M4:D50 (D350) H.I.T. Body Builder – Casey Viator

Casey Viator was a young body builder who was trained directly by Arthur Jones.  Casey attributes the development of his physique to H.I.T. and his sessions with Arthur Jones.  Casey won Mr. America using this training regimen.

Casey's workouts consisted mainly of full body H.I.T. workouts where he started with the lower body and worked his way outward to the smaller muscles.  He  would lift 3 days a week.  He used an extremely low volume of exercise to gain his magnificent physique.  In a way, Casey was the poster child for H.I.T.  Arthur Jones personally trained Casey. 

Casey was the youngest body builder to ever win Mr. America.  He was one of the thickest body builders in history.  He did his training in the Florida training facility of Arthur Jones.

Casey continued to use H.I.T. even after leaving the Florida training facility.  He states that the H.I.T. principles got him the body he competed with, so why would he stop using a system that worked so well for him?

As has been my habit lately, I am going to bring you into the gym with me for my workout.  First, my log is incorrect.  I loaded 540 lbs. on the sled and hammered out 20 (not 10) repetitions.  My legs were quivering at the end of just the very first exercise of this workout.  Now, lately some people online have been making fun of this workout that I am doing and I'd challenge them to do it the way I have with the intensity that I have.  My bet is they wouldn't get to the upper body work because they would not be able to walk after finishing the lower body work with the intensity I've been using.  The standing thigh curl machine I use has you do one leg at a time.  I loaded 105 lbs. on that thing and cranked out 12 repetitions on each leg.  Yes, that's 105 lbs. with just one leg!  I then loaded 160 lbs. on the seated calf machine and hammered out 11 repetitions.  I hit 9 repetitions and I could feel the fire in my calves, but I pushed out 2 more repetitions.  My calves were cramping and stinging from the final 2 repetitions as I moved into the front squat.  I have been keeping the weight low on this exercise so that I can master the form and I'm glad that I have done that.  Today I got a nice burn in the front of my thighs as it should be.  I cranked out 10 repetitions at 125 lbs.  At this point my lower body was shakey at best.  I strapped myself into the Quad Blaster and grabbed a 50 lb. dumbbell.  I held that dumbbell up under my throat and cranked out 12 grueling repetitions.  On number 12 I had to drop to my knees from pain.  That's what this kind of intensity is all about.  You want a body builder's body without using drugs you have to work hard and with alot of intensity.  From this point forward I managed to either increase the weight or repetitions on every single exercise.  Between my bench dips and my skull crushers, my triceps were on fire by the time I was done.  My delts were ablaze after finishing the dumbbell overhead presses and bent over laterals.  My deadlifts continue to get better.  I am now doing 275 lbs. with no straps or belt and I'm getting 9 nice repetitions.  I actually think I could have gotten 10 but my lower back was getting very tight, so I stopped at 9 to be safe.  I don't need an injury after making the progress I've made.