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15 August 2026

Workout Plateau: Why Lifts Stall and How HIT Breaks Them

A workout plateau is data, not doom - what a stalled lift actually means in high-intensity training, and the recovery-first playbook for breaking through.

15 August 2026

Warm Up Sets: How to Prepare for One All-Out Working Set

Warm up sets done properly - how to warm up for heavy lifting when the workout is one working set to failure, and the mistakes that steal your top set.

15 August 2026

Hybrid Training: How to Combine Lifting and Cardio Without Killing Your Gains

A hybrid training week that pairs heavy duty lifting with steady-state cardio - why cardio does not have to cost you muscle, and how to structure both.

5 August 2026

Training to Failure - What It Actually Means and How to Do It Right

Training to failure is the most misunderstood tool in lifting. What true muscular failure is, what it is not, and how to use it without wrecking your recovery.

5 August 2026

How Many Rest Days Between Workouts? The Recovery Rules of HIT

Rest days between workouts are where muscle is actually built. How much recovery high-intensity training really needs, and why cardio does not break the rules.

5 August 2026

Progressive Overload Without the Spreadsheet

Progressive overload is the one non-negotiable rule of building muscle. Why most lifters do it badly, and how to make progression automatic instead of guesswork.

30 July 2026

The 3-Day Workout Split: Why Less Beats More

A 3 day workout split built on high-intensity training - how three short sessions a week out-build five-day programs, and how to structure the week.

30 July 2026

Mike Mentzer's Heavy Duty Workout, Explained

The Mike Mentzer workout broken down properly - the Heavy Duty routine, the logic behind one set to failure, and how to run the method today without guessing.

30 July 2026

Choosing a Heavy Duty Training App

What a heavy duty training app actually needs to do - and why generic workout trackers quietly break the method. An honest checklist for HIT lifters.

24 July 2026

Meet MILO, Your AI Coach

GOHVY's AI coach is named after Milo of Croton, the ancient wrestler who invented progressive overload by carrying a growing bull.

21 July 2026

What Is Heavy Duty Training?

The high-intensity method that builds maximum mass from three short sessions a week - and why more volume is not the answer.

21 July 2026

Why One Set to Failure Beats Endless Volume

The logic of the single working set - what actually triggers muscle growth, and why the second, third, and fourth sets mostly cost you recovery.