Here’s high-intensity advocate and pro bodybuilder Mike Mentzer’s answer to those who asked how he accounted for the success of all of the top bodybuilders who used high-volume workouts (John Balik photo)… [Read more…]
Mass Mantra #46
Here’s a quote from respected hypertrophy researcher Chris Beardsley on volume as you become more advanced… [Read more…]
Mass Mantra #39
Here’s another quote from former pro bodybuilder Mike Mentzer that’s especially pertinent today… [Read more…]
Your Best # of Sets for Mass—new study, part 1
I’ve ranted about the workout-recovery moving target: Your best number of sets per week and optimal intensity for hypertrophy can vary… [Read more…]
I was wrong
In last Monday’s newsletter, I had a quote from Mike Mentzer on how steroids significantly enhance recovery for faster muscle growth… [Read more…]
Mass Mantra #37
Here’s another interesting quote from Mike Mentzer on steroids and recovery (John Balik photo)… [Read more…]
Mass Mantra #36
Mike Mentzer was a proponent of the pre-exhaustion method—using an isolation exercise prior to a multi-joint, or compound, move. For example, using cable flyes prior to decline presses.
Another is eight-time Mr. Olympia Lee Haney. Here’s what he had to say in a recent interview (photo by Art Zeller)… [Read more…]
Mentzer’s High Intensity: Right or Wrong? Part 9
Mike Mentzer’s training concepts work for many bodybuilders. Mr. Olympia Dorian Yates trained in that style… [Read more…]
Mentzer’s High Intensity: Right or Wrong? Part 8
So training to all-out failure does get to the most fast-twitch fibers, but it also produces the most stress and damage, specifically on the last rep… [Read more…]
Mentzer’s High Intensity: Right or Wrong? Part 7
In the last training newsletter I said that volume, intensity, frequency and choosing the correct exercises are all factors governing damage that produces overtraining… [Read more…]
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