Read a recent article on
IM about people who follow Dorian's training principles on HIT and it really got me thinking about how effective HIT is for everyday gym rats and bbers.
Before the discussion progresses, lets just say Dorian was an absolute beast. He was meticulous with his diet and sleep (all logged), he lived bodybuilding every second of his life while he was an olympia contender and he is a genetic monstrosity.
HIT is based off of "
It’s based around doing as little sets and reps necessary to achieve maximal results. Why keep annihilating a muscle if it’s already been stimulated to the point needed for growth?".
Now my question is, who can actually say without a doubt, they are going to absolute failure despite the mind-numbing pain you're feeling with unwavering sense of exhaustion/nausea always present? Cause that's what you need to do to make HIT effective right?
In my opinion, I train fairly hard and heavy. I haven't been able to find a consistent training partner willing to lift as intensely as I prefer to, but even then, I can't say I train to absolute failure every opportunity when I use HIT training. I haven't thrown up on squats (got REALLY close), haven't passed out, haven't had to lie down from the extreme fatigue. I have gotten nose bleeds, popped blood vessels in my eyes and face and opened up a pimple on my head from the bp causing blood to dribble down my head.
In your opinion, do you train hard/intensely enough to really make the most out of HIT training? Or do you just enjoy using moderate to high intensity and enjoying your gym sessions (which isn't a bad thing at all)?