Guys, how many world class strongmen and bodybuilders has Darden trained. Don’t say Viator, we know now that he did hit, and another secret workout on his own.
HIT is a logical fallacy with many holes and people were duped into it by Mentzer under the slogans “think for yourself” and “be a rugged individualist” I followed it blindly for 7 years. Then one day, I looked at a picture of Mentzer and told myself to think for myself.
Also, HIT promoters have an answer to everyone who doesn’t get results. I had one guy tell me I was too intense on my sets, and another tell me that doing 6 total sets while training each muscle once every 2 weeks was too much volume. Still another telling me that I wasn’t getting results in my chest because I had been doing 30 degree decline dumbell presses and I should have been doing 15 degree decline dumbell presses.
The last two reps of a set are not the growth producing reps. If you consistently go to true all out failure, you will not be able to train again soon enough to get stronger.