Yup. I definetely forced the 220, woke up this morning at 216 lol... So.. approximately 30 so far, yes . Really focused on diet this time (more than ever) and, as you know, training technique played a huge role in this progress.

nice!

your before pic looks like me lol

I was no nimble and full of stamina.. kind of miss it, but I'm sure I would miss this as well.

[Cuz]

sick gains IG, you dont even look like the same person

[Black]

Here's a couple pics from today.. little puffy.. lol.

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Thick brother, nice work.

[-KJ-]

Back to it again today,

Will go with shoulders and triceps, and then some high intensity/ HIT cardio PWO.

Rotator cuff warm up
Cable lateral raises
DB shoulder press
Upright rows
Face pulls / bent over laterals
BB Shrugs

All with 1 feel set and 2/3 working sets incorporating drops.

Finish up with some cardio.

[Igifuno]

sick gains IG, you dont even look like the same person

Thick brother, nice work.

Thank you guys.. Appreciate that coming from you thick steaks.

Back to it again today,

Will go with shoulders and triceps, and then some high intensity/ HIT cardio PWO.

Rotator cuff warm up
Cable lateral raises
DB shoulder press
Upright rows
Face pulls / bent over laterals
BB Shrugs

All with 1 feel set and 2/3 working sets incorporating drops.

Finish up with some cardio.

Nice KJ.. hey what are face pulls?

[-KJ-]

Nice KJ.. hey what are face pulls?

Just one variation.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ctj6GLjPgNs#

[Back In Black]

Good to see you are all training hard and eating big

Igi, stomach looking distended?

I decided I need a week off lifting. I can't train back or delts properly and I started getting a little sciatica so no point doing legs either at the moment. My gym membership expired yesterday so It seems like a good time. Every bodypart is going to get 2 weeks complete rest so I won't lift again until next Tuesday.

I fvcking hate taking time off but haven't really had a week off for several months I don't think. Light cardio only for the next week

[thunderthor70]

Here's a couple pics from today.. little puffy.. lol.

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Way to go Igi!!!! That's a lot of weight to put on in 1 cycle at this stage. Looking thick!!

[Igifuno]

Just one variation.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ctj6GLjPgNs#

Got it.. thx. Never knew those were called face pulls

Good to see you are all training hard and eating big

Igi, stomach looking distended?

I decided I need a week off lifting. I can't train back or delts properly and I started getting a little sciatica so no point doing legs either at the moment. My gym membership expired yesterday so It seems like a good time. Every bodypart is going to get 2 weeks complete rest so I won't lift again until next Tuesday.

I fvcking hate taking time off but haven't really had a week off for several months I don't think. Light cardio only for the next week

are you kidding me? I couldn't hold that thing in last night if my life depended on it.

BIB, at your level, a couple weeks will be fine and maintaining with cardio will be a great thing for you. Are you going to look further in to your sciatica in the meantime or wait to see if it goes away on its own during your break?

Way to go Igi!!!! That's a lot of weight to put on in 1 cycle at this stage. Looking thick!!

thanks brutha.

[Back In Black]

are you kidding me? I couldn't hold that thing in last night if my life depended on it.

lol, on the plus side it's winter you can wear big clothes to hide it

BIB, at your level, a couple weeks will be fine and maintaining with cardio will be a great thing for you. Are you going to look further in to your sciatica in the meantime or wait to see if it goes away on its own during your break?

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It's only mild mate and been pretty easy to manage with ibuprofen. It's only been a bother later in the day/night time so I will see how it goes. I do have ongoing lower back issues which may be the cause but the docs here are unlikely to refer you unless it becomes chronic. I'm confident it's a short term thing.

I think a rest will do me good, I plan on switching to more volume, not HIT, for 6 weeks or so when I start again.

[biggjd69]

Here is a question for the forum. Would you guys say that HIT is more for an advance lifter. Here is my point, since starting HIT somedays I feel a pump some days I don't. I have gotten injured a bit( a few muscle strains) and sometimes have left the gym feeling like I have done nothing. Now I know Marcus is going to say I didn't do it right,lol, and he is probably right. I have read and read this forum and have a pretty good idea of how its done, but one thing I did notice is that the poundages that some of you are lifting I am no where near. So I am wondering, can someone like myself, that has been lifting wrong all these years and trying to do it right now at the age of 44, start out with HIT versus getting in the gym and just trying rep ranges to see what works for my newbie body. Thanks

[sawyer86]

I think it just takes a long time to master correctly. And it takes something special to be able to go beyond failure or even to failure. Failure means when you couldnt do another rep if your life delended on it. Is this what your doing?

[biggjd69]

I think it just takes a long time to master correctly. And it takes something special to be able to go beyond failure or even to failure. Failure means when you couldnt do another rep if your life delended on it. Is this what your doing?

Yes Sawyer, I got the failure part down. But when I did 3 to 4 sets to failure, back in the day, I got more of a pump versus one all out set

[sawyer86]

Everyone is diffrent mate. But i would think that if a set was done to true failure there wouldnt be anything left in the tank to repeat it 3 of 4 times.

[Hazard]

Everyone is diffrent mate. But i would think that if a set was done to true failure there wouldnt be anything left in the tank to repeat it 3 of 4 times.

^^^^ this

[marcus300]

I think it just takes a long time to master correctly. And it takes something special to be able to go beyond failure or even to failure. Failure means when you couldnt do another rep if your life delended on it. Is this what your doing?

Everyone is diffrent mate. But i would think that if a set was done to true failure there wouldnt be anything left in the tank to repeat it 3 of 4 times.

Here is a question for the forum. Would you guys say that HIT is more for an advance lifter. Here is my point, since starting HIT somedays I feel a pump some days I don't. I have gotten injured a bit( a few muscle strains) and sometimes have left the gym feeling like I have done nothing. Now I know Marcus is going to say I didn't do it right,lol, and he is probably right. I have read and read this forum and have a pretty good idea of how its done, but one thing I did notice is that the poundages that some of you are lifting I am no where near. So I am wondering, can someone like myself, that has been lifting wrong all these years and trying to do it right now at the age of 44, start out with HIT versus getting in the gym and just trying rep ranges to see what works for my newbie body. Thanks

Yes it's very advanced and many guys can't master it or it doesn't suit them. Swayer got you covered on the rest. It doesn't happen over night could take you months and months to master true failure. Many think they are but not.

Read some of the articles I've written and you'll see what I'm talking about. I'll repost them if it helps?

[Igifuno]

Here is a question for the forum. Would you guys say that HIT is more for an advance lifter. Here is my point, since starting HIT somedays I feel a pump some days I don't. I have gotten injured a bit( a few muscle strains) and sometimes have left the gym feeling like I have done nothing. Now I know Marcus is going to say I didn't do it right,lol, and he is probably right. I have read and read this forum and have a pretty good idea of how its done, but one thing I did notice is that the poundages that some of you are lifting I am no where near. So I am wondering, can someone like myself, that has been lifting wrong all these years and trying to do it right now at the age of 44, start out with HIT versus getting in the gym and just trying rep ranges to see what works for my newbie body. Thanks

Big, my answer would be yes, HIT training is a technique for a more advanced lifter. I remember we talked about this last week as well. Again, if you're continuously being faced with injury, it is your body telling you to take a step back and work your way up to that type of intensity. A newer lifter, although they can take their muscles to failure, will surely injur themselves if they go too heavy, too fast. Just do what your body can take. You'll know when its time to increase intensity.

[clarky.]

looking good in them pics Igi.

[DCI]

Tonight was back into a 6 week heavy intense set workout like marcus describes.

Last week was my de load week this week now I was thinking about lifting all weekend, so when I got into the gym I could feel the intensity build up. I bought wrist straps for lifting as my wrists are giving me hassle my god they changed everything.

Felt really strong on the warm up/feeler sets. I did shoulders tonight started with hammer strength shoulder press tonight. I built up to a pb for weight for that lift tonight was crazy strong did 6 good reps with two forced and then two drops my shoulders were popping it was instense.

Then onto side raises again heavy slow reps then double drops epic, I was on a mission the mix of pain and euphority was intense.

Front raises by this stage my shoulders were popping outta my t really loved it.

Then bb shrugs to finish again slow and hard really squeezed the muscle slow and hard loved it.

Rear delt rope pulls to finish

Cardio then and cos its cold lots of steam

[kelkel]

Here is a question for the forum. Would you guys say that HIT is more for an advance lifter. Here is my point, since starting HIT somedays I feel a pump some days I don't. I have gotten injured a bit( a few muscle strains) and sometimes have left the gym feeling like I have done nothing. Now I know Marcus is going to say I didn't do it right,lol, and he is probably right. I have read and read this forum and have a pretty good idea of how its done, but one thing I did notice is that the poundages that some of you are lifting I am no where near. So I am wondering, can someone like myself, that has been lifting wrong all these years and trying to do it right now at the age of 44, start out with HIT versus getting in the gym and just trying rep ranges to see what works for my newbie body. Thanks

Takes time Big to really discover true failure within yourself. Remember, push ups can give you a great pump but it doesn't mean you're growing. If training this style be sure to listen to your body. Takes routine breaks from this style every 6-8 weeks or so.

Everyone is diffrent mate. But i would think that if a set was done to true failure there wouldnt be anything left in the tank to repeat it 3 of 4 times.

Extremely well said sawyer.

[Rusty11]

Here's a couple pics from today.. little puffy.. lol.

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Amazing amount of muscle you put on. Mind if I ask how long was it between your pic at 190# and the one at 220#? I'll never get there, but just curious. Nice job!!

[Rusty11]

Here's a couple pics from today.. little puffy.. lol.

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Amazing amount of muscle you put on. Mind if I ask how long was it between your pic at 190# and the one at 220#? I'll never get there, but just curious. Nice job!!

[Igifuno]

Amazing amount of muscle you put on. Mind if I ask how long was it between your pic at 190# and the one at 220#? I'll never get there, but just curious. Nice job!!

I wouldn't say you'd never get there Rusty..

Just about 3 months man..

[marcus300]

I decided I need a week off lifting. I can't train back or delts properly and I started getting a little sciatica so no point doing legs either at the moment. My gym membership expired yesterday so It seems like a good time. Every bodypart is going to get 2 weeks complete rest so I won't lift again until next Tuesday.

I fvcking hate taking time off but haven't really had a week off for several months I don't think. Light cardio only for the next week

What's wrong with your shoulders bib?

With how my work schedule sometimes pans out I regular have 4 days off which really does help me but mentally it fuks with my head. I have though grown having more time off and training more intense

[marcus300]

Do any of you have a certain body part what won't grow no matter what stress you put it under?

[almostgone]

Forearms are a little tough for me. I'm progressing some since starting your 5 day HIT routine. Still have a lot of making up to do overall, though.

[AD]

Do any of you have a certain body part what won't grow no matter what stress you put it under?

my legs may not be actually lagging, but because its the most painful to train, i want to make sure i'm doing everything right for the max stimulation.

so my question is, when I do my leg press, or squats (for Kel), do I concentrate as much as possible with the quads only? for maximum neuromuscular connection on the quads? or should i push with everything i've got, quads, hams, gluts, calves and even my toe muscles? jk about the toes.

[sawyer86]

I would say try your best to focus on the muscle your working which is quads. Obviously with compound movements other muscles come into play but primarily you should be using your quads.

[sawyer86]

Do any of you have a certain body part what won't grow no matter what stress you put it under?

Probably triceps for me.

[kronik420]

Do any of you have a certain body part what won't grow no matter what stress you put it under?

biceps..

going to try something different tomorrow.. lower weight, more reps..

[Back In Black]

What's wrong with your shoulders bib?

With how my work schedule sometimes pans out I regular have 4 days off which really does help me but mentally it fuks with my head. I have though grown having more time off and training more intense

More my back rhomboid/trap area. But it bothers me as much on shoulder work. It just needs rest, I know that, in just not very good at it.

On the plus side it means I don't have to get out of bed too early this week.

[Back In Black]

Do any of you have a certain body part what won't grow no matter what stress you put it under?

Biceps too. It took a weight gain of 20lbs to gain just under 1 inch. That doesn't seem like a very good return to me.

[Igifuno]

Biceps too. It took a weight gain of 20lbs to gain just under 1 inch. That doesn't seem like a very good return to me.

Same. I'm a little frustrated with my biceps. I want to achieve 20 inches on the arms bit it's a very slow go.

[Hazard]

Same. I'm a little frustrated with my biceps. I want to achieve 20 inches on the arms bit it's a very slow go.

Tris are where it's at for big arms..... A nice peak on bis will look good tho

[Igifuno]

Tris are where it's at for big arms..... A nice peak on bis will look good tho

Haz you have great arms... What size??

[Hazard]

Haz you have great arms... What size??

Thanks buddy :-) not IMO lol but ill take it!

19"

[Igifuno]

Thanks buddy :-) not IMO lol but ill take it! 19"

I would have guessed 20-21

[Hazard]

I would have guessed 20-21

No way lol - that's Marcus status right there

[Igifuno]

Have a lunch meeting today and then legs/abs. Really liked the routine last week that started with pre exhaust extensions and then BB lunges.

Think I'll do the same routine today.