My experience with Heavy Duty HIT

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Honestly how many indviduals need 2 weeks for recovery and adaptation from a single session?

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I agree 2 weeks is way too long between workouts.

That said, I do think itā€™s interesting that lots of modern high intensity guys use an exercise rotation, so they go 2-3 weeks before they repeat the same lift.

Like Mike was partially right, it can take awhile to recover and adapt enough to Beat the Log Book on a particular exercise.

But he didnā€™t find out that you can do Other lifts in the meantime.

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Yeah just look at how Louie did it at Westside with their max effort days.

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There are so many things Iā€™d like to question/correct in the story outlined by the OP, that I donā€™t know where to startā€¦ Thankfully, several people have managed to boil it down a bit.

The simple rule will always be: If anything seems too good to be true - It probably is. Iā€™ve done my fair share of reading up on HIT, and Mentzerā€™s consolidated routine is an outlier in every aspect. Itā€™s one thing to actually question how little stimulus is needed for strength and muscle growth - And another to actually believe that training once every 7-14th day will do it.

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