Modified HIT routine: what do you think?

[Lil'Lifter]

I have decided to go with this hybrid type of HIT routine because I need some change and I am getting more and more sold on the whole low volume approach. Let me know what you guys think all criticism is welcomed as long as it is intellegent.



The first time I go through one full cycle (Back/Bi's/Traps all the way through to my off day) I will use routine 1 then the second time I go through I will use routine 2.

I set the whole thing up in colums so the 1st colum is routine 1 and the 2nd is routine 2. Hopefully this is not too hard to understand I am kind of bad at showing what I mean over the web.

Here is the routine:

Back/Bi/Traps day:

Routine 1 (Back)
Deadlift warm-up
Deadlift
T-Bar Rows
Routine 2
Low Pulley warm-up
Low Pulley
Lat Tower

Routine 1 (Biceps)
Standing curls warm-up
Standing BB curls
Cable Curls
Routine 2
Standing curls warm-up
Standing BB curls
Seated DB curls


Traps (same on both routines)
Warm-up
Trap bar shrugs 2 sets
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Chest/Tri's/Shoulders

Routine1 (Chest)
Flat Bench warm-up
Flat BB Bench Press
Incline BB Bench Press

Routine 2
Incline Bench Warm-up
Incline BB Bench press
Incline DB Bench Press

Routine 1 (triceps)
Close Grip warm-up
Close Grip Bench
Dips
Routine 2
Skull crushers warm-up
Skull Crushers
Pushdowns

Routine 1 (Shoulders)
Military Press Warm-up
Military Press
Lateral Raises
Routine 2
Military Press Warm-up
Military Press
Upright Rows
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Quads/Hams/Calves

Routine 1
Squats Warm-up
Squats
Leg Press 2 sets
Calf rasies 2 sets
Routine 2
Leg Press Warm-up
Leg Press 2 sets
Leg Curls
Leg Extensions
Calf Raises 2 sets



So the whole thing goes like this:
Routine1
Day1:Back/Bi's/Traps
Day2:Chest/Shoulders/Tri's
Day3:Quads/Hams/Calves
Day4:OFF
Routine2
Day5:Back/Bi's/Traps
Day6:Chest/Shoulders/Tri's
Day7:Quads/Hams/Calves

[Jackal]

I like it. What was your volume for each bodypart on your last split, and what is it gong to be now??

And day 8 would be off or day 1 again??

[Lil'Lifter]

Originally Posted by Jackal

I like it. What was your volume for each bodypart on your last split, and what is it gong to be now??

And day 8 would be off or day 1 again??

Day 8 would be off I should have put that up there. As for my last routine it was a semi high volume thing with 8-9 sets for smaller muscle groups and 10-12 for larger muscle groups but I only hit each muscle once a week, now here I will be hitting it two times a week so I hope that the lower volume, higher frequency thing will work well for me.

[Jackal]

Good luck with that, keep me posted. Ive been wanting to do the same thing but with my scheudle i can only make it to the gym 4 days a week. Ill probably do something similar in 2 1/2 months when college starts again.

[Lil'Lifter]

Originally Posted by Jackal

Good luck with that, keep me posted. Ive been wanting to do the same thing but with my scheudle i can only make it to the gym 4 days a week. Ill probably do something similar in 2 1/2 months when college starts again.

I will let you know how it goes. The other good thing about his routine is you are in and out of the gym in 35-40 minutes so it is not a marathon lifting sesion like some of these high volume routines you see out there.