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Hello Jay - I have an "off video topic" question regarding unilateral exercises while practicing H.I.T training protocol. Should one perform reps on each individual side/limb to total failure even if one is able to perform far more reps on ones right/dominant side then ones left side? I had once read (regarding common conventional lower intensity multi-set training) that one should perform equal reps on both the right & left sides while executing unilateral movements to prevent drastic muscle imbalances - I'm not sure if that advice is accurate or would apply the same to HIT protocol. In any case - how would you handle this rep imbalance issue when it comes to unilateral exercises - while still remaining compliant to the "one set to failure" HIT training protocol? Thank you :)

That’s not how meta analyses is performed. They don’t simply pool data together based on their hypothesis. Often after appraising the methodology and results of each individual study they may declare that there isn’t enough quality research to source reliable, accurate data from to perform an analyses. In addition to this the statistical tool used to aggregate and evaluate the data has to be appropriately selected and executed to ensure they can derive an accurate summary of the data available

A pulled muscle and workout soreness are two different things

After looking at the science, like actual peer reviewed work i couldn't disagree more. What he is saying sounds correct but there is alot of other factors he is leaving out. There is enough youtube videos going over the science of stretching and what he is not accounting for.

No such thing as trigger points. Muscles are tight because the brain is telling them to be tight. Best thing to heal these neck cricks are breathing exercises like Conor Harris. Your muscles are not dead tissue, they are living organisms controlled by your brain.

Sorry but more credible plp said it works . Bye

Can i realy grow just doing 1or 4 set all out per week?

The lactic acid thing is crazy…for decades trainers/coaches have been spreading this and nobody’s stopping that.

Maybe, taking nsaids(i.e ibuprofen) will alleviate pain but delay recovery.

Don't go on these long tangents for things that require a simple conclusion otherwise you'll end up like Drew Baye's channel that's been around for 20yrs with less than 10K subscribers. In conclusion, soreness or any feeling in your muscle is not an indicator on how effective your workout was. The best way of tracking the effectiveness of your workout is to evaluate whether or not your are becoming stronger over time.

I used to make a 3 days fullbody and I increase to 4 days and I kept the same intensity. If plan well, you will never feel too sore to make the next day workout and still trigger muscle growth.

Never mind 50 - I'm in my 70s and have suffered chronic ME for 40 years and I'm still able to train intensively with Timed Static Contraction (TSC). I've also devised a TSC programme for my mother who is 92 and it's helping her preserve muscle. It's all about attitude. If you believe you can't do it, you're right. If you believe you can, you're also right. TSC is the ideal approach, or HIT if you'll really only trust dynamic work. Forget everything else - these are the safest and most time-effective methods.

Whats the background music called?

keep up the good work .... thanks to you and to mike mentzer

Can i realy grow just doing 1or 4 set all out per week?

Hey jay, I do exactly blood and guts but i do miss out some exercises. The miss exercises are For chest biceps day i cant do nautilus bicep curl because my gym dont have that equipment instead i do dumbbell Preacher curl For legs i cant do single hamstring curl and standing calf raise no equipment as well For shoulder triceps do exactly the same except substitute Smith machine shoulder press for machine shoulder press For back i dont do deadlift I do exactly the same number of warm up sets and forced reps and negatives as i have a training partner I train my each body part 5 times each month which means i am hitting every muscle group every 6 days of the month I started training February 2024 and for first month i did full body and tried to learn the exercises I am 2 months and 20 days into blood and guts My no pump measurements are Right arm -15.5 inches grew 1 inch Left arm -15.2 inches grew 1 inch Right thigh -25.5 inches grew 2.5 Left thigh- 25.7 inches grew 2 Right calf-17 inches grew 0.5 Left calf -17.2 inches grew 0.5 By calves are quite big as i did cycle when i was 13,14 years old My age is 19 now and my height 5'10 and weight 84 kgs I do not take any supplements like creatine or protein powder Just wanna know do you think i am overtraining?

Greg misunderstood. He thought the other guy said one set per muscle, which is why he said 3-5 sets per muscle twice per week is what research showed. Also, 2 sets for an exercise can be more productive depending on the context. Depends on the individual's recouperative ability.

He's training the stabilizer muscles

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This all seems to depend on which researchers you read - it's not cut and dried. Careful metabolic lab studies have proven beyond reasonable doubt that we need a max of around 0.8g per kilo of target body weight for base-level maintenance. At that level, 97.5% of the population will be in protein surplus. I've just seen a Stanford professor claim that intensive muscle building requires at most 20g more per day. Ellington Darden, who worked closely with Arthur Jones for decades, finds that high protein intake does nothing to accelerate hypertrophy, and can actually hinder it. He has trained thousands of clients with HIT while keeping rigorous stats on their muscle growth. Given that excess protein intake strains a number of systems including the kidneys it seems to me that a conservative approach is warranted - especially for the majority of us who are not competitive body-builders or elite athletes.

This is true using normal methods, but Ellington Darden has developed a protocol that leads to a steady 3-4 lbs fat loss per week while gaining significant muscle. (Loss is slower for women and older guys). This involves a pretty demanding regime of eccentric-focused HIT, cold water exposure and aggressive hydration combined with a 1000-1200 daily calorie deficit. He's put over 1000 trainees through this protocol and everyone who stays the course is enjoying exceptional results. The HIT and cold training both have strong impacts on the endocrine system, and he believes that they have a synergistic effect that is greater than the sum of the parts. He has written a few books about this that can be picked up inexpensively on eBay.

There's only one way that I know to lose significant fat through physical activity without beating yourself up - and that's to take a multi-week hike in the mountains. In my experience I lose around 2.5 lbs a week unless I take heroic measures to maintain my weight. An alternative might be a long cycling trip. But although this burns fat, it doesn't help you change to a maintainable way of eating once you get back home. Developing a maintainable way of eating modest portions every day for the rest of your life is the real challenge.

4-6 working sets every 5-7 days is my sweet spot once I ip it I feel run into the ground after 2-3 weeks

1 set to failure

Older trainer here, with 55 years of work behind me using free weights, machines, bands and body weight. Given that TSC is as effective as dynamic training - and in my experience Drew is right about this - it seems to offer overwhelming advantages. All you really need is a $5 strap and you can exercise any compound or isolation movement. It's safe, convenient, and time efficient. You can carry your gym with you - even on a hike - and compared to body weight training you don't have to fuss with endlessly complex progressions. You can adapt it for anyone from an elite athlete to my 92 year old mother (who loves it). So it's something you can use into old age without damaging your joints. I suspect that these guys are only teaching dynamic work because they have invested so much of their careers into it - and because so many of their clients expect it. Speaking personally, TSC offers everything I need, and I've abandoned dynamic strength training for good.

You mean plyometrics

Obviously this is a functional exercise. If your lawnmower is in a ditch and you have to start it

The therapist turned this guy into a two-legged dog.

INTENSITY!

Yeah we all going to listen to you. 😂. Dorian sustained his worst two injuries during comp prep when he was depleted. I’ve seen bodybuilders with a lot worse form go through their careers and not get injured. Sometimes injuries are due to bad luck, genetics, and other variables not only bad form.

Its working for me. Stumbled on to Mike Mentzer about a year and a half ago. 34 years old. Stringer and bigger than ive ever been... making progress, albeit small, every single workout.

Starting do these 3 with weight 3x a week and time under tension 1set ,sometimes another set of shorties just to mess around but the next work out I'll add more weight .. been a time saver and explosive results

Train very similar. Never overtrain. Matter of fact, my prior back workout I did Dumbbell Rows with 90 lbs for 8 reps. Came in yesterday and did 10 reps. Adding 1-2 reps every workout for basically every exercise. I notice that a lot of people involved with HIT underestimate recuperative capacities.

Training a major muscle once every three to four days is the sweet spot IMHO

What? lol

Brad Schoenfeld? Dr Andy Galpin?

Excellent video

I dont have that machine they were using for the lats(not talking about lat pulldown machine). What should I use as an alternative?

3 times a week to failure seems a lot. 1-2 seems more reasonable tbh.

If it takes 1 week to recover full body but then I cant do full body anymore as it's too taxing and I have to split into two, then that's two workouts a week now. But you mention from your example of muscle overlap of biceps 6 sets total from twice a week (this implies full body twice a week). With the split now you are doing less sets, 3 sets, and not 6 sets as you mentioned. Will the results still be the same for biceps development either way? Assuming all else is equal, e.g. intensity, etc

To me, doing more than a couple sets only makes sense if you need to ramp up for heavy weight or to substitute volume in as an intensity method on a comeback.

Being in a constant calorie deficit, especially for extended periods of time more than likely result in lowering your metabolism. Incorporating refeed days or diet brakes will reduce the likelihood of that happening aswell as having structured “cheat days” for the person losing weight.

Anthropological?

I've been recommending most people do 2 sets with an optional 3rd set in case they felt something went wrong in the set so they stopped early, and/or if they think they didn't actually reach failure. 1 set can work, but I don't think most people actually achieve failure, especially without a coach. So my baseline is 2 sets with an optional 3rd set if needed.

You can tell he sounds like a dork

A money grab.. no sets or reps

Nonsense

I think frequency is big part of this. Doing 1 set once a week vs doing 1 set 3x, there is a big difference. Only problem I have with HIT is what to do when you plateau? You cant increase volume or decrease volume, so you could realistically only change frequency and maybe rotate exercises. What do you think is the best frequency? I dont think most people would gain muscle doing 1 set a week in long term, whereas 3 sets maybe.

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