G′day guys This is my first post here. I′ve been studying this website a lot and found it very interesting, so I decided to register. My training history is: trained 6 months a year for 10 years, then 12 months a year for the last 3 years. I′m 35yrs, 6ft and 185lb. I have just re-started HD training after an absence of 4 years. Since then I have used pretty much a Stuart McRobert training philosophy. I made reasonable gains but, I′ve always preferred training at a high intensity because that way I know where I′m at strength-wise. I′ve also got HD2 and personally think it is the HIT Bible, from which I am currently doing Suggested Routine 1 and progressing well: Excercise Cycle 1 -> Cycle 2 1. DB Flyes 12.5kg/13 reps -> 17.5kg/11 reps 2. Incline Press 58kg/3 reps -> 63kg/3 reps. 3. Pullovers 22kg/14 reps 4. Pulldowns 40kg/11 reps -> 45kg/12 reps 1. Leg Ext 40kg/12 reps -> 50kg/11 reps 2. Squats 60kg/7 reps -> 60kg/11reps My question relates to Pulldowns. In HD2 Mike states that your back training will progress better if you drop the Pullovers every other Back workout. I did this yesterday and got out 12 reps of 45kg, but my forearms failed first, not my lats. Whereas at my previous back workout, using the pre-exhaust, my lats got worked very hard and I felt it more. I was wondering if it was necessary to drop the Pullovers every 2nd w/o, or if I could keep doing the s/s EVERY back w/o until my progress stalls? Cheers guys, looking forward to expanding my knowledge of HIT. ( My apologies re the length of this post ) |