HIT sucks!

Anonymous · 06-12-2004, 07:19 PM

no offense to all you HIT'ers out there but this shit did NOTHING for me! (apart from help me lose a bit of hard earned muscle and add 1% of BF to me in just 1 week!!!)

very dissapointed with it, i'm back to my 4-day split and have to keep the diet clean and do some extra cardio this week to make up for the fat gains from that stupid HIT bullshit!

its so ****ed up, back to my chest workout today and I way out of it, workout was shit, HIT has ****ed me right up, avoid!

peace

06-12-2004, 07:48 PM

??? What is H1T? :?

GTForce · 07-12-2004, 04:15 AM

If you are talking about Mike Mentzer's High Intensity Training then I would agree...it sucks. I believe it depends on your genetics as some have had great success with it. Dorian, Mike Mentzer himself, Aaron Baker and Skip LaCour have all been quite pleased with the results. However, the vast majority of trainees get little out of it. When I tried it I did increase my maximum strength somewhat, but at the cost of 3 nagging injuries which ultimately held back my progress.

Hey, at least you gave it a go and now you know it's useless for you. In a couple of weeks you'll be back in the swing of things and making progress

GTF

Anonymous · 14-12-2004, 02:41 PM

okay maybe my first rant was a little OTT, but i was really mad at the time... expecting so much and got NOTHING.. no it didn't work for me... no i won't ever do it again but i've started making great gains again over the last week... therefore it kinda felt an active rest week (which i kinda needed, thats why it was a good time to try it because i'd be getting a lot more rest)

i'm starting to periodize my volume now, to try and get the best of both worlds (high-volume to really hit me hard, low-volume to prevent me overtraining), so far so good, put on 2lbs clean last week.. outta nowhere! I think the extra rest on the HIT week must have done me good so maybe it is useful for something, but if i'm gonna have a rest week i'll have a rest week, IMO HIT as a muscle building program is very flawed!

mutley · 16-12-2004, 12:11 PM

I had great results with HIT, but I agree that it may not be for everyone and it is certainly not a workout for all seasons.

How long was your HIT program ?

Anonymous · 17-12-2004, 12:22 AM

i,ve tried hit

tbh i found it shit,i started to lose shape,

i think if you want a heart attack in later life this is the way to do it,

it certanly didnt do the mentzers any good,both dead before 50

mutley · 17-12-2004, 09:56 PM

I think Mentzer had a genetic defect, certainly his old man did. That's the story I heard anyway.

Can't argue with what you are saying, I did it for 6 weeks and found it pretty good.

Probably would not bother with it again though

06-12-2004, 07:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
Anonymous Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 0 Rep Power:	HIT sucks! no offense to all you HIT'ers out there but this shit did NOTHING for me! (apart from help me lose a bit of hard earned muscle and add 1% of BF to me in just 1 week!!!) very dissapointed with it, i'm back to my 4-day split and have to keep the diet clean and do some extra cardio this week to make up for the fat gains from that stupid HIT bullshit! its so **ed up, back to my chest workout today and I way out of it, workout was shit, HIT has **ed me right up, avoid! peace

07-12-2004, 04:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
GTForce Making Progress Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA Posts: 198 Rep Power:	If you are talking about Mike Mentzer's High Intensity Training then I would agree...it sucks. I believe it depends on your genetics as some have had great success with it. Dorian, Mike Mentzer himself, Aaron Baker and Skip LaCour have all been quite pleased with the results. However, the vast majority of trainees get little out of it. When I tried it I did increase my maximum strength somewhat, but at the cost of 3 nagging injuries which ultimately held back my progress. Hey, at least you gave it a go and now you know it's useless for you. In a couple of weeks you'll be back in the swing of things and making progress GTF ______________________ You don't win friends with salad

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06-12-2004, 07:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	??? What is H1T? :?

14-12-2004, 02:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
Anonymous Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 0 Rep Power:	okay maybe my first rant was a little OTT, but i was really mad at the time... expecting so much and got NOTHING.. no it didn't work for me... no i won't ever do it again but i've started making great gains again over the last week... therefore it kinda felt an active rest week (which i kinda needed, thats why it was a good time to try it because i'd be getting a lot more rest) i'm starting to periodize my volume now, to try and get the best of both worlds (high-volume to really hit me hard, low-volume to prevent me overtraining), so far so good, put on 2lbs clean last week.. outta nowhere! I think the extra rest on the HIT week must have done me good so maybe it is useful for something, but if i'm gonna have a rest week i'll have a rest week, IMO HIT as a muscle building program is very flawed!

16-12-2004, 12:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
mutley Making Progress Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 164 Rep Power:	I had great results with HIT, but I agree that it may not be for everyone and it is certainly not a workout for all seasons. How long was your HIT program ?

17-12-2004, 12:22 AM	#6 (permalink)
Anonymous Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 0 Rep Power:	i,ve tried hit tbh i found it shit,i started to lose shape, i think if you want a heart attack in later life this is the way to do it, it certanly didnt do the mentzers any good,both dead before 50

17-12-2004, 09:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
mutley Making Progress Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 164 Rep Power:	I think Mentzer had a genetic defect, certainly his old man did. That's the story I heard anyway. Can't argue with what you are saying, I did it for 6 weeks and found it pretty good. Probably would not bother with it again though