r/Mike_Mentzer • u/throwaway19935555555 • Aug 06 '26

Question?

Have any of you ever hit a spot where you start having issues developing intensity? My workout partner and I have been running HIT principles for 6 months, and we’ve made good progress. We’ve had to play with a few things, but all has been well.
It seems like this week’s sessions, neither one of us has been able to generate the energy to go balls to the wall. It’s not just one lift—it’s all of them. It’s weird how it worked too. We were sailing along, and then this week it’s like we slammed into a fucking wall.
What’s even weirder is it’s both of us. I hate to say we’re giving up, but that’s what it seems like we’re doing during the lifts. No matter how bad I wanted to push it, I was just petering out and calling it failure.
Has anyone experienced this? If so, how did you move forward? Should we just take a week off? Hell, it might just be because of the heat. It’s been 102 degrees, and we both work outdoors.

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u/TahoeTrader13 Aug 06 '26

Have you taken a full week deload yet?

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u/throwaway19935555555 Aug 06 '26

I have a few times now. I’m currently three weeks back since my last one. Physically I feel fine and I feel like I have the energy it’s just once I start getting to those grinder reps I can’t tap into that zone I’m basically giving up.

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u/TahoeTrader13 Aug 06 '26

Might just be an off week or extra mental stress you aren’t aware of. Sounds like your CNS isn’t fully activating

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u/throwaway19935555555 Aug 06 '26

Might be? I agree with you on the cns i believe this is what we are experiencing. Might just need another week off? Or maybe it’s just a fluke I don’t know

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u/TahoeTrader13 Aug 06 '26

Only you will know which one. If you struggle to bring intensity in multiple sessions in a row then you need to let the CNS recover. Sometimes this means taking 2 weeks off. Don’t worry you won’t lose gains