Hello all, I’m new to posting in the forums but I’ve been skulking in the shadows for a few months now. Anyway, I just wanted to ask a few questions about HIT.
First, a quick background:
I’m 17, been lifting seriously for about 9 months, but less seriously for a year. 140lbs, 5’6", Have squated 330lbs for 2 reps, never tried ORM. I train with a guy who used to train powerlifters, so the form’s all good. Bench is not great, 165lbs for 3 reps. I’m afraid I’m English, so I think in kgs, I’m using a converter here. I’m pretty serious about lifting - I took it up to supplement Martial Arts, but it’s taken over as my number one priority - goals are really a mix of aesthetics and strength.
Anyway, now the boring intro is over… I started HIT on the 12th. It’s fantastic, probably the most gruelling workout I’ve ever done, although I’m used to splits so maybe this is one of the reasons. For the first couple of sessions (I trained on the 15th too) I’ve been finding my ideal weight, as I’m not used to doing more than 6-8 reps, 5 for the squat. Anyway, my routine (I’ll just post my last log):
15/04/06
Start: 4:45
End: 5:30
Squat: 12130kg
Bench: 965kg
DB Bench: 825kg
Overhead Press: 8 * 17.55kg
Weighted Dips 1217.5kg
Shoulder Shrugs 1530kg
Compound Row 1384kg
Pullups 9*-
Levered Bicep Curl 1546kg
Calf Raise 13120kg
Anyway, my problem is that the chest stuff isn’t really doing it for me. It’s okay, but when I had a split with just the bench on a 4*8, I was having better luck. So… Any suggestions on little tricks to really push that chest/tricep workout? Also, I’m not convinced about the Shoulder Shrugs – any really nice shoulder stuff other than overhead press (btw, some of the exercises are with DBs, I’ve listed the weight of a single DB, you can probably tell which)?
And obviously, I’m still finding the right weight for a couple exercises in there, anything over 12 reps will be going up.
Anyway, cheers, hopefully I won’t get flamed too bad for my meagre efforts!