STEVE'S DORM ROOM

How often do you all change your workouts? This past week I started with one routine (an HIT plan on Monday and Wednesday) but on Friday did a more traditional workout with 3 sets of each excercise (both full body workouts). I should have started taking my body measurements earlier so I could tell how effective the HIT plan was. I've been doing it for several weeks, and it must be working because as my body fat % has been dropping, my weight has held steady. It seems that for each pound of body fat I lost, I gained a pound of lean body weight. That's good, but I get impatient! Since I started taking measurements last week, I was able to see real progress (albeit small) from the week's battles with the iron. I gained 1/4" on biceps, but only 1/8" thighs. I measured a 2" gain on chest, but I'm not sure of the accuracy of that measurement. Since I did two types of workouts, I really don't know which one was more effective. Most of the folks here seem to do high volume training splits. I've liked the HIT full body workout because it seems to give me the best workout in the shortest time. I've been doing a lot of reading on workout strategies and muscle physiology this week. What a diverse collection of conflicting opinions you find even on a single web site like Bodybuilding.com! My head is spinning from it all. With 14 weeks to go to the contest I'm hoping to get in shape for, I don't really want to take the time experimenting with different plans. If I do one for a few weeks that doesn't produce results, I just blew some potential gains. Oh well, I may have to do that. I may stick with the HIT plan for 2 more weeks and force myself to do only that plan. Then I'll be able to have the hard data to guage its effectiveness. Then I'll try a split routine for 2 or 3 weeks. What types of plans have you folks here found effective? Are there any fellow ectomorphs that have found a plan that works well?