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Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 113: Mike Mentzer’s Herculean Physique

Mike Mentzer looking Herculean in the gym while relaxed, cropped photo

Mike Mentzer’s physique was thick. Even relaxed he looked Herculean, as in this gym shot from the ’70s. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 1970s, 1979, 1980 Mr. Olympia, arnold, bodybuilding zen, frank zane, hypertrophy, mentzer, mike mentzer, modified pre-ex, mr. olympia, physique, pre-ex, stx method

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 74: Mike Mentzer Beach Mass

Mike Mentzer on a beach in Australia, cropped

This impressive shot of Mike Mentzer was taken by Wayne Gallasch on a beach in Australia. It really captures Mike’s herculean mass that captivated the bodybuilding world back in the 1970s… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 1970s, 1978 Mr. Universe, 1979, 1980 Mr. Olympia, Australia, beach, beach body, bodybuilding zen, fiber types, forced reps, frank zane, full-body workout, heavy duty, hypertrophy, mentzer, mike mentzer, mr. olympia, mr. universe, negatives, pre-ex 3x, protect your family, quick-start muscle building, roger schwab, self defense, stx method, stx workout, Wayne Gallasch

Arnold vs. Mentzer—No-Cardio Fat-to-Muscle Training

Mentzer side triceps - Arnold vs. Mentzer—No-Cardio Fat-to-Muscle Training

Q: First off, I just picked up The Ultimate Fat-to-Muscle Workout, and it’s fantastic. I learned so much reading it, which I did at one sitting. Great info and easy-to-understand-and-follow workout, just what I need to kick off a new training program. In the first chapter, you tell the story about Arnold getting ripped and vascular without cardio. Didn’t Mike Mentzer do the same thing but with a lot fewer sets? It’s interesting that their training styles were so different, yet they both got very lean without much, if any, cardio. Do you think a lot of it could be genetics, and us average Joes need more cardio?

A: While genetics could have something to do with it, it might not have as big an impact as you might think. As far as Arnold vs. Mentzer, The key to both of their [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: arnold, arnold schwarzenegger, arnold vs. mentzer, cardio, end-of-set negatives, fat burning, fat-to-muscle, forced reps, genetics, GH, growth hormone, heavy weights, high-intensity training, mentzer, microtrauma, mike mentzer, muscle damage, muscle-repair, negative-accentuated, negatives, no cardio, ripped, volume training

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