I finally see the necessity and importance of having machines instead of free weights. This doesn’t work without machines, or a spotter. I’m excited to start this! Today is day one.

Timeless advice...served me faithfully well through my bodybuilding journey.

@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your post.

Every single workout I did I gained strength & size. Every single one. When I included partial reps (and ditched the forced reps) that’s when things really accelerated for me like id never seen before. I was natural (with crappy genetics) making significantly higher gains than guys I knew who were using stuff. I was out lifting them too.

@ManicMoe

Жыл бұрын

Do you do partials on each exercise eg on chest and back day do you do partials on all 4 exercises or 2?

@MrChuckwagon55

Жыл бұрын

@@ManicMoe - I only do partials (plus static hold & negatives) once in a while. If you start doing them every workout you’ll start overtraining fast and then require more days off. I’ve just learned about the rest/pause method but I haven’t tried it yet, but I will. Remember something though, your diet and sleep has to be squared away or you’ll need more days rest. Always fail hard, don’t do a final complete rep, always fail on the last rep you can’t take to completion in order for this to work.

@ManicMoe

Жыл бұрын

@@MrChuckwagon55 so when you do partials once in a while what exercises do you do them on eg on the chest and back day would you do partials on both the chest and back exercises or just one of each? Thanks for responding as well

@ManicMoe

Жыл бұрын

@@MrChuckwagon55 And thanks for that final tip I’ll make sure I fail on the final rep as in not able to complete the rep without assistance I’ll definitely start doing that also I rest 3-4 days sometimes 5 before workouts I feel recovered and full of energy excited to workout again

@MrChuckwagon55

Жыл бұрын

@@ManicMoe - I usually do partials & go beyond failure when I feel fully rested & strong, plus since it’s more intense it will yield greater results, but remember the inroad into your recovery ability will be larger too. If I’m traveling or on the road and only have access to some lame hotel gym or something I will always do partials, usually with dumbbells and machines for safety reasons (unless you have a spotter). I have done partials on all exercises, just be careful doing them on deadlifts.

Excellent video! The second part on warm up sets is invaluable. Thanks!

@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Andrew. Glad you liked it.

Yeah I recorded most of my workouts sets reps weight etc I found it beneficial. Cheers John!💪🏼

I would start going to the gym. I would LOVE a compilation video with exactly what I'd have to do each 72 hours and stick with those same exercises for months/years.

Another awesome video thank you for

Here's my contribution to this discussion. I have trained HIT style off and on for many years. As Mike says I am one of those guys who is always looking for something better. A little over a year ago I started using Mike's ideal program, where there are 4 different routines done every 4 days. I made great progress but stagnated after a few months, I think because I actually needed more rest but switched to the consolidation routine and did not progress but did not get weaker either. So, I just kind of wandered aimlessly for a few months just training whatever I felt like doing. I then figured I would try a volume routine, and I picked one posted by that guy I refer to as "Old Skool Tool". It was 5 sets of each exercise and a couple different exercises per body part. I did legs and arms on Monday, Chest and shoulders on Thursday. I liked the workouts but after only 2 weeks my old nemesis elbow tendonitis came back. I've had the issue ever since I started training almost 50 years ago. So I decided to come back to sensible training like this. Started doing @MrChuckwagon55 style of Mikes first routine in Heavy Duty 1. I still have the book I bought over 30 years ago. I do CW's DB presses after the lateral raises and love that combination. Elbows are feeling better and I'm looking forward to each workout. Working out every 3 to 5 days depending on how I feel and what I have going on. I've discovered I seem to be weaker if I go more than 15 or 16 days in between the same body part and need 10 or so before feeling stronger. One this I do differently than Mike suggests is that when I reach my rep goal on something I no longer add enough weight to get back to the low range he suggests. I add a pound or 2 so my body is kind of coaxed into lifting a heavier weight. A pound may not seem like much but if you can add a pound or 2 every month or so to say the barbell curl, in a year your arms will certainly be bigger. I never was and never will be massive. I did reach a pretty muscular 180 pounds at 5'10" when I was powerlifting and totaled 1250 as a natty lifter, not bad for a skinny little guy who weighed 125 when I started. I wish I could go back and throw some extra rest days in there like I do now. I don't claim HIT is the one and only way to train. It just fits my lifestyle and recovery ability. I appreciate John for posting these videos. Keeps me motivated.

Some great images of Mike I have not seen before.

Thanks for the Platinum Procedures.👌🏿💪🏿👏🏿💙✅

Thank you 🙂⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Magnífico

I was wondering if we could maybe get footage of you training from the past and even perhaps some footage of recent times, I'd like to know how your training has changed over the years and the progress you've made.

@jamesh5142

Жыл бұрын

The man is deceased. But his LEGEND lives on!!

@KommonCents_

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesh5142 I think he meant John Little

@areebsoomro3986

11 ай бұрын

He died like 20 Years ago bud

Amazing! At the end he said workout every 59 or 69 half hours ?

Where can I find his program to work use?

Simple is better.🥇

I'm currently training DC training, which is certainly a form of high intensity.

@Aintitlucas

Жыл бұрын

Dante wouldn’t want to be assosiated with Mentzer, but then again, he basically copied Mentzers theory while refusing to give credit

@binchili

Жыл бұрын

What's DC training?

@MrRheo29

Жыл бұрын

@@binchili Dog Crap training. Just a dum name for a workout program some guy modified.

Just found out about all your books on Mentzer. Do your videos cover most of the books contents or no?

@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Matt. I think it’s safe to say that the videos cover most of the books’ content, yes. There is some additional information in there that is gleaned from Mike’s writings, but, for the most part, if you watch all of the videos you will know most of the material.

@mizzy20

2 жыл бұрын

@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE Thanks John. The videos are awesome not only in a educational way, but also nostalgically as well.

@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE

2 жыл бұрын

@@mizzy20 Thanks, Matt!

Stupid question but do you do a warm up set before each exercise or like all the warm up sets for each body part before starting?

@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE

Жыл бұрын

This video should answer your question: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lpiYyJecl7S5iJs.html

Have never considered doing really light weight biceps to warm up other muscle groups 🧐...

@mitsanut5869

Жыл бұрын

The idea is simple. Warming up with arms exercise is employing entire core - if you get used to idea that every movement, even if it's just your fingers, originates from your core. I came to that realization when I had stomach surgery done some 27 years back and they did cut through my abdominal muscles and then they left the wound open for it to close itself naturally. Every slightest move I tried to do while being open caused pain in my core. Even when trying to move just my fingers. That's when I realized with 100 percent certainty that the core is involved with anything we do, even when we don't tend to feel it. And arms are the most used body parts, so it's only logical to warm up with arms exercises.

Is cardio ok during off days ? I remember Mike starting his days with cycling if I’m correct

@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE

Жыл бұрын

Mike only did cardio when preparing for a contest in an effort to burn additional calories. He found that he got adequate cardiovascular stimulation from his high intensity workouts. If you are inclined to want to do separate cardio sessions, just do them at a conversational pace so that you are not turning them into a workout as that will prolong the recovery process.

@Lexsoufz

Жыл бұрын

@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE Ok great, thank you. I am doing my research and received my book this morning! I am guilty of feeling that fear of “not doing enough” but I will shut up and trust the process lol.

@andrejtefs4518

Жыл бұрын

@@Lexsoufz like anything else in life = less is more. Unless you want to live in the gym. Even tho I never used the HIT method what I noticed was I had better results when I went to the gym every 5 days

@Lexsoufz

Жыл бұрын

@@andrejtefs4518 I’m doing it as we speak :) feeling positive about it

Did mike have any other insights about why not to train negatives on every set? Wouldn’t it be more efficient to train everything to failure?

@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE

Жыл бұрын

He found that a good number of his clients overtrained with them if included each and every workout.

@brandonkemp2809

Жыл бұрын

@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE Interesting, I will have to look over his routine plan again and see what is recommended, although I wonder too if adding more rest days would balance it out. Thanks again!

What's the alternative for SOLO lifting?

@carnivorous_vegan

11 ай бұрын

To reach high-intensity without assisted reps or assisted negatives? Rest-pause, drop sets, supersets, drill sets, pre-exhaustion, partial reps.

Does me preach going to failure

ok, but how many sets for each exercise???

@gianlucam.5992

Жыл бұрын

1

How may sets?

@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE

Жыл бұрын

One set per exercise and no more than two sets per bodypart.

Dude at 2:57 is staring into my soul

6 to 10 reps? I thought he espoused 5 or 6?

@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE

2 жыл бұрын

Mike typically recommended 6-10 reps; legs a little higher (12-15 on average)

@brandonocasio651

2 жыл бұрын

@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE interesting. I don't know why I had that lower rep range in my head as his standard. Thank you for responding.

@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE

2 жыл бұрын

@@brandonocasio651 No worries, Brandon. Thanks for your post.

First

Anything works with steroids

@sidonioferreira1483

Жыл бұрын

Also good genetics. But that doesn't mean that hit is not a good aproach.