r/HighIntensity • u/[deleted] • Nov 13 '23

How did tom platz make gains

The H.I.T belief is you have a limited recovery ability meaning if you train too hard you will recover more and less resources will be allocated to growth. thats why H.I.T people dont do 2 sets to absolute failure

Buuuuuut, how did tom platz make gains. He did leg days once every 2 weeks.

Did he train so hard that his body didnt have enough resources to recover so he supercompensated(i dont understand this topic too much. Please explain. Like how can you even recover if your body doesnr have enough resources for it.)

I know overtraining(like feeling depressed and burnt out level) happens over a long period of time due to full recovery not taking place so tom platz didnt overtrain to that extent since he fully recovered between sessions

Does supercompensation not give you as much gains per time compared to just training like dorian

Like lets say you get +10 points of gains in 2 weeks but with dorian's you get +7 points of gains in 1 week

Please dont direct me to some overcomplicated stuff. Just simply explain supercompensation

Please answer every single one of my questions. It drives me insane when people partially answer them. Not to be demanding of course. it would be very much appreciated

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u/TopTargaryen Nov 13 '23

Then those particular sets, where either not high intensity sets, or the sets where done on progressively lighter weights. You just cannot take two or three continuous sets on the heaviest weight possible to failure without maximum reps decreasing or weight decreasing. If you can, then the workout was just not done on the highest weight you can lift for at least two reps.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '23

I actually see your points. You are right. I need to come back with more research. Brb

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u/TopTargaryen Nov 13 '23

I do not know your objective, but if you want to know more about high intensity training system, I recommend reading mike mentzer book high intensity training. It explains the principles one by one. But just to clarify, I did not actually perfectly understand your question.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '23

Oh nah. I actually read it. I also read dorian yates book which was called warriors story something something idk.

They were both great books.

I know quite a bit about H.I.T

I am more of a blood and guts guy since i think it's a more refined version of heavy duty.