Thoughts on At-Home “New HIT” Routine?

Training HIT
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Good to know! Certainly feels different than other things I’ve done.

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Hi everyone,

Been on my New HIT-inspired routine (thanks again to everyone that helped with it) for a month now and it’s been great. This is my first time doing a workout of one set per exercise and I wondered what you do when you can’t increase the previous workout’s weight or reps? For example, I’ve now gotten 10 chins with 15# added for two workouts in a row - DB shoulder press has been the same too.

Typically I would add another set to get more reps or possibly loosen up my form but I want to stay strict to the HIT spirit. Is it okay to stick with the weight and reps for a while until they start to increase or should I switch exercises?

It just feels “weird” when I’m only doing one set and it’s the same as the prior week but maybe that’s also just a mental block to get over.

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I’d take a week off from the ‘Vertical Plane’ of motion and then come back with different movements. Or maybe give the shoulder girdle 7-10 days off entirely.
What other movements are in your workouts?
Frequency?
Do you do the same workout each time, or are you alternating A and B workouts?
Best,
Scott

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I’m doing Mon/Wed/Fri and I have an A/B workout that I alternate. Back is chins/DB rows, Chest is Dips/DB Bench, Legs DB Squat/Lunge, Shoulders DB Press/Lateral Raise, Biceps DB Curl/Hammer Curl, Triceps DB extension/diamond push-up and then I do shrugs on alternating workouts.

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First Off: “3’s the Charm” - Give those 2 exercises one more try and see what happens.
If still stagnant, More sets is the LAST thing you should do!!
The main problem, IMO, is that you are hitting all the muscles hard EVERY workout. For example, my A and B workouts are (upper body wise): A - Back, Biceps, Forearms and B - Chest, Delts, Triceps
I’m not saying you must do it as I would, but you need to shift things a bit. A - Heavy Pull/Light Push and B-Heavy Push/Light Pull. Examples:
A - DB DLs (alt Shrugs), Pulldowns, Ovh Press (alt w/ LRs), DB Rows, DB Curls
B - Squats, Dips, Hammer Curls, DB Bench (alt w/ Diamond Pushup), Tri Ext