Mike Mentzer’s quote on overtraining in Monday’s Mass Mantra newsletter is thought provoking…
He, along with some researchers, believe that it can lead to serious illness, such as heart disease and cancer, if it’s prolonged… [Read more…]
Mass Mantra #33
It’s becoming more clear that training efficiency that avoids damaging your joints and muscles is best for the fastest mass gains as well as for your future health.
Here’s a quote from high-intensity advocate and former pro bodybuilder Mike Mentzer on that subject (Wayne Gallasch photo). [Read more…]
Mentzer’s High Intensity: Right or Wrong? Part 5
Yesterday I mentioned that Mentzer’s high-intensity workouts weren’t as efficient as they could’ve been due to not emphasizing the biomechanically ideal exercises as well as not applying the latest hypertrophy research (he died in 2001).
His methods could’ve been significantly better at stimulating mass with a few tweaks. Let’s review his go-to quad routine: [Read more…]
Mentzer’s High Intensity: Right or Wrong? Part 4
A few pieces of key mass-building information have been revealed over the past three parts on Mike Mentzer’s high-intensity training: [Read more…]
Mentzer’s High Intensity: Right or Wrong? Part 3
For older bodybuilders, haphazard training is more of a threat than ever—if they’re not on anabolic steroids that is…
The older you get, the more precise and efficient your training should be to avoid over-stressing your recovery ability and creating excess muscle damage. [Read more…]
Mentzer’s High Intensity: Right or Wrong? Part 1
Q: You’ve quoted Mike Mentzer a lot, and your current workouts are similar to his. But you’ve also featured Arnold’s training and mentioned that your Positions-of-Flexion method has some roots with him. Do you agree more with the Heavy Duty high-intensity approach or Arnold’s volume style? [Read more…]
Mass Mantra #30
Here’s a thought-provoking quote from former pro bodybuilder and high-intensity-training advocate Mike Mentzer: [Read more…]
Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 213: Mike Mentzer’s Directional Mass
When anyone requested the “bodybuilder-giving-directions” pose, Mike Mentzer obliged without hesitation, raising his arms with a slow head turn and stating, “Make a right at the Arby’s.” [Read more…]
Mass Mantra #24
Here’s a quote from Mike Mentzer, high-intensity training innovator and legendary pro bodybuilder… [Read more…]
Speed Sets to Pack On New Muscle
In the last training newsletter, I mentioned that I was always perplexed that the biggest bodybuilders did most of their sets with a fast rep tempo.
Even high-intensity advocate Mike Mentzer, who preached lifting in two seconds and lowering in three to five, used a faster tempo much of the time—1.5 to two seconds per rep. [Read more…]
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