Heavy Duty Routine(s)

rburton · 06-25-2003, 08:42 AM

Out of curiosity, does anyone use Mike Mentzer's Heavy Duty routines? If so, have you had success, or have you developed any effective variations of the routines? I've used a variation (see below) of the one from HD II with good results. I welcome any suggestions.

Workout 1:flye supersetted w/dip or incline press;
stiff-arm pulldown supersetted w/chin; seated row; Shrug.
Workout 2:trapbar deadlift; leg curl; calf raise; Crunch.
Workout 3:lateral raise supersetted w/Nautilus shoulder press; rear flye; preacher curl; pushdown supersetted w/dip
Workout 4:leg extension superesetted w/leg press; pendulum squat; calf raise; crunch

Each workout takes 15-20 min and are spaced 2-4 days apart.

PB&J · 06-25-2003, 10:22 AM

I haven't read Mike Mentzer's book but I have used some HIT workouts before. Remember you have to hit the muscles really hard. I am not sure if you should superset every workout but I would try it and see what results you get. Don't forget to recover properly too.

Good luck.

rburton · 06-25-2003, 02:49 PM

Thank you, and you are correct, supersets should not be performed at each workout. I do train with staright sets, as well, on occasion, but I do follow the HIT principles, as explained by Mentzer, in addition to others.

Nonetheless, do you, or any one else, have additional suggestions/comments?

06-25-2003, 08:42 AM	#1
rburton The Searcher Join Date: May 2003 Location: NC Posts: 129	Heavy Duty Routine(s) Out of curiosity, does anyone use Mike Mentzer's Heavy Duty routines? If so, have you had success, or have you developed any effective variations of the routines? I've used a variation (see below) of the one from HD II with good results. I welcome any suggestions. Workout 1:flye supersetted w/dip or incline press; stiff-arm pulldown supersetted w/chin; seated row; Shrug. Workout 2:trapbar deadlift; leg curl; calf raise; Crunch. Workout 3:lateral raise supersetted w/Nautilus shoulder press; rear flye; preacher curl; pushdown supersetted w/dip Workout 4:leg extension superesetted w/leg press; pendulum squat; calf raise; crunch Each workout takes 15-20 min and are spaced 2-4 days apart.

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06-25-2003, 10:22 AM	#2
PB&J Newbie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Over there! Posts: 361	I haven't read Mike Mentzer's book but I have used some HIT workouts before. Remember you have to hit the muscles really hard. I am not sure if you should superset every workout but I would try it and see what results you get. Don't forget to recover properly too. Good luck.

06-25-2003, 02:49 PM	#3
rburton The Searcher Join Date: May 2003 Location: NC Posts: 129	Thank you, and you are correct, supersets should not be performed at each workout. I do train with staright sets, as well, on occasion, but I do follow the HIT principles, as explained by Mentzer, in addition to others. Nonetheless, do you, or any one else, have additional suggestions/comments?