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Re: Mike Mentzer- Journey to his final days
« Reply #50 on: January 27, 2015, 07:10:43 PM »
Is it safe to say that the amphetamines ate his brain and turned mike into a schizophrenic maybe as far back as the 70's?

Yes, and it also killed his heart.

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Re: Mike Mentzer- Journey to his final days
« Reply #51 on: January 27, 2015, 07:41:01 PM »
So mentzers heart issues was gear related im guessing correct?

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Re: Mike Mentzer- Journey to his final days
« Reply #52 on: January 27, 2015, 08:30:27 PM »
Ray dropping dead so soon after is strange as hell.

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Re: Mike Mentzer- Journey to his final days
« Reply #53 on: January 27, 2015, 08:31:59 PM »
Ray dropping dead so soon after is strange as hell.

And sad. 

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Re: Mike Mentzer- Journey to his final days
« Reply #54 on: January 27, 2015, 08:35:09 PM »
And sad. 

Of course, but how does that happen? Any idea what killed the two?

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Re: Mike Mentzer- Journey to his final days
« Reply #55 on: January 27, 2015, 08:39:32 PM »
Ray dropping dead so soon after is strange as hell.

not that strange if he intentionally OD'd on painkillers

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Re: Mike Mentzer- Journey to his final days
« Reply #56 on: January 27, 2015, 08:41:36 PM »
Of course, but how does that happen? Any idea what killed the two?

Whatever it was I seriously doubt that it was congenital in nature.  Of course it really could have been just that but the heavy drug use just accelerated what might happen into what did happen.

Arnold lost to Zane and Sergio and instead of whining about it and quitting, he became pissed and more determined than ever to be the best.  Mike?  Polar opposite.  

They were both dinky when they passed on and while its true that one cannot stay massive forever, they were not even fit in the same sense as the late Jack Lalanne  who was well  into his ninties when he assumed room temperature.

I think Mike was right in that AAS mess with not just your body but also your mind.  This does not diminish his contributions to bodybuilding in any way but does point out the frailties of the human condition even when the body is bolstered by AAS.

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Re: Mike Mentzer- Journey to his final days
« Reply #57 on: January 27, 2015, 08:44:09 PM »
not that strange if he intentionally OD'd on painkillers

I didn't know.

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Re: Mike Mentzer- Journey to his final days
« Reply #58 on: January 27, 2015, 09:14:58 PM »
1976 mr America... He went downhill from there.

This was the Mr North America contest

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