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Mike Mentzer (b. November 15, 1951) (d.June 10, 2001) was a former IFBB professional bodybuilder, businessman, author and philosopher. is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
June 10 is the 161st day of the year (162nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...
IFBB Logo The International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB) is a bodybuilding organization founded in 1946 by Ben and Joe Weider. ...
Professional Bodybuilder Gustavo Badell posing Bodybuilding is the process of maximizing muscle hypertrophy through the combination of weight training, sufficient caloric intake, and rest. ...
Bodybuilding philosophy
Mentzer took the bodybuilding concepts developed by Arthur Jones and attempted to perfect them. Through years of study, observation, knowledge of stress physiology and the most up-to-date scientific information available, and careful use of his reasoning abilities, Mentzer devised and successfully implemented the only theory of bodybuilding. Mentzer's theories are intended to help a person achieve their full genetic potential within the shortest amount of time. Arthur Jones, born in Arkansas in 1926, is the founder of Nautilus, Inc. ...
Mentzer was an Objectivist, and he insisted that philosophy and bodybuilding are one and the same. He said "Man, is an indivisible entity, an integrated unit of mind and body." Thus, his books contain as much philosophy as they do bodybuilding information. Objectivism is the philosophical system developed by Russian-American philosopher and writer Ayn Rand. ...
High-Intensity Training the Mike Mentzer Way was Mentzer's final work. In it, he detailed the principles of high intensity weight training. Weight training, he insisted, had to be brief, infrequent, and intense, in order to attain the best results in the shortest amount of time. Heavy Duty II also espouses critical thinking. In this book, Mentzer shows why people need to use their reasoning ability to live happy, mature, adult lives, and he shows readers how to go about doing so. A complete weight training workout can be performed with a pair of adjustable dumbbells and a set of weight disks (plates). ...
Mentzer was also known for his adoption of the approach that "a calorie is a calorie", and would often torment bodybuilders who were strictly dieting, by freely eating Danishes and other off-limit foods close to competitions.
Mentzer's Heavy Duty training system
Mike Mentzer's training system, referred to as Heavy Duty, is one of many abbreviated, or low volume, strength training systems. Mentzer's system is based on the principle of "intensity" as emphasized by Arthur Jones. According to Mentzer, biologists and physiologists since the nineteenth century have known that hypertrophy is directly related to intensity, not duration, of effort (Mentzer 2003;39). Most bodybuilding and weightlifting authorities do not take into account the severe nature of the stress imposed by heavy, strenuous resistance exercise carried to a point of momentary muscular failure. Mentzer's early 1990 Heavy Duty program involved 7-9 sets per workout on a three day per week schedule. He ultimately modified that routine until most of his clients were doing only 2-5 sets per workout and training once every 4-8 days. One Mentzer pupil reports doing one set per week, with the whole body trained by only three movements over three weeks. (www.mikementzer.com; How Brief is Brief Enough? by D. Sears). In practical terms, this means that while most muscle magazine writers and personal trainers advocate at least 60-100 sets per week, with as many as 24 sets per body part, Mentzer contends that only a tiny fraction of such work is required. Normally, a high-intensity set is carried to a point of positive failure. For advanced lifters or bodybuilders, Mentzer recommends the regular use of "intensity techniques" such as negative-only training, forced reps, rest-pause reps, and static holds (Mentzer 2003;90-99). Mentzer's Ideal routine is as follows: a. chest and back; b. legs; c. delts and arms; d. legs. Mentzer also recommended three to seven rest days between workouts. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ...
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Example, one set to failure per exercise:
A. pec deck, superset with incline db press; machine pullovers, superset with chins; standard deadlifts.
B. leg extension/squat superset; one-leg calf raise.
C. side lateral, reverse (rear delt) pecdeck, Nautilus curls, weighted dips.
d. leg extension/horizontal leg press superset; toe press on quad press machine.
Note: as the 45-degree leg sled can be damaging for the lower back, do squats instead of leg presses unless you have access to a Hammer, Nautilus, or Universal horizontal leg press.
Mentzer's advanced routine is adopted after progress ceases on the 4-way split. The advanced system involves heavy compound movements only (Mentzer 2003;134-167). A typical advanced split involves two different full-body routines performed over 14-35 days.
Example: 1. hexbar deadlifts, universal behind-neck presses, standing calf raises; 2. squats, incline smith rack presses, narrow curl-grip pulldowns or chins.
Reference: Mentzer/Little HIGH INTENSITY TRAINING THE MIKE MENTZER WAY. McGraw-Hill, 2003. See Mentzer's self-published HEAVY DUTY JOURNAL (1979) for further insights on the use of rest-pause.
Competitive history - 1971 Mr. America - AAU, 10th
- 1971 Teen Mr America - AAU, 2nd
- 1975 Mr. America - IFBB, Medium, 3rd
- 1975 Mr. USA - ABBA, Medium, 2nd
- 1976 Mr. America - IFBB, Overall Winner
- 1976 Mr. America - IFBB, Medium, 1st
- 1976 Mr. Universe - IFBB, MiddleWeight, 2nd
- 1977 North American Championships - IFBB, Overall Winner
- 1977 North American Championships - IFBB, MiddleWeight, 1st
- 1977 Mr. Universe - IFBB, HeavyWeight, 2nd
- 1978 USA vs the World - IFBB, HeavyWeight, 1st
- 1978 World Amateur Championships - IFBB, HeavyWeight, 1st
- 1979 Canada Pro Cup - IFBB, 2nd
- 1979 Florida Pro Invitational - IFBB, 1st
- 1979 Night of Champions - IFBB, 3rd
- 1979 Mr. Olympia - IFBB, HeavyWeight, 1st
- 1979 Pittsburgh Pro Invitational - IFBB, 2nd
- 1979 Southern Pro Cup - IFBB, 1st
- 1980 Mr. Olympia - IFBB, 5th
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Bodybuilding career Mentzer started competing in local physique contests when he was eighteen. His first contest was in 1969. In 1971 he suffered his worst defeat, placing 10th at the AAU Mr. America, which was won by Casey Viator. Mentzer considered his presence at this contest important later on as it was here that he met Viator who gave Mentzer the contact information for his trainer Arthur Jones. (Mentzer would contact Jones in later years to learn the latter's theories which he would then incorporate into his own training system.) After a layoff of a few years, he returned to competition in 1975 at the Mr. America placing third behind Robby Robinson and Roger Callard. Mentzer went on to win that competition in 1976. He won the 1977 North America championships in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1977 and competed a week later at the 1977 Mr. Universe in Nimes, France placing second to Kal Szkalak. Casey Viator (born September 4, 1951 in Lafayette, Louisiana [1]) was the youngest ever AAU Mr. ...
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In 1978, Mentzer won the Mr. Universe in Acapulco, Mexico with the first and (thus far) only perfect score. He became a professional bodybuilder after the 1978 Universe win. In late 1979, Mentzer won the heavyweight class of the Mr. Olympia but lost in the overall to Frank Zane who was awarded the title for a third time that year. Some in the bodybuilding community believe that Mentzer should have won the 1980 Mr. Olympia even though he placed fourth (in a tie with Boyer Coe) behind Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chris Dickerson and Frank Zane. The title went to Arnold Schwarzenegger, who made a one-off return to competition after a 4 year hiatus from the sport. Many felt Arnold was not in shape for the contest. Mentzer quit competitive bodybuilding after the show at the age of 29. Mentzer maintained that the contest was rigged until the day he died, though he eventually got on good terms with Arnold. Acapulco, also known as Acapulco de Juárez, is a city and major sea port in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast of Mexico, 190 miles S.S.W. of Mexico City, at 16. ...
Frank Zane on the cover of Mind, Body, Spirit Frank Zane (born June 28, 1942 in Kingston, Pennsylvania) is an American former professional bodybuilder and teacher. ...
Boyer Coe (born August 15, 1946 in Lake Charles, Louisiana) is a American former professional bodybuilder. ...
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Final years and death Following the loss at the 1980 Mr. Olympia, Mentzer reportedly ran into numerous problems. In the late 1970's Mike is was reported to have begun using amphetamines, claiming he only took them as an ergogenic aid to help facilitate a hectic lifestyle. Mentzer left his position at Weider Publications shortly after his loss at the Mr. Olympia contest, and suffered financially as a result. He did land a job in 1985 as editor of the newly launched Workout Magazine, however when that failed and that same year his father died, Mentzer reportedly suffered a mental breakdown. According to Peter McGough, editor-in-chief of FLEX Magazine, stories began to surface of Mentzer exhibiting some very erratic behaviour. Stories of him running naked through the streets, directing traffic, telling prophecies about the end of the world, being arrested by the police numerous times and even waiting for aliens to land were all published in magazines at one point or another. Popular bodybuilding writer Dan Duchaine even suggested that Mentzer was drinking his own urine at the time. Mike denied this in a 2001 interview with Iron Man magazine. Nonetheless, according to McGough some of these stories are true.[1] Mentzer was also regularly institutionalized between 1985 up until 1990, when he finally kicked his amphetamine habit. Drug free, Mike returned to training bodybuilders and writing for Ironman Magazine, and spent much of the 1990s regaining his stature in the bodybuilding industry. Amphetamine is a synthetic drug originally developed (and still used) as an appetite suppressant. ...
Josef E. Joe Weider (born November 29, 1922 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is the co-founder of the International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB) along with brother Ben Weider and creator of the Mr. ...
Dan Duchaine as depicted on the back cover of his book Underground Steroid Handbook Daniel Dan Duchaine (1952 - January 12, 2000) was a former American bodybuilder, author, two time convicted felon and philosopher. ...
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Mentzer died on June 9, 2001. He was found dead in his apartment by his younger brother and fellow bodybuilder Ray Mentzer due to heart complications. Two days later, his brother Ray also died in his sleep after complications from his long term battle with Berger's disease. June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ...
Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...
Ray Mentzer was born on August 2, 1953 and was the brother of Mike Mentzer and winner of the 1979 Mr. ...
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