HIT Rob Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Hi all, Found out about this training method last year from a friend in Germany, its a high stress, high intensity training technique (a good thing when used sparingly), which allows for a deeper level of fatigue and stimulation. Its basically a form of rest pause training, whereby you pick a weight you could achieve 8-12 continuous reps to failure with, but instead, you aim for 15-20 reps in rest pause style, for the first several reps you'll only need 2-3 seconds rest between reps, and as the weight becomes more and more challenging, you increase the rest between the reps to as much as 15-20 seconds. Kinda reminds me of the old 20 rep squat method. Here's some videos of this technique... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbear666 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 i love this kinda thing, the old school 20 rep squat thing is brutal! i like to use things like this when u get a sticking point its a good way increasiing reps with a weight without having to add more and more and more volume! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIT Rob Posted March 3, 2014 Author Share Posted March 3, 2014 Yes mate, perfect for working around a sticking point, the idea behind it is that it allows for some of the by-products of fatigue (such as blood and lactic acid) to drain and get some oxygen before performing the next rep. Another similar approach is Drew Baye's version, that is, using a weight that allows the completion of 5-8 reps, with a 5 second rest pause between each rep. Same idea, just not as stressful as Pitt force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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