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<blockquote data-quote="DragonBits" data-source="post: 120582" data-attributes="member: 18023"><p>FWIW: The article I read about once a month.</p><p></p><p>I think they were being a bit disingenuous since they say you can exercise <u>each body part once a month</u> without saying how many body parts they are talking about. Off hand, I can think of 10 body parts, Chest, Arms, Cardio (heart) Back, Shoulders. Legs, Abs, Neck, Shoulders, Neck.</p><p></p><p>I don't think once a month for a total body work out would work. </p><p></p><p>However, Mike Mentzer who recommended HIT training with at least 4-7 days of rest and in some cases 10-14 days.</p><p></p><p>I prefer 3-5 days rest.</p><p></p><p>So I do think longer rest period between bouts of intense HIIT type weightlifting is important. this is a section from the interview with MM.</p><p></p><p>However, I was only looking at maintaining strength, not in a building phase. Also, I think the older you are the quicker you lose your conditioning. </p><p></p><p>===================================================</p><p><em>M.M. I firmly believe that, in terms of practical necessity, I've "perfected" high-intensity training theory and application. I started out training my clients using Arthur Jones' application of 12-20 sets per bodypart with my clients. No one made progress, and many regressed. I knew the problem wasn't undertraining; it had to be overtraining. So I cut the sets back to seven to nine sets three days a week and some made minimal progress for while, but hit a plateau soon thereafter. At this point, I was in a quandary. Again, I knew the problem wasn't undertaining, but, how could it be that less training was required?</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>It actually kinda scared me for a brief time. How could it be that I was discovering a radically different application of high-intensity than Jones and everyone else? At one time I actually thought Jones was infallible, that he was so incredibly smart,he had to be right. He was basically correct with the theory: To be productive, exercise must be intense, brief and infrequent. Where he was wrong was on the application of the theory. I kept reducing the volume and frequency of my clients training until, finally, they were performing only two to four sets per workout once every four to seven, and in some cases every 10 - 14 days. The volume and frequency requirements of any given individual depend on his innate recovery ability, with individual recovery ability, like all genetic traits, being expressed across a very broad range.</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/mminter.htm" target="_blank">https://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/mminter.htm</a></p><p></p><p>===========================================</p><p><em>Debate This: Train Once A Month For Massive Muscles!</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>How often to train? That is the question! There are dark rumors afloat; being whispered but never dared shouted. Read on if you would like to learn the truth about training frequency and see if you agree or not. I have also included a sample program...</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/jamesst2.htm" target="_blank">https://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/jamesst2.htm</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DragonBits, post: 120582, member: 18023"] FWIW: The article I read about once a month. I think they were being a bit disingenuous since they say you can exercise [U]each body part once a month[/U] without saying how many body parts they are talking about. Off hand, I can think of 10 body parts, Chest, Arms, Cardio (heart) Back, Shoulders. Legs, Abs, Neck, Shoulders, Neck. I don't think once a month for a total body work out would work. However, Mike Mentzer who recommended HIT training with at least 4-7 days of rest and in some cases 10-14 days. I prefer 3-5 days rest. So I do think longer rest period between bouts of intense HIIT type weightlifting is important. this is a section from the interview with MM. However, I was only looking at maintaining strength, not in a building phase. Also, I think the older you are the quicker you lose your conditioning. =================================================== [I]M.M. I firmly believe that, in terms of practical necessity, I've "perfected" high-intensity training theory and application. I started out training my clients using Arthur Jones' application of 12-20 sets per bodypart with my clients. No one made progress, and many regressed. I knew the problem wasn't undertraining; it had to be overtraining. So I cut the sets back to seven to nine sets three days a week and some made minimal progress for while, but hit a plateau soon thereafter. At this point, I was in a quandary. Again, I knew the problem wasn't undertaining, but, how could it be that less training was required? It actually kinda scared me for a brief time. How could it be that I was discovering a radically different application of high-intensity than Jones and everyone else? At one time I actually thought Jones was infallible, that he was so incredibly smart,he had to be right. He was basically correct with the theory: To be productive, exercise must be intense, brief and infrequent. Where he was wrong was on the application of the theory. I kept reducing the volume and frequency of my clients training until, finally, they were performing only two to four sets per workout once every four to seven, and in some cases every 10 - 14 days. The volume and frequency requirements of any given individual depend on his innate recovery ability, with individual recovery ability, like all genetic traits, being expressed across a very broad range.[/I] [URL]https://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/mminter.htm[/URL] =========================================== [I]Debate This: Train Once A Month For Massive Muscles! How often to train? That is the question! There are dark rumors afloat; being whispered but never dared shouted. Read on if you would like to learn the truth about training frequency and see if you agree or not. I have also included a sample program...[/I] [URL]https://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/jamesst2.htm[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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