Comments on: The THT 2.0 Training Cycle. The Full Workout & Logs! (part 8 ) https://musclehack.com/the-tht-2-0-training-cycle-the-full-workout-logs-part-8/ free workouts to build muscle & lose fat fast Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:05:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/the-tht-2-0-training-cycle-the-full-workout-logs-part-8/#comment-68794 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 13:41:16 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=4245#comment-68794 @Jimmy C. No. I’ve no problem with that. I personally don’t use dumbbells because holding a dumbbell that heavy in each hand is damn hard! You can get the same benefit you’re taking about and use heavy loads by switching to a ‘trap bar’ – look it up.

]]> By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/the-tht-2-0-training-cycle-the-full-workout-logs-part-8/#comment-68793 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 13:38:40 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=4245#comment-68793 @John. Taking the same amount of rest is important for tracking progress. If you took 1 minute last week, and 3 this week, you’ll lift more, but it wasn’t genuine progress. Similarly, if you took less, you’ll lift less and think the program isn’t working. Serious trainees us a stopwatch. Also, the longer rest periods are important for reasons I specified in this article…
https://musclehack.com/the-tht-2-0-training-cycle-%e2%80%93-failure-maximum-recuperation-part-3/

]]> By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/the-tht-2-0-training-cycle-the-full-workout-logs-part-8/#comment-68792 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 13:35:35 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=4245#comment-68792 @Jo. I hated barbell rows to until I tried an unusual type of form that I learned from Jeff Willet. Read the description in this post
https://musclehack.com/how-to-do-bent-over-barbell-rows-video/
I’m assuming you mean lat pullovers with a dumbbell? They not a good choice. There is literally no resistance on the lats at the top of the movement. Contrast this to the pullover machine, maximum resistance when the lats are fully contracted. Use a pullover machine if you can. Yes, you can use a smith for benching, don’t listen to the local gym “experts” on this one. It’s absolutely fine.

]]> By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/the-tht-2-0-training-cycle-the-full-workout-logs-part-8/#comment-68791 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 13:29:05 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=4245#comment-68791 @brontoburger. Here’s alternatives…
* Leg Presses – Squats or a variation of the squat like hack squats.
*Tricep Cable Push Downs – Dips, close grip bench press
*Kneeling Cable Crunches – Reverse crunches, or a lever seated crunch machine if your gym has one.

]]> By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/the-tht-2-0-training-cycle-the-full-workout-logs-part-8/#comment-68790 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 13:20:51 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=4245#comment-68790 @Will. @Erik. @Chris. Yes, the volume cycle was an evolution from this. I re-posted it because some veteran musclehackers asked for the program again. There is no need to quit your current cycle, finish it at the end of 10 weeks. If you want to try this for your next cycle, go ahead.
@Sean. This is an old program, published before that series came out. I’m putting it out there because readers wanted it. Consider it a third cycle to factor into you THT program. So you can alternate between the HIT, volume, and 2.0 cycles of THT.

]]> By: Jimmy C https://musclehack.com/the-tht-2-0-training-cycle-the-full-workout-logs-part-8/#comment-68784 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 08:41:39 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=4245#comment-68784 Hey Mark, Just wondered about your thoughts on Shrugs with dumbells instead of the aforementioned. I find it allows my traps to rise up in a more natural path than with any bars that seems to ride along my quads. Is there any reason not to use Dumbells over Bar based shrug exercises? Thanks. BTW TSPA Week 2 going well so far :0)

]]> By: Sirdon https://musclehack.com/the-tht-2-0-training-cycle-the-full-workout-logs-part-8/#comment-68781 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 05:31:17 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=4245#comment-68781 Hello Sir,

One of mine friend who is a expert in this field give me the below mention workouts.
I told him that i want to concentrate on biceps and triceps more,so he has given me the below mention workouts,he told me that working the same muscle twice per week is good for protein synthesis,pls let me know..

MON
BARBELL CURL
PREACHER CURL
MACHINE PULL DOWN FOR TRICEPS
ONE ARM EXTENSION
INCLINE DUMBELL PRESS
SQUAT

WED
CHIN UPS
LEG PRESS
OVERHEAD PRESS
DUMBELL SHRUGS

SAT
BARBELL CURL
PREACHER CURL
MACHINE PULL DOWN FOR TRICEPS
ONE ARM EXTENSION
FLAT BARBELL BENCH PRESS
SQUAT

]]> By: John https://musclehack.com/the-tht-2-0-training-cycle-the-full-workout-logs-part-8/#comment-68780 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 05:30:02 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=4245#comment-68780 How important is the exact rest period between each exercise. Typically I work out with my friend and after I am done with my set; he will do his set and then I will again do mine. So it may not exactly work to the rest time specified. Do I need to time each rest period?

]]> By: Chris https://musclehack.com/the-tht-2-0-training-cycle-the-full-workout-logs-part-8/#comment-68764 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 22:53:43 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=4245#comment-68764 Do I stop doing the HIT Cycle and start this cycle instead?

Thanks

]]> By: Jo https://musclehack.com/the-tht-2-0-training-cycle-the-full-workout-logs-part-8/#comment-68763 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 22:19:08 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=4245#comment-68763 OK, questions… I **hate** bent over rows with the white hot fiery passion of a thousand suns. Any brilliant ideas on a substitution on this? Cuz, like, I really frigging hate them.

Oh, and about back day… do I really have to give up my lat pull overs? I love those as much as I hate rows… nice stretch, hell usually even cracks my back doing them… would I hurt anything or be over training to drop 2 or 3 sets of lat pullovers in on back day?

Also, my grip is the absolute weak link on everything (nerve damage, spurs, blahblahblah…), so I’m wondering, can I do the presses with the smith machine instead of a free weight? Kind of worried I’ll drop it on myself… lol

Any and all help is much appreciated… took me a minute to get the amount of weight right on the THT3.0 Volume cycle but damn if it didn’t start showing results once I did!! Looking forward to trying this out in the imminent future. 🙂

]]> By: Sean https://musclehack.com/the-tht-2-0-training-cycle-the-full-workout-logs-part-8/#comment-68761 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 21:34:24 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=4245#comment-68761 Wow! Thank you so much, this is awesome!

One question for open discussion, why are some of the exercises from Mark’s series on the best exercise for each workout not even included in this?
(for example: the nautilus pullover/decline cable pullover for back from “How To Get Lats Like a Bat’s”)

]]> By: brontoburger https://musclehack.com/the-tht-2-0-training-cycle-the-full-workout-logs-part-8/#comment-68760 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 21:14:44 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=4245#comment-68760 Thanks for all the work you putting into the site. Really appreciated.

Can you recommend any substitutes for
*Leg Presses
*Tricep Cable Push Downs
*Kneeling Cable Crunches

I work out at home mostly with free weights and a simple smith machine which has no cable.

]]> By: Erik https://musclehack.com/the-tht-2-0-training-cycle-the-full-workout-logs-part-8/#comment-68759 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 21:01:15 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=4245#comment-68759 So what happend if right now I am doing THT Volume Cycle ? do I have to stop and do THT 2.0? or what you recommend?

]]> By: Will https://musclehack.com/the-tht-2-0-training-cycle-the-full-workout-logs-part-8/#comment-68757 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:14:10 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=4245#comment-68757 What cycle do you prefer Mark, 2.0 or 3.1 Volume? Obviously, you must feel 3.1 is the most update with what you have learned and tried in terms of building the most muscle in shortest time frame.

Thoughts.?

]]> By: Thiago https://musclehack.com/the-tht-2-0-training-cycle-the-full-workout-logs-part-8/#comment-68756 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:07:49 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=4245#comment-68756 Just a little tweak I did, if anyone would rather change the split:

M: Chest and Biceps
T: Legs and Abs
W: Shoulders and Traps
T: Rest
F: Back and Triceps

This is what works for me, as bis and tris get a little more work over the week. Anyway, thanks for the awesome workout, Mark. You really have it all figured out.

]]> By: Jase https://musclehack.com/the-tht-2-0-training-cycle-the-full-workout-logs-part-8/#comment-68755 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:05:01 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=4245#comment-68755 Mark. Thanks so much for doing this all for free. I’m starting a new cycle in 2 weeks so I’m going on to this one. I’ll make sure and study up on it do I know exactly how to do before then.

]]> By: Adam Weichel https://musclehack.com/the-tht-2-0-training-cycle-the-full-workout-logs-part-8/#comment-68754 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:03:36 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=4245#comment-68754 I’m so considering doing up a THT 2.0 cycle when I finish THT HIT in a few weeks! In fact, I’m pretty much decided on it right now! Thanks for “re-fixing” this for all of us, Mark!

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