Whats High Intensity training (HIT)? or What can be done to work the muscle further?
High Intensity Training (HIT) FAQ High Intensity training is using various methods to further stress the muscle, to cause more growth. The following are some common methods. These should be used sparingly to shock the muscles or to help you get over a plateau. Allow for adequate warm-up and rest and go to positive failure on each set. Forced Reps After positive failure is reached spotters assist you in doing a couple of more reps. Partials Doing a movement through a small range of motion. Usually used to strengthen the weak part of a lift. Also commonly seen when the person is using too much weight and can’t do the full movement. Negatives Using a weight that’s above your max and only perform the negative portion (The part of the activity where the weight is moving with gravity). Spotters lift the weight through the positive area and you do the negatives. Stripping Doing a set to failure then the spotters remove some weight and you do a few more reps to failure.
