Mike Mentzer - One of Bodybuildings GOATs!!!

[Royalty]

I have it on good authority that you once fought john little over a pair of mentzers soiled posing trunks and every night before going to bed you pull them over your face like a Cpap machine.

[beakdoctor]

In a "beautiful mind" sort of way, you've spent a lot of time connecting these dots, haven't you?

I can picture you now jotting down the activity of all these user names then struggling to calculate the probability as if it were advanced chaos theory math.

[Royalty]

In a "beautiful mind" sort of way, you've spent a lot of time connecting these dots, haven't you?

I can picture you now jotting down the activity of all these user names then struggling to calculate the probability as if it were advanced chaos theory math.

[beakdoctor]

Original. Good post. Who's the "Robot"?

[Rmj11]

If methzer was so great how come he's not even in the top 10 of greatest bodybuilders ever? 

[Royalty]

If methzer was so great how come he's not even in the top 10 of greatest bodybuilders ever?

[The Scott]

Per Mike himself, this was his most productive Heavy Duty/H.I.T. routine:

Workout 1 (Monday)

Legs
Superset
Leg extensions 1 x 6-8
Leg presses 1 x 6-8
Squats 1 x 6-8
Leg curls 2 x 6-8
Calf raises 2 x 6-8
Toe presses 1 x 6-8

Chest
Superset
Dumbbell flyes or pec deck 1-2 x 6-8
Incline presses 1-2 x 6-8
Dips 2 x 6-8

Triceps
Superset
Pushdowns 1 x 6-8
Dips 1 x 6-8
Lying triceps extensions 2 x 6-8

Workout 2 (Wednesday)

Back
Superset
Nautilus pullovers 2 x 6-8
Close-grip pulldowns 2 x 6-8
Bent-over barbell rows 2 x 6-8

Traps
Superset
Universal machine shrugs 2 x 6-8
Upright rows 2 x 6-8

Shoulders
Superset
Nautilus laterals 2 x 6-8
Nautilus presses 2 x 6-8
Rear-delt rows 2 x 6-8

Biceps
Standing barbell curls 1 x 6-8
Concentration curls 2 x 6-8

‘Was there anything else you did differently with this routine?’ I asked eagerly.

‘Yes, I used this type of routine throughout my professional bodybuilding career, but the greatest gains I got from it was when, rather than following it on the usual four-out-of-seven-day schedule, I began spacing it so I trained every other day on a split routine.

‘For instance, rather than train Monday and Tuesday on a split routine, working half the body on Monday and the other half on Tuesday’I would do the first half of the body on Monday, skip Tuesday to recuperate and then train on Wednesday, rest on Thursday and repeat the cycle again, starting on Friday. That was the most result-producing routine that I ever used.’

[Rmj11]

If methzer was so great how come he's not even in the top 10 of greatest bodybuilders ever

😉

[Rmj11]

Per Mike himself, this was his most productive Heavy Duty/H.I.T. routine:

Workout 1 (Monday)

Legs
Superset
Leg extensions 1 x 6-8
Leg presses 1 x 6-8
Squats 1 x 6-8
Leg curls 2 x 6-8
Calf raises 2 x 6-8
Toe presses 1 x 6-8

Chest
Superset
Dumbbell flyes or pec deck 1-2 x 6-8
Incline presses 1-2 x 6-8
Dips 2 x 6-8

Triceps
Superset
Pushdowns 1 x 6-8
Dips 1 x 6-8
Lying triceps extensions 2 x 6-8

Workout 2 (Wednesday)

Back
Superset
Nautilus pullovers 2 x 6-8
Close-grip pulldowns 2 x 6-8
Bent-over barbell rows 2 x 6-8

Traps
Superset
Universal machine shrugs 2 x 6-8
Upright rows 2 x 6-8

Shoulders
Superset
Nautilus laterals 2 x 6-8
Nautilus presses 2 x 6-8
Rear-delt rows 2 x 6-8

Biceps
Standing barbell curls 1 x 6-8
Concentration curls 2 x 6-8

‘Was there anything else you did differently with this routine?’ I asked eagerly.

‘Yes, I used this type of routine throughout my professional bodybuilding career, but the greatest gains I got from it was when, rather than following it on the usual four-out-of-seven-day schedule, I began spacing it so I trained every other day on a split routine.

‘For instance, rather than train Monday and Tuesday on a split routine, working half the body on Monday and the other half on Tuesday’I would do the first half of the body on Monday, skip Tuesday to recuperate and then train on Wednesday, rest on Thursday and repeat the cycle again, starting on Friday. That was the most result-producing routine that I ever used.’

methzer regressed with that routine. No wonder he couldn't win an Olympia.

[Royalty]

methzer regressed with that routine. No wonder he couldn't win an Olympia.

[Rmj11]

Arnold blows Yates away

[Royalty]

▫️

[Rmj11]

▫️

235 Ibs Arnold pooping all over 180Ibs Yates

[Royalty]

The 1st official casualty of the Upside Down Coffee Cup Challenge: Beakdoctor

😂

[beakdoctor]

Mentzer was a loser. His biggest accomplishment is losing a show and crying about it for the next 20 years. And finally dying due to his owm shitty decisions.  Further more he happily ripped off his own fan base by selling them on heavy duty routines that didn't work.

Figures royalty was a fan.

[bigbychoices]

Listen. Arnold could have been 300 lbs but that is NOT what the judges or bodybuilding was about. It was an art. To achieve  perfect symmetry and proportion and look like an art sculpture. Now days people just want big freaks that look stupid.  They think its bodybuilding. They think bodybuilding means getting as big as possible no matter what. They say its "body- building"  build the body up huge no matter.  BUT that is not what it is supposed to be.  So remember Arnolds greatest gift was his mind. He would and could accomplish anything . If judges wanted them to look like they do now he would have and would have been the best just like he was back then. So comparing him to these blobs nowdays is not right. He could have  but was focused on true bodybuilding. Had Arnold lost in 1980 he would have been pissed and came back and beat everyone fore the next 5 years just to prove his point.  Mentzer lost and lost big time. Not even close. And what did he do? quit and cry and and lose at life and you idiots think he was a "goat"  He had a decent build when by himself but put him next to a real bodybuilder and he is exposed for what he was. A DECENT bodybuilder but no winner

[Royalty]

Mentzer was a loser. His biggest accomplishment is losing a show and crying about it for the next 20 years. And finally dying due to his owm shitty decisions.  Further more he happily ripped off his own fan base by selling them on heavy duty routines that didn't work.

Figures royalty was a fan.

[beakdoctor]

How much money did you blow on Heavy Duty courses before you realized your hero was scamming you? Or are you too stupid to realize it still. Btw you have to actually workout in order for any routine to work. Fat fuck.

[illuminati]

Listen. Arnold could have been 300 lbs but that is NOT what the judges or bodybuilding was about. It was an art. To achieve  perfect symmetry and proportion and look like an art sculpture. Now days people just want big freaks that look stupid.  They think its bodybuilding. They think bodybuilding means getting as big as possible no matter what. They say its "body- building"  build the body up huge no matter.  BUT that is not what it is supposed to be.  So remember Arnolds greatest gift was his mind. He would and could accomplish anything . If judges wanted them to look like they do now he would have and would have been the best just like he was back then. So comparing him to these blobs nowdays is not right. He could have  but was focused on true bodybuilding. Had Arnold lost in 1980 he would have been pissed and came back and beat everyone fore the next 5 years just to prove his point.  Mentzer lost and lost big time. Not even close. And what did he do? quit and cry and and lose at life and you idiots think he was a "goat"  He had a decent build when by himself but put him next to a real bodybuilder and he is exposed for what he was. A DECENT bodybuilder but no winner

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Well stated

[Humble Narcissist]

How much money did you blow on Heavy Duty courses before you realized your hero was scamming you? Or are you too stupid to realize it still. Btw you have to actually workout in order for any routine to work. Fat fuck.

Just read any article he ever wrote. It was all the same. I can't believe anyone paid for his courses or personal training services.

[NarcissisticDeity]

 

[Royalty]

^^^^ Bodybuilders, Boxers, and MMA fighter’s are RARELY good business people.


Gary Strydom and Mike Christian did well for a while. Haney did well too.


Unfortunately, most just sell drugs. 

[oldtimer1]

^^^^ Bodybuilders, Boxers, and MMA fighter’s are RARELY good business people.


Gary Strydom and Mike Christian did well for a while. Haney did well too.


Unfortunately, most just sell drugs.

It seems Europe, Middle East and Asia fall for their fart powder and pre workout junk. They seem to make a great living selling there.

[MajorDomo]

Per Mike himself, this was his most productive Heavy Duty/H.I.T. routine:

Workout 1 (Monday)

Legs

Workout 2 (Wednesday)

Back
Superset
Nautilus pullovers 2 x 6-8

‘Was there anything else you did differently with this routine?’ I asked eagerly.

‘Yes, I used this type of routine throughout my professional bodybuilding career, but the greatest gains I got from it was when, rather than following it on the usual four-out-of-seven-day schedule, I began spacing it so I trained every other day on a split routine.

‘For instance, rather than train Monday and Tuesday on a split routine, working half the body on Monday and the other half on Tuesday’I would do the first half of the body on Monday, skip Tuesday to recuperate and then train on Wednesday, rest on Thursday and repeat the cycle again, starting on Friday. That was the most result-producing routine that I ever used.’

That alternating A/B M W F routine was first introduced by the late Frank Calta, and it was called "Rotation for Recuperation"

https://ditillo2.blogspot.com/2018/11/frank-calta-interview-doris-barrilleaux.html

[Sandrock]

Thanks for posting this, I found it quite interesting.  What is it from?