Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan (info @ stronglifetraining.com) is a Master Super Slow instructor and owner of Strong Life Personal Training in Barrington, Illinois. He has 40 years of experience in the health and fitness field operating various personal training businesses, mentoring exercise instructors, and taking part in exercise equipment design. Tim has earned various national fitness certifications from ACSM, ACE, and the Super Slow Exercise Guild.
In this episode, Tim discusses the history and philosophy of HIT, specifically training frequency, number of exercises, movement speed, rep range, and much more.
Contact Tim to learn about his workshops and seminars to help you upgrade your personal training experience and grow your business.
Contact Tim here:
- Website: stronglifetraining.com
- Email: info @ stronglifetraining.com
- Phone (US): 630-862-5176
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Show Notes
- 2:30 – Origin of HIT principles
- 13:40 – Training frequency
- 23:00 – 30-minute workout, exercise set, speed of movement
- 28:48 – Impact on cardiovascular performance
- 35:24 – Optimal repetition range
- 41:04 – Safety, efficacy, and efficiency of HIT (and how to effectively talk about it)
- 51:18 – Workshops for trainers
Selected Links from the Episode
- Strong Life Personal Training
- American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
- American Council on Exercise (ACE)
- Super Slow Exercise Guild
- Super Slow
- Nautilus Inc.
- MedX Machines
- Iron Man Magazine
- Nautilus Training Bulletin #1 and #2
- Miami Dolphins
- Cincinnati Reds
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Mr. Universe
- Mr. America
- The Colorado Experiment
- Project Total Conditioning
- DeLorme-Watkins Method
500 – What I’ve Learned After 11 Years of Interviewing World-Class HIT Experts and Fitness Entrepreneurs (Luke Carlson interviews Lawrence Neal)
499 – The Best HIT Protocol for Strength, Muscle Mass, and Hypertrophy (SuperSlow VS High-Volume HIT Debate with Dagoberto Vila and Dr. James Fisher)
498 – How to Fine-Tune Your HIT Workouts and Design A Great Client Experience (with Luke Carlson)
If one wants to be ultra-fit then training like this is superb. If one wants hypertrophy then one will “probably” resort to drugs. Bodybuilding is a cancer in its current form. At least one dies every month. Arthur Jones was right about many things but using bodybuilders to promote his equipment was ultimately a mistake