Mike mentzers heavy duty workout sucks for naturals. High intensity training is a great way to build strength and hypertrophy. Jan 03, 2003 highintensity training the mike mentzer way ebook written by mike mentzer, john r. Men who made this training popular were mike and ray mentzer, casey viator and dorian yates. He used hit to sculpt a body like a greek god and become the first bodybuilder. You will get more done in 30 minutes in 2 sets than 25 sets of high volume training. The advanced and super advanced techniques were fully researched and tested by mike in the late 70s, but following the infamous 1980 mr. John little is the coauthor with mike mentzer of high intensity training the mike mentzer way new york. In spite of mike mentzers theories and physical results, many have questioned his concept of training the muscles to momentary failure while controlling load variables with slow movements, other studies have found some very significant positive findings. Book i referenced was body by science by dr doug mcguff. Universe competition this oneofakind book profiles the highintensity training hit techniques pioneered by the late mike mentzer, the legendary bodybuilder, leading trainer, and renowned bodybuilding consultant. I have to say i dont agree with quite a bit of what mike said, but i respect his views and have written it here as he said it.
His hit training methods smashed the traditional 6 days a week training programs used by bodybuilders. Mike mentzers heavy duty training cut the volume up the. Mar 05, 2019 mike mentzer highintensity training the mike mentzer way, p. Highintensity training the mike mentzer way was mentzers final work. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. In highintensity training the mike mentzer way, mentzer wrote, carrying a set to a point where you are forced to utilize 100 percent of your momentary ability is the single most important factor in increasing size and strength.
He used hit to sculpt a body like a greek god and become the first bodybuilder to win the mr. Highintensity training the mike mentzer way on apple books. Mentzer adopted the hit philosophy of arthur jones and expanded it into his own radical system, named heavy. The program is reported to be one mike actually followed. Each workout is followed by 47 days of complete rest. By bret contreras august 4, 2010 strength, strength training. Buy highintensity training the mike mentzer way by mentzer, mike, little, john isbn. He later created a consolidated routine which had even less exercises. The advanced techniques, most productive workouts, and lifetransforming personal philosophies of bodybuilding legend mike mentzer. Oct 29, 2017 heavy duty training and philosophy of mike mentzer. Carrying a set to a point where you are forced to utilize 100 percent of your momentary ability is the single most important factor in increasing size and strength mike mentzer highintensity training the mike mentzer.
Mentzer came to highintensity training after losing a contest and finding that the winner, casey viator, trained that way. Highintensity training the mike mentzer way free pdf. Hit was his preferred way to train because it yields the best results in the shortest amount of time. Highintensity training the mike mentzer way was mentzer s final work. The original highintensity training system gets an update for todays gym warrior. Feb 12, 2019 high intensity training the mike mentzer way mike mentzer with john little the new high intensity training. The training takes into account the number of repetitions, the amount of weight, and the amount of time the muscle is exposed to tension in order to. Highintensity bodybuilding advice from the first man to win a perfect score in the mr. Whatever your level of fitness, you can kick your musclesand your mindinto high gear with the radical training philosophies and advanced bodybuilding techniques of mike mentzer, the first bodybuilder to ever garner a perfect score in the mr. Mentzer though, built on this model, opted for a heavy duty variation. The final book written by the legendary mike mentzer. Its just that the scientific arguments in jones nautilus books and mentzer s books are empty. Highintensity training the mike mentzer way by john little. Olympias, as highintensity training rode the crest of its foremost adherent, mike mentzer, it seemed on the verge of transforming bodybuilding.
Some of the readers may be old enough to remember the preachings of the late ayn randobsessed mike mentzer and his heavy duty training hdt philosophy, or perhaps hit training espoused by stuart mcrobert who wrote the book brawn. Interview with john little high intensity business. Mike mentzer was a legendary bodybuilder who won the 1978 mr. Nowadays hit enthusiasts often perform fewer reps, preferring the 610 range. The heavy duty site provides the latest information on training, nutrition and the minds relationship to bodybuilding. The hit or high intensity training methodology was popularized by the legendary arthur jones who many still consider to be one of the most brilliant innovators in the field of exercise science. The wisdom of mike mentzer download ebook pdf, epub.
Highintensity training, mentzerstyle rogue health and fitness. The ideal workout by arthur jones physical culture study. Legs are given a little more reps than the upper body. The wisdom of mike mentzer download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. Highintensity training hit is a form of strength training popularized in the 1970s by arthur jones, the founder of nautilus. Click download or read online button to get the wisdom of mike mentzer book now. Heavy duty training was mike mentzers encapsulation of high intensity training hit. My encounter with mike mentzer the seminar strength oldschool. You see mentzer created quite a lot of commotion with his heavy duty training articles. May 30, 2017 in spending nearly all of his adulthood refining his heavy duty training system, mike mentzer 19512001 had only one goal. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. A new study confirms mike mentzers onceaweek training. Mike mentzer s heavy duty, highintensity training is the hottest topic in bodybuilding.
Highintensity training the mike mentzer way ive heard really good things about this book and i am looking for a new and challenging routine. In it, he detailed the principles of high intensity weight training. The best musclebuilding system youve never tried ellington darden. Highintensity training the mike mentzer way by john. Mentzer adopted the hit philosophy of arthur jones and expanded it into his own radical system, named heavy duty.
His highly effective, proven approach enables bodybuilders to get resultsand win competitionsby doing shorter, less frequent workouts each week. Mentzer sharkey does not, and has not approved, or authorized to date any other production company to release films of, by, or about mike mentzer, ray mentzer, or heavy duty highintensity training in any manner or form whatsoever. This oneofakind book profiles the highintensity training hit techniques pioneered by the late mike mentzer, the legendary bodybuilder, leading trainer, and renowned bodybuilding consultant. Little is now available for phone consultations regarding mentzer s revolutionary heavy duty training system. Little was jones to know that his new training machines would soon. Now you can finally obtain the distilled wisdom of mike mentzers over 30 years of study and research into the ultimate nature of bodybuilding training. High intensity training the mike mentzer way still a bestseller and always in stock. High intensity training the mike mentzer way this book was penned by john little who was working with mike a lot prior to his death. I hoped to see mike again but when i visited the gym a week later he had gone. Heavy duty training was mike mentzer s encapsulation of high intensity training hit.
Mike mentzer wrote several books on this subject and some bodybuilders dont agree with his principles, but that is hard to argue considering the awesome physique mike mentzer had. Universe, becoming the first bodybuilder ever to get a perfect score from the judges. The following two images contain the routine that mike mentzer used prior to his heavy duty training and how his physique was built. Aug 04, 2010 some of the readers may be old enough to remember the preachings of the late ayn randobsessed mike mentzer and his heavy duty training hdt philosophy, or perhaps hit training espoused by stuart mcrobert who wrote the book brawn. Much of the book was actually written by mike and john added a bit. Highintensity training the mike mentzer way 97800783301 by mentzer, mike. Disappointed with the state of modern bodybuilding training, he decided to revive and update hit, the revolutionary and controversial training method that once changed the face of muscle building.
Why dorian yates mike mentzer heavy duty training will not work for you. Mike mentzers high intensity weight training motleyhealth. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read highintensity training the mike mentzer way. High intensity training hit gain thick and dense muscle. John littles amazon collection includes books on mike mentzer, training protocols, bruce lee, and will durant. Considering the lack of sciencebased knowledge, supplements and the variety of elaborate training techniques we have today, that win was a huge accomplishment that launched mike s future career. This would require a weight that would take you to failure in between 6 and 9 reps. A classic mike mentzer hit routine sports determinants. A paperback original highintensity bodybuilding advice from the first man to win a perfect score in the mr. Highintensity training the mike mentzer way bodybuilding.
Highintensity training the mike mentzer way by mike mentzer. Mentzer and jones were fairly undiplomatic in proclaiming their scientific intellectual superiority to the rest of the weight training. Mike mentzers training style developed from hit, highintensity training that was founded by arthur jones in the 70s. All of mentzer s training explorations were designed to help you put on as much muscle as your genetic potential would allow in the fastest time while doing the least amount of exercise possible. While many people know the basics of heavy duty training, the advanced techniques are known by only a few.
Dec 16, 2002 buy highintensity training the mike mentzer way by mentzer, mike, little, john isbn. Weight training, he insisted, had to be brief, infrequent, and intense, to attain the best results in the shortest amount of time. Highintensity training the mike mentzer way mike mentzer. Mentzer wasnt afraid to express his rather negative and yet very true opinion of the whole bodybuilding industry. Buy highintensity training the mike mentzer way book online. That doesnt mean heavy duty or hit is a bad way to train. Here is a classic mike mentzer hit routine from his early training. Mike said that all bodybuilders were overtraining and this was slowing down their progress, and while most bodybuilders like arnold were training for 2 or more hours a day 6 days a week and doing 20 or more sets per body part, mike was only doing 30 minutes. The hit experiment, part i in case youre wondering what hit stands for, it means high intensity training, popularized by the late arthur jones. So there you have it an eyewitness account of a seminar with the intellectual. Mike mentzer did not invent high intensity weight training, but he made it popular. This oneofakind book profiles the highintensity training hit techniques pioneered by the late mike mentzer, the legendary bodybuilder, leading trainer, and. In june 1970, arthur jones, the father of high intensity training, published the ideal workout in bodybuilding magazine muscular development. His highly effective, proven approach enables a paperback original.
Considering the lack of sciencebased knowledge, supplements and the variety of elaborate training techniques we have today, that win was a huge accomplishment that launched mikes future career. In the article, posted below, jones set out the importance of vigorous training as well as promoting his new brand of exercise machines. It uses the restpause method of lifting that was popularized by mike mentzer, a former mr. Finally in the mid 1990s mike teamed up with all natural muscular development magazine and released mike mentzer s new advanced high intensity training program. Buy highintensity training the mike mentzer way book online at best prices in india on. Not my cup of tea, but there are many roads to rome. Unfortunately, not all that came from mike mentzer was truth and honesty. The scientifically proven program for building muscle mass in minimum time by john little. Mentzer believed that working to failure is essential to get the greatest musclebuilding results from training. Universe contest in 1978, and he used a highintensity system. Jones also had many devout followers over the years including the legendary yet controversial mike mentzer. He says that at the time he won, his total weekly workout time was under 2. His socalled heavy duty training system assembled under the principles of highintensity training does not work as advertised unless youre taking steroids.
The training focuses on performing quality weight training repetitions to the point of momentary muscular failure. Bodybuilding routine mike mentzer hit training video duration. Mike mentzer s bodybuilding peaked after performing restpause routines, which is an old system of lifting involving singlerep maximums interspersed with brief 10 second rest periods. One of my trainees recently sent me his copy of one of the mike mentzer books that i hadnt read. During his time in the military, while also doing his bodybuilding training the old fashioned way very long training sessions with many sets and hundreds of reps he came across casey viator, who was the winner of mikes first bodybuilding competition.
The hit resurrection started with the publication of his new book, the new highintensity training. You will note this routine is nothing like what mike advocated later in his career. Little, john and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Mike mentzers heavy duty, highintensity training is the hottest topic in bodybuilding. Jul 21, 2015 in june 1970, arthur jones, the father of high intensity training, published the ideal workout in bodybuilding magazine muscular development. After 2 months of trying hit, my strength and muscle gains started to increase steadily. Bodybuilding legend samir bannout with mike mentzer. Highintensity training the mike mentzer way by mike. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. During the next two decades, mike mentzer created a lot of fuss with the unconventional training philosophy he wrote about in his heavy duty articles and which emphasized brief, intensive and infrequent workouts.
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