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Thanks, David:
We'd forgotten that polemic of the HIT camp: when HIT succeeds, it's
HIT that did it, when it fails then it's genetics. For some reason,
HIT circles are big advocates of genetic reductionism but sadly the
genome responsible has yet to be identified.
There's something convoluted in HIT polemic Landau offers. If his
argument holds, then a born champion can train in likely any manner he
or she wishes and succeed. As such, he negates HIT as the grand
solution in a manner akin to announcing the Emperor has no new clothing.
HIT was first marketed to the bodybuilding community decades ago. It
was specifically marketed as the natural solution to physical mastery
for non-drug users. Yet it has failed to produce a bona fide champion
in forty years in bodybuilding. Viator was said to be drug free but
never tested; in later years he stated then recanted use of steroids
during the Colorado Experiment. So what's left? Mike Mentzer and
Dorian Yates? Yates was not strictly HIT, and did make use of a
plethora of drugs. The name Mentzer and drugs are synonymous,
including steroids and a host of recreational drugs which apparently
percipitated an early death. So, where's the beef? Can't name a one?
HIT devotees counter with arguments from genetics and drugs to account
for all other champs, the "volume" guys so detested. Perhaps they
haven't learned of the three or four federations for drug-free,
natural bodybuilders, the ones that do testing. Still, no HIT champs.
Ken O'Neill
Austin, Texas
--- In Supertraining@
>
> The biggest Simpleton Copout Statement - What Champions Have you
Produced?
> Sorry, irreverent when it comes to the fact that Champions are born,
not made.
> I would not enlist the services of a racehorse to train another
racehorse.
> So for example and from recent first hand information, we have a
change of
> guard so to speak at the University of Michigan. The HIT program was
changed in
> favor of the new coach Rich Rodriguez, whereas we will see Olympic
Lifting
> Platforms replacing those "archaic" Machines. There going to win
now! - got rid
> of that crappy HIT program - yeah uhuh sure! Another example, if
you have
> seen the recent sports training "brilliance" of any of the
athletes, such as
> Roger Clemens and Vince Young - the only apparent "science" is
selection
> bias/genetics and that other certain factor?
>
> David Landau
> Aventura, Florida
>
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