HIT Training

Coach Goldberg,

I just read the Louie Simmons article that you mentioned, and he has some pretty disparaging remarks about H.I.T. I know of school weight programs that subscribe to something similar to HIT without actually calling it that. The kids are usually strong, but not dynamic/explosive.

Do you subscribe to any particular program?

Well that is kind of what I thought. I use a BFS type program. We focus on cleans or snatched and squats. I know what you mean about HIT teams looking great...it strikes me as a body builder program. I actually lost out in an interview b/c the AD believed in HIT training and I do not. His school's team has only won 4 games the last several years and they train with HIT...he liked the program and I would have changed it if I had gotten the job.

I realize this post is old, but I have to say that I agree with those who believe that the HIT method is the demise(sp) of many programs. Is it better than nothing? Yes, but if you are going to invest time into a program, pick one (develop) that will give your athletes more bang for the buck! Understand that HS athlete's will get strong no matter what kind of weight work they do. But we are training athlete's. Teach kids to be explosive in what they do. Check out Eltefts.com or Joe DeFranco's site. Gain knowledge and build your program to fit your needs. Remember that you are training HS kids. Don't throw them into a program designed for college players, teach them how to preform lift's properly, especially 9th and 10th graders. On DeFranco's site, he has an article about Westside for the skinny bastard. Over the years, a lot of my students trained similar and achieved great results. Find what works, and more importantly, what the kids believe in. If they like it, they will show greater improvements and come back tomorrow!