Some One please explain HIT to me

[Ronnie Rowland]

Good points!

I want to chime in here and say anytime you have been doing higher volume-(what I refer to as a reload) and reduce sets-(what I refer to as a deload) strength gains are going to increase. It has nothing to do with training beyond failure! I have learned that strength increases are even more prominent when doing only straight sets.

Some people fear a deload because they believe they will lose size but this is not the case. On the other hand, some people fear a reload because they are also afraid of losing size but this is not the case. It takes both styles of training to truly max out ones genetic potential!

[amcon]

Good points!

I want to chime in here and say anytime you have been doing higher volume-(what I refer to as a reload) and reduce sets-(what I refer to as a deload) strength gains are going to increase. It has nothing to do with training beyond failure! I have learned that strength increases are even more prominent when doing only straight sets.

Some people fear a deload because they believe they will lose size but this is not the case. On the other hand, some people fear a reload because they are also afraid of losing size but this is not the case. It takes both styles of training to truly max out ones genetic potential!

well, i was intrigued as well i went to youtube and spent time looking up hit and hiit... im 37, i ve been hurt alot over the years from various things (hit by cars, crashing mountain bikes, horrible accidents) so the weight room has been a place of rehab and strength training... and every time i get good gains i always re-injure some muscle... and feel like i have to start over... i have tried most "work outs" over the last 20 years and HIT(high intensity training based off of a few warm up sets then one all out muscle ripping set) - is fun to do maybe before a show or in the early spring to really feel like you are doing something or to break out of a rut. BUT I ALWAYS HURT MY SELF...

i use to pay to have a coach train me in cycling (road, crit, time trials and mountain biking) all we did was periodization training... and i got stronger and stronger and stronger... periodization training works for me cause it allows me to go buck wild and do high volume and high intensity - and really rip the body apart (i am refering to cycling) then cut the volume in half or less and recover taking all the speed gains and power out put as i rest my central nervous system. and the cool part was kinda like if you know your body real well you can be even more effective. cause you know next week or the next two weeks will be easy!!!

when i read "slingshot training" it just made sence!! i just started(training it), so i dont have real great data to back up every thing. i say i have used it for the last 10 days and here are some of the things i can add

#1 - i have spent less time in the gym(i love the place but it is nice to be done in 60 to 90 minutes and get so much done)
#2 - i have been soar as hell(hehehe thats i great!)
#3 - i have hit several new max lbs or reps that i have been trying to get and have not been able to (random order : bie dumb bell curls 65s for three more rep than i ever have, decline bench 315 for 4 more reps than i have ever done, incline - my weakest part of chest - 225 for 8 reps no spot- the most before was 225 for 6 with spot, dead lifts added 2 more reps and 30 more lbs, added 2 more reps to my wide pull ups x three sets, bent over rows 275 for two more reps....) i could go on an on...

i dont think the 10 days made me stronger (per say) i think that i may
have been over trained and in a rut. i will say, the amount of sets i am doing on slingshot training is 30 - 40 present less but with much more weight... so mentally i am more willing to "lay it all out" on the two or three sets i am doing, in stead of saving something for the 5th set... now, my goal is to take these strength increases or rep increases and in a few more days start to ramp up the volume again... and mentally i can wait!!!

when or if a book comes out i will be the first to read it... till then i will keep reading over and over the post by ronnie.

i will say this, i acutually postponed a cycle to get in to this for the next 10 - 12 weeks and see what i can do clean on it(i honestly believe i can put on 3 - 5 lbs of lean beef) - then do it juiced and see the gains that way...

sorry for the hijack - but it may have helped