After that he worked as a personal trainer and concentrated on what works best for beginners and intermediates. Mentzer kept me captivated, mostly by seeing how well he argues basic logic and the insights he gave into philosophy and its importance in our lives. In his book heavy duty he detailed the principles of high intensity weight training. The concept is thought provoking and innovative, and its a great massandstrength plateau buster. Mike mentzer, heavy duty training a bodybuilder youtube. Invited arnold, franco, sergio, boyer, and a bunch of other famous muscle guys.
Added to all the above is a hefty archive of mikes own books. Jan 17, 20 i am currently reading, high intensity training the mike mentzer way. The following is an excerpt from mike mentzers heavy duty chapter 1 bodybuilders are confused. He believed that additional work is counterproductive.
With dorian yates and his brother ray he started bodybuilding apparel company mym mentzer yates mentzer also known as heavy duty inc. The intensity generated during the workoutswill vary according to the. I also have a copy of a book about a method called jreps johnston rep method ive used this myself extensively and its one of the best methods ive used, and believe me ive used quite a few over the years. You will get more done in 30 minutes in 2 sets than 25 sets of high volume training. Nov 16, 2010 i encourage anyone who hasnt read mikes books to visit the mike mentzer web site and pick up copies of heavy duty and heavy duty ii. I encourage anyone who hasnt read mikes books to visit the mike mentzer web site and pick up copies of heavy duty and heavy duty ii. Definatly a very interesting read and i will be giving it a go.
Click here for your free bodybuilding magazine mentzer consolidation routine. When you switch to heavy duty you will have much more muscle and time allowinq the freedom to become a more productive individual and enrich all areas of life. The math says you should gain 10 lbs of lean muscle per year. He used hit to sculpt a body like a greek god and become the first bodybuilder to win the mr. Build a powerhouse physique with mike mentzers heavy duty. I knew that hed been all over the board in terms of sets and reps throughout his early career, starting out with a wholebody workout performed three days per week, on which. Mike mentzer heavy duty 2 training routine advanced. My encounter with mike mentzer the seminar strength. The essence is that the workouts are quick and intense. Does the mike mentzer consolidation routine actually work. Mike mentzer s heavy duty workout or high intensity training h. On 10 june 2001, dorian and ray found him dead in his apartment due to some heart complications. Olympia, some felt mike should have won that contest.
Heavy duty training method mike mentzer, dy anyone tried. Explaining the relationship between mans mind and art, ayn rand wrote, in an essay titled, the psychoepistemology of art, while, in other areas of knowledge, men have outgrown the practice of seeking the guidance of mystic oracles, in the field. Highintensity training requires that glycogen sugar be present in the muscle. They rest just long enough for the other guy to finish his set. The program is reported to be one mike actually followed.
Mike mentzer high intensity training routine form the late 70s. I am currently reading, high intensity training the mike mentzer way. Blessed with a freethinking analytical mind, he would explore the muscle building methods used by his peers an exploration that resulted in his own muscle building heavy duty system that is successfully used today. I knew in my heart and mind that my body would eventually adjust to the ir routine and id have to change. Mentzer doesnt echo rippetoe on everythinghe prefers skim milk to wholebut both advocate the consumption of normal, timetested balanced diets while avoiding the overconsumption of whey, water, etc. Mike mentzers lost heavy duty secrets critical bench. I believe mike mentzers heavy duty journal is in the national museum of american history in washington, dc and is. He contends that only enough work needed to stimulate the bodys growth mechanism need be done in a given workout, and anything more than that is unnecessary. Ive been wanting to read this series for years, but havent been able to afford the. Heavy duty training was mike mentzers encapsulation of high intensity training hit hit was his preferred way to train because it yields the best results in the shortest amount of time. Mind and body by mike mentzer the late mike mentzer remains a bodybuilding legend, and his inspiring, brilliant writings survive thanks to the efforts of joanne sharkey. In his first bodybuilding contest, he met the winner, casey viator. Heavy duty training method mike mentzer, dy anyone.
Mike mentzer routines heavy duty bodybuilding heresy. If you have been inspired or helped by mike mentzer in any way or have a memory of him you would like to share, please do so in the comments section below. I have been reading mike mentzer s heavy duty 2 and he lists a very low volume routine of only 2 to 3 sets that you should do only once a week. Free shipping makes it possible and necessary for him to act longrange under the guidance however, i would recommend mikes earlier books heavy duty and heavy duty ii. The concept is thought provoking and innovative, and its a great mass and strength plateau buster. I knew that hed been all over the board in terms of sets and reps throughout his early career, starting out with a whole body workout performed three days per week, on which. Mike mentzer was a proponent of high intensity training as endorsed and developed by the nautilus creator arthur jones. So i was reading mike mentzersin terms of physique my favorite bodybuilder book heavy duty nutrition, he claimed that if you eat only 16 more calories a day than you would normally, not like most bulking diets, but if you eat 16 extra calories a day and you train intensely. And ive done allot of searches and found that almost nobody here does this. My encounter with mike mentzer the seminar strength oldschool. The following is an excerpt from mike mentzer s heavy duty ii. Mike mentzers lost heavy duty secrets by paul becker of truly huge. You will note this routine is nothing like what mike advocated later in his career.
I have been reading mike mentzers heavy duty 2 and he lists a very low volume routine of only 2 to 3 sets that you should do only once a week. Universe and became the first bodybuilder in history to get a perfect score from the judges, the next year he placed second to frank zane at the mr. Mike mentzers heavy duty, highintensity training is the hottest topic in bodybuilding. This article is dedicated to the memory of mike mentzer, whether right or. While many people know the basics of heavy duty training, the advanced techniques are known by only a few.
Another point mentzer stressed was that only one set for each major muscle group is needed to achieve maximal results. I use it exactly as outlined and advocated in his book heavy duty ii. Mans possession of a rational mind makes it possible and necessary for him to. I have some doubts in my own mind as to whether some of what mike believed was true. It was the essential basic heavy duty routine consisting of four to five sets per bodypart and broken into two workouts. Mike mentzers heavy duty workout or high intensity training h. Explaining the relationship between mans mind and art, ayn rand wrote, in an essay titled, the psychoepistemology of art, while, in other areas of knowledge, men have outgrown the practice of seeking the guidance of mystic oracles, in the field of aesthetics this practice has remained in full. In this post im going to show you a powerful bodybuilding method called heavy duty training. Mentzer kept me captivated, mostly by seeing how well he argues basic logic and the insights he gave into. May 30, 2017 in spending nearly all of his adulthood refining his heavy duty training system, mike mentzer 19512001 had only one goal. Mike mentzer client results high intensity training with. Mike mentzers heavy duty training cut the volume up the. Hey bros trying to get my diet down so that i can do my shopping week to week and just get what i need.
He seemed bitter in many interviews, especially at arnold as i remember, and his insistance that his 1 rep system was the best got a little tedious at times. In spending nearly all of his adulthood refining his heavy duty training system, mike mentzer 19512001 had only one goal. Mike mentzer heavy duty 2 training routine sign in to follow this. A classic mike mentzer hit routine sports determinants. T is explored in the following article, allowing you to make your own mind up about with the heavy duty h. I was forced to abandon it the first time about five years ago when i developed tendinitis in my right knee. I usually eat higher carbs and moderate protein putting on. Mike mentzers heavy duty training system muscle insider. However, i would recommend mikes earlier books heavy duty and heavy duty ii. Mike mentzer heavy duty chapter 1 the flat earth society. The following is an excerpt from mike mentzer s heavy duty chapter 1 bodybuilders are confused.
See i dont like training but want the body so doing the minimum is best for me. Weight training, he insisted, had to be brief, infrequent, and intense, in order to attain the best results in the shortest amount of time. The advanced and super advanced techniques were fully researched and tested by mike in the late 70s, but following the infamous 1980 mr. Ive used mike mentzers routines with some success in the past see my previous blog posts about my experience with mentzers perfect consolidated routine and have decided to perform the ideal routine again. So maybe, just maybe, if you have tried heavy duty and it stopped working it was because you didnt know the higher techniques on your way up the ladder of intensity. Mike mentzer 3 day workout routine i found this on youtube and wanted to share it with you guys. Viator who didnt train heavy duty ever he sneaked in volume, and mentzer who burnt out quickly training this way were the only two left. Here we can see mike mentoring markus reinhardt on the heavy duty stuff. There are concepts in this book that will greatly benefit anyone serious about building their body and mind. Mike mentzer heavy duty training system ironman zpnxymj7xglv. He trains in a similiar manner to mike mentzer s heavy duty style. Jul 02, 2008 clip of mike mentzer with one his clients. Mind and body, mentzer wrote, it only takes one set to failure to trigger the growth mechanism into motion.
The routines can be used by beginners and advanced bodybuilders alike. Mind and body, com o ultimo aprimoramento do heavy duty. The important thing is when you make the switch to heavy duty you have one less problem to rack your brain with. I have this if anyone is interested pm me and ill send it to you i have a few other books as well which ill dig out. By vandangos, january 17, 20 in advanced bodybuilding. I first got interested in bodybuilding back in 1978, at that time mike mentzer was rocketing up the bodybuilding ranks. Mike mentzer heavy duty pdf booklet mma specific training. And so heavy duty for advanced and super advanced trainees became all but lost, even though mike made the best gains of his life using these techniques. Although there is considerable debate on what hit is the main difference between mentzer and darden is that mentzer dropped down to a very low amount of exercise.
My most resultproducing routine by john heart old but strong. The following is an excerpt from mike mentzers heavy duty ii. The following two images contain the routine that mike mentzer used prior to his heavy duty training and how his physique was built. Any exercise carried on beyond what is required to stimulate growth is overtraining, your worst enemy. Hit was his preferred way to train because it yields the best results in the shortest amount of time. Has anyone tried heavy duty style traininghigh intensity style training similar to that of mike mentzer and dorian yates the most famous names i guess. O hit foi criado no inicio dos anos 70 por arthur jones, criador da nautilus. Heavy duty training was mike mentzers encapsulation of high intensity training hit. Chapter 6 serving the needs of the growth mechanism mans possession of a rational mind makes it possible and necessary for him to act longrange under the guidance of his mind. From the wisdom of mike mentzer mike held that one set taken to the point where no. Explaining the relationship between mans mind and art, ayn rand wrote, in an essay titled, the psychoepistemology of art, while, in other areas of knowledge, men have outgrown the practice of seeking the guidance of mystic oracles, in the field of aesthetics this practice has remained in full force and is becoming more crudely obvious today. While mike mentzer served in the us air force, he worked 12hour shifts, and then followed that up with marathon workouts as was the accepted standard in those days. The following is an excerpt from mike mentzers heavy duty. He simply felt the whole body could be stimulated with only 2 3 exercises per workout.
Allow mike mentzer to dispel the myths surrounding the training programs recommended by todays drug taking. The following article will give you more info on why high intensity is the best way to. Explaining the relationship between mans mind and art, ayn rand wrote, in an essay titled, the psychoepistemology of art, while, in other areas of knowledge, men have outgrown the practice of seeking the guidance of mystic oracles, in the. Oct 23, 2007 i have this if anyone is interested pm me and ill send it to you i have a few other books as well which ill dig out. The heavy duty site provides the latest information on training, nutrition and the mind s relationship to bodybuilding.
Whats your take on mentzers heavy duty training system. The intensity generated during the workoutswill vary according to the inpiduals existing level of strength and development. Mind and body over the newer ones you get perspective that way. I thought it was an awesome book and read it in less than a day. Jun 01, 2001 due to the resurgence of restpause training, we present the following excerpt from mike mentzer s heavy duty journal. Due to the resurgence of restpause training, we present the following excerpt from mike mentzers heavy duty journal. They train heavy, in good form, intense, and then theyre outta there.
Muscles in minutes mike mentzer training routines mike. The important thing is that you adhere to the basic tenets of theheavy duty training system at all times. Mike mentzer s lost heavy duty secrets by paul becker of truly huge. Fellas im wondering if anyone has heard of mentzers thoughts on consolidation training and its effectiveness. Mike mentzer bodybuilding heavy duty nutrition complete.
They say that the body can literally steal calories from fat and shunt them to. Later he introduced his highintensity training workout to dorian yates, six times mr. Darden recommends full body routines 2 3x per week. This article is dedicated to the memory of mike mentzer, whether right or wrong he sure made us think. However, i would recommend mike s earlier books heavy duty and heavy duty ii. Ive been wanting to read this series for years, but havent been able to afford the outlandish price asked on amazon, and elsewhere, for used copies. I have no problem with mentzers approach to performing a set or choice of exercises. The inventor of nautilus, arthur jones, called this pullover the upperbody squat, and he believed it would lead to bigger lats than had ever been seen before.
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