How does a HIT program differ from others?
A. The problem with HIT is that it oversimplifies strength training (as I already said in a previous post). The simple fact of the matter is that strength and hypertrophy do not always go hand in hand as hardcore HIT proponents want to think. Simply working the muscle and gaining size will not always be the best method for gaining strength. A primary reason behind this is that many classify strength as being comprised of many varying categories (i.e. speed strength, endurance strength, limit strength, etc.). Training only one way (training to failure in a certain rep range for one set at all times) is only going to allow you to focus on one (or maybe two) areas of strength. For example, Olympic lifters and Powerlifters have learned that the best way to lift maximal weight is to utilize maximal acceleration in order to increase momentum (which in turn helps to move the bar through potential sticking points). In order to generate maximal acceleration, one needs to generate an “explosion”
