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Originally Posted by Mr. Waay  Does anyone one here have a track record using HIT. It was a philosophy that was developed by Arthur Jones and popularized and perfected by Mike Mentzer and Ellington Darden. Basically, you only work out only once to a maximum of 3 times per week for no more than 20 minutes per workout.
The idea is that you go to failure for each set that you do. You only do one set per routine. And you only do 8 to 10 routines which collectively work your entire body (no split routines). Also, you don't rest between routines/sets thus keeping your heart rate up the entire time you're working your muscles.
Anyone tried this? Can you share your experiences? Claims of 20 pound fat losses in a month are promised for this workout system. True? |
After I finished my 30 day trial of working out every day earlier this year I read a book called "The 10 Minute Workout". It helped me to take my muscles to failure really quickly and it took me like 6 days to recover. However, the problem was that since you're not working out on a regular basis it's so hard to make it a habit, and your muscles are totally dead for days after the workout. I can't tell you too much about it because I quit after a few weeks, but that should tell you something.
The important question to ask yourself is whether you're interested in fitness or health? If you just want to look good but risk dropping dead of a heart attack, there are many quick ways to lose fat which are not very healthy for you. However if you want to make health a priority, you'll lose fat anyways.