Jürgen Giessing - High Intensity Training (HIT)

Unlike other strong men in history who were described as “naturally strong” or “blessed by God with outstanding strength” young Milo was the opposite. He was a very weak child and was beaten by the kids in the neighborhood more than once. But Milo was determined to do something about that.

According to the legend, Milo took a baby calf, put it on his shoulders and carried it around his parents’ farm. He did that exercise once every day. After several years the calf had grown to a full-grown bull so that eventually Milo was carrying a bull around the farm. Not only had the baby calf grown but so had Milo’s strength. His muscles had developed due to the progressively increasing training stimulus that they were exposed to on a regular basis.

The legend of Milo may be a bit exaggerated but it clearly shows some of the constituent parts of how training works. Obviously, among other elements, training must be:

Intense enough: It took a lot of effort and strain to lift and then carry the bull. Carrying a mouse would not have made Milo the strongest man of his time.

Progressive: Lifting the same weight in every workout will neither stimulate muscle growth nor strength.

Regular but infrequent: After working out the body needs time to recover from the strain of the workout. After adequate rest and recuperation (and time for positive adaptation), the next workout can follow. Working out once in a blue moon will not be enough to cause any positive adaptation.

Apparently, this knowledge has been available for more than two thousand years.

By the way: How many “sets” of bull-carrying did Milo perform during each “workout”? That’s right – just one!

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