Updates on some recent experiments
Apologies for not posting in awhile. Somehow I've actually gotten a number of emails asking for clarification on certain points, or just outright advice on implementing a HIT program. So it seems people are actually reading, and I should be more motivated. I think the issue lately has been that HIT theory and practice is so simple to me at this point, that I forget how counterintuitive and downright weird for most people. Furthermore, my own personal experiments have been more focused on diet and nutrition than on actual strength-training. So there are a couple of updates to cover in this post that I think are illustrative of HIT principles, but also of some nutritional truths. 1. Within the past month I have gone reverted back to a whole-body split. For several months I had focused on a two-way split which helped me accrue more recovery time. I found the experiment beneficial and, despite going 10 days between working out each muscle group, I found no loss of muscle mass or s...
