THE ONLY WAY TO TRAIN!
…is the way that suits you and your goals best at any given moment. This is coming from a sold HIT trainee. Sold in that high intensity, low volume work works best for me-it’s what most efficient. Having said that though, I almost have to recant, because the truth is that HIT is only what works best for me most of the time. There are times when I’m not mentally ready for a HIT session. There are times when I don’t think HIT sessions are fun(and this is very important). And there are times when I would rather just stay in the gym a bit longer and enjoy the pump and the exercises for more than just 15 minutes, or I want to hang around to impress some girls, or I want to socialize with people during the workout(yes, I do this and I am very proud of it).
How many bbers do you think didn’t make it to the O stage because they didn’t do Jreps? How many do you think didn’t make it to the O stage because they didn’t do heavy negatives? All of these tactics are still just different ways of reaching overload. That’s it. The most important thing is that you reach overload and let the body recover fully inbetween sessions-or at least enough to continue to make progress without running yourself down.
Everyone’s goals don’t revolve around getting the most muscle in the shortest period of time. The gym is a place for people to learn and grow and should be left at that-people should be able to use it in the any way they see fit. Long periods of time, short periods of time, whatever. The most efficient way to put on muscle is to do the routine that is best for you on the day in question, rather trying to militarily stick to one type of training.
Every exercise is an exercsise for the weakest link in the chain, and every repitition is a repitition for the weakest area in that range of motion. As long as you don’t ignore anything, you are always working your weak points! It’s set up for you to succeed. Just like everything else.
