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Title: Mike Mentzer - Diet Philosophy
Post by: Primary Captain on May 29, 2013, 05:43:52 AM
Hey bros trying to get my diet down so that i can do my shopping week to week and just get what i need. Im trying to BULK. 5'10 200 right now. natty.(for now lol) but i was just reading Mike Mentzers Heavy Duty Nutrition ebook.
and in his ebook he gives a 6,000 calorie a day diet which looks like this. I usually eat higher carbs and moderate protein putting on size,that seems to work for me. but i just want to see what you bros think of this diet and should i work with it. it seems simple. her it is:
Breakfast:
1/2 cup orange juice
1 cup oatmeal
1 cup lowfat milk
1 slice toast
1 tbs butter
total cals:675
snack:
1 peanut butter sandwich
1 banana
1 cup grape juice
total cals:485
lunch:
4 pieces fried chicken,french fries or baked potato w/butter,green salad w/blue cheese
1 scoop ice cream
2 granola cookies
1 cup lowfat milk
total cals:1500
snack:
1 cup dried fruit
1 1/2 cups milk
total cals:600
dinner:
1 cup cream of mushroom soup
1 beef sirloin(6 oz)
1 dinner roll and butter
1 cup mixed veggies
1 slice of pie with beverage
total cals:1650
snack:
1 cup mixed nuts without salt
1 cup cocoa
total cals:1050
daily total cals:6,000

he doesnt give anything about protein or carbs,but thats why i posted this to see if anyone understood, see if it is worth trying. thank you
  
Title: Re: Mike Mentzer's diet philosiphy
Post by: Borracho on May 29, 2013, 06:35:27 AM
you need more calories bro
Title: Re: Mike Mentzer's diet philosiphy
Post by: Powerlift66 on May 29, 2013, 07:00:17 AM
3 days worth of food for me right there...
Title: Re: Mike Mentzer's diet philosiphy
Post by: SmallPole on May 29, 2013, 07:19:45 AM
who the fuck needs 6k kcal a day  ??? ??? ???
Title: Re: Mike Mentzer's diet philosiphy
Post by: dj181 on May 29, 2013, 07:54:00 AM
give it a try, and if you start putting on too much fat then just readjust your calories and lower them back down

this shit is VERY SIMPLE, and it ain't no goddamn rocket science
Title: Re: Mike Mentzer's diet philosiphy
Post by: _aj_ on May 29, 2013, 08:05:07 AM
Cut the cals in half and drop the wheat-based carbs and sugary shit (grape juice, orange juice, ice cream, cookies (really?)).
Title: Re: Mike Mentzer's diet philosiphy
Post by: Mr Nobody on May 29, 2013, 08:15:27 AM
Drop protein to 20 grams a day.
Title: Re: Mike Mentzer's diet philosiphy
Post by: tommywishbone on May 29, 2013, 09:23:38 AM
I talked about diet and supps with Mike many times- I just don't see him supporting that type of high calorie approach, at anytime, bulking, maintaining, whenever.   No doubt you would put on weight using the plan you described but you're going to get soft, real soft. Lose the bread & butter, soup, juice and desserts from that diet and you'll still be close to 4,000 cals per day.
Title: Re: Mike Mentzer's diet philosiphy
Post by: anabolichalo on May 29, 2013, 09:49:52 AM
this shit has been done a million times on getbig

even with screen caps of the book page etc
Title: Re: Mike Mentzer's diet philosiphy
Post by: Childish///AMG on May 29, 2013, 11:58:55 AM
That's a lot of "Cals" keep us posted
Title: Re: Mike Mentzer's diet philosiphy
Post by: Krankenstein on May 29, 2013, 12:09:32 PM
Drop protein to 20 grams a day.
Are you trying to give him kidney failure????

The MAX someone should need is MAYBE 10 - 12 gms.  UGH, GetBig Bro science at its best
Title: Re: Mike Mentzer's diet philosiphy
Post by: no one on May 29, 2013, 12:12:53 PM


eat when your hungry and dont eat when your not and take anabolics. how hard can it be?
Title: Re: Mike Mentzer's diet philosiphy
Post by: Mr Nobody on May 29, 2013, 12:25:47 PM
Are you trying to give him kidney failure????

The MAX someone should need is MAYBE 10 - 12 gms.  UGH, GetBig Bro science at its best
Just messing around here you need around 1 gram bodyweight and can gain the rest gets pissed out unless on steroids.
Title: Re: Mike Mentzer's diet philosiphy
Post by: Coach is Back! on May 29, 2013, 01:15:07 PM
you need more calories bro

lol
Title: Re: Mike Mentzer's diet philosiphy
Post by: Hulkotron on May 29, 2013, 01:16:36 PM
Yes you will never make consistent gains in a paltry 6000 kcal a day, get real "bro".
Title: Re: Mike Mentzer's diet philosiphy
Post by: Krankenstein on May 29, 2013, 01:17:12 PM
Just messing around here you need around 1 gram bodyweight and can gain the rest gets pissed out unless on steroids.

Good, I am glad you came to your senses.  I personally only eat 3 egg whites a day.  The rest from Coconut oil.
Title: Re: Mike Mentzer's diet philosiphy
Post by: BB on May 29, 2013, 01:24:19 PM
To properly implement Mentzer's diet philosophy you also need tons of amphetamines and Arnold's hitmen chasing you around LA to make sure you burn off any calories not used.
Title: Re: Mike Mentzer's diet philosiphy
Post by: dj181 on May 29, 2013, 01:25:20 PM
To properly implement Mentzer's diet philosophy you also need tons of amphetamines and Arnold's hitmen chasing you around LA to make sure you burn off any calories not used.

lol

don't forget AJ's loaded gun aimed at your temple
Title: Re: Mike Mentzer's diet philosiphy
Post by: Mr Nobody on May 29, 2013, 01:26:00 PM
Good, I am glad you came to your senses.  I personally only eat 3 egg whites a day.  The rest from Coconut oil.
Saving money it seems.
Title: Re: Mike Mentzer's diet philosiphy
Post by: AVBG on May 29, 2013, 02:53:22 PM
I talked about diet and supps with Mike many times- I just don't see him supporting that type of high calorie approach, at anytime, bulking, maintaining, whenever.   No doubt you would put on weight using the plan you described but you're going to get soft, real soft. Lose the bread & butter, soup, juice and desserts from that diet and you'll still be close to 4,000 cals per day.

Best advice of the thread.
Title: Re: Mike Mentzer's diet philosiphy
Post by: The Idol on May 29, 2013, 02:57:49 PM
Yes you will never make consistent gains in a paltry 6000 kcal a day, get real "bro".
^
Another asshole who doesn't even lift.
Title: Re: Mike Mentzer's diet philosiphy
Post by: Wiggs on May 29, 2013, 04:36:09 PM
This guy can't be for real.
Title: Re: Mike Mentzer's diet philosiphy
Post by: OTHstrong on May 29, 2013, 05:03:01 PM

eat when your hungry and dont eat when your not and take anabolics. how hard can it be?
horrible idea.

I am hungry 24/7, I would be Orca fat if I followed that.
Title: Re: Mike Mentzer's diet philosiphy
Post by: Disgusted on May 29, 2013, 05:06:30 PM
I don't recall Mike ever advocating such a diet although I know that he pigged out heavily at times.
Title: Re: Mike Mentzer's diet philosiphy
Post by: Mr Nobody on May 29, 2013, 05:11:22 PM
Probably caused him to run down the road naked at night ie cardio.
Title: Re: Mike Mentzer's diet philosiphy
Post by: Rudee on May 29, 2013, 09:44:38 PM
You could probably get away eating like that in your 20's if you're reasonably active, but once you hit your 30's and your metabolism starts slowing down, that diet is going to make you fat very quickly.
Title: Re: Mike Mentzer's diet philosiphy
Post by: ob205 on May 30, 2013, 10:57:02 AM
Mentzer stated you only need like 60 extra calories a day above maintenance to build muscle.  As for contest dieting it was very en vogue at the time for them to do go sub 1000 cals a day.
Title: Re: Mike Mentzer's diet philosiphy
Post by: NelsonMuntz on May 30, 2013, 11:35:06 AM
I love bulking diets that are full bore with the junk food yet only 1/2 cup of orange juice
Title: interesting quote from Mentzer regarding AJ
Post by: dj181 on June 25, 2013, 04:42:24 AM
found this on another site, and it's a Brit talking about his experience with meeting Mentzer in a seminar that he gave back in the 80's

here's a link to the full article: http://www.strength-oldschool.com/topic/1954-mike-mentzer/

"Jones thinks he's right about everything! You cannot debate with him because he won't listen to any argument and never stops talking- the man is a true genius but he is a f--king c--t and no one can stand working for him for long (what about Ell Darden then?But I dare not interrupt as Mike was getting hot under the collar again!)."The most amazing night I ever had was an evening at Arthur's with Joe Weider and (cannot remember for sure but others may have been Ell Darden and Casey Viator, but Mike definitely said Weider was there)others. Arthur never stopped talking and it was the most scientific indepth talk about training ever! No one else got a chance to speak and Joe looked stunned because Arthur's stuff was beyond him, that's why Joe was afraid of Nautilus and tried to put them down in his magazines. Joe acted disgracefully doing that but he had to be number one in the bodybuilding world so came out with several articles supposedly written by his champions saying they tried out Nautilus machines and they did not work - f--king bullshit lies! Hey, Sergio Oliva trained with Arthur for awhile in 1972 and was in his best shape ever that year in the Olympia but Joe wanted Arnold to stay on top so that's what happened. Sergio got f--king screwed and quit the IFBB for years. I know what he felt like because I was shafted in 1980 and they gave the O to Arnold again when he should have lost."
Title: Re: interesting quote from Mentzer regarding AJ
Post by: trapz101 on June 25, 2013, 06:46:21 AM
again a little part of the story reserved for the 1980 olympia
Title: Re: interesting quote from Mentzer regarding AJ
Post by: Purge_WTF on June 25, 2013, 07:06:08 AM
Mentzer seemed like a rather hostile guy. He had every right to be hostile concerning Arnold's "comeback", but still.
Title: Re: interesting quote from Mentzer regarding AJ
Post by: jprc10 on June 25, 2013, 07:37:32 AM
Sergio did not train with Jones in 1972 for the Olympia, that is a lie most HIT people use all the time and clearly Mentzer did it then as well.
Actually, Sergio trained with Jones in 1971 for about 2 months in preparation for the Mr. Universe.
 
Title: Re: interesting quote from Mentzer regarding AJ
Post by: dj181 on June 25, 2013, 07:55:28 AM
"Jones thinks he's right about everything! You cannot debate with him because he won't listen to any argument and never stops talking- the man is a true genius but he is a f--king c--t and no one can stand working for him for long

this is the point that i found to be very interesting
Title: Mentzer was a homosexual alcoholic?
Post by: Submissionfytr on June 25, 2013, 07:13:51 PM
Anyone else note the comments on the other thread about Mentzer seminar?  "before he went all phisilophisol?[spelling] he was an admirer of ayn rand .perhaps thats why he turned to fags and booze later on.i remember"

I keep hearing stories of drugs and running around naked, drinking bottles of Jack like water, etc. How far did Mike Mentzer really fall???
Title: Re: Mentzer was a homosexual alcoholic?
Post by: BDsauce on June 25, 2013, 07:28:33 PM
(http://forums.steroid.com/attachments/pictures-pro-bodybuilders/43538-most-aesthetic-bb-ever-mike1543.jpg)
Title: Re: Mentzer was a homosexual alcoholic?
Post by: Irongrip400 on June 25, 2013, 07:42:51 PM
Yea. Have you learned nothing about this industry?
Title: Re: Mentzer was a homosexual alcoholic?
Post by: Addadude on June 25, 2013, 07:43:30 PM
"Fags" is British slang for cigarettes.
Title: Re: Mentzer was a homosexual alcoholic?
Post by: Viking11 on June 25, 2013, 07:56:29 PM
Fags are cigarettes. Devoted Ayn Rand followers must smoke them. Ok not really, but during the 50s- 80s they almost all did.
Title: Re: Mentzer was a homosexual alcoholic?
Post by: cswol on June 25, 2013, 07:57:55 PM
           

looks like mentzer took arnolds advice
Title: Re: Mentzer was a homosexual alcoholic?
Post by: Teutonic Knight on June 25, 2013, 08:00:57 PM
Talking trash without any proof, post facts not idiotic gossips about M.M.
Title: Re: Mentzer was a homosexual alcoholic?
Post by: cswol on June 25, 2013, 08:08:10 PM
Title: Re: Mentzer was a homosexual alcoholic?
Post by: arce1988 on June 25, 2013, 08:12:44 PM
 Mike M. did gay for pay?
Title: Re: Mentzer was a homosexual alcoholic?
Post by: dj181 on June 25, 2013, 08:38:29 PM
no, but he did believe that Arthur Jones was God at one point

(http://www.t-nation.com/img/photos/2008/08-179-feature/image005.jpg)

(http://www.gs20expressworkout.com/ArthurJonesGaryStempien.jpg)

(http://www.arthurjonesexercise.com/Photos/NEW/AJPassport.jpg)

(http://christophersmithgolf.com/images/newsletter/arthur_jones_elephant.jpg)
Title: Re: Mentzer was a homosexual alcoholic?
Post by: Thespritz0 on June 25, 2013, 09:26:01 PM
Anyone else note the comments on the other thread about Mentzer seminar?  "before he went all phisilophisol?[spelling] he was an admirer of ayn rand .perhaps thats why he turned to fags and booze later on.i remember"

I keep hearing stories of drugs and running around naked, drinking bottles of Jack like water, etc. How far did Mike Mentzer really fall???
^^
"Fags and Booze" that's a BRITISH term for CIGARETTES and ALCOHOL, get it right before slandering a normal dude, Mike Mentzer had a fiance for years (Cathy Gelfo) and dated many girls after that.
Title: Re: Mentzer was a homosexual alcoholic?
Post by: LATS on June 25, 2013, 09:53:05 PM
I didnt know him well but I never heard anyone ever accuse mike of being gay.. Where does this shit get started.?
Title: Re: Mentzer was a homosexual alcoholic?
Post by: 240_Iz_Nutz on June 25, 2013, 10:05:08 PM
(http://forums.steroid.com/attachments/pictures-pro-bodybuilders/43538-most-aesthetic-bb-ever-mike1543.jpg)

That is pretty killer pic too. Looks awesome
Title: Re: Mentzer was a homosexual alcoholic?
Post by: jwb on June 25, 2013, 11:11:10 PM
That was his best shape ever at the 1978 mr universe.

Mike seemed to think he looked that good in 1979 and 1980. He didn't.
Title: Re: Mentzer was a homosexual alcoholic?
Post by: Teutonic Knight on June 26, 2013, 01:15:26 AM
That was his best shape ever at the 1978 mr universe.

Mike seemed to think he looked that good in 1979 and 1980. He didn't.

Oddly   ??? nobody (or hardly ever) talks about how Ludwig Shusterich over ruled
judges for Mr.Olympia 1966, because L.Scot signed contract for series
of seminars (Weiders promo) in Europe  :P :P :P
Title: Re: Mentzer was a homosexual alcoholic?
Post by: theredeemer on June 26, 2013, 01:37:25 AM
Yea. Have you learned nothing about this industry?


x2
Title: Re: Mentzer was a homosexual alcoholic?
Post by: closeline on June 26, 2013, 08:55:40 AM
Anyone else note the comments on the other thread about Mentzer seminar?  "before he went all phisilophisol?[spelling] he was an admirer of ayn rand .perhaps thats why he turned to fags and booze later on.i remember"

I keep hearing stories of drugs and running around naked, drinking bottles of Jack like water, etc. How far did Mike Mentzer really fall???

everyone with high intelligenc and questioning sense of life will go crazy in this fucked world
Title: Re: Mentzer was a homosexual alcoholic?
Post by: BIG AL MCKECHNIE on June 26, 2013, 09:50:32 AM
I know that when I trained at Golds Hampton Drive Mike and Ray were into the world of Gay for Pay but I think they were more into the posing and not touching stuff.  Joint displays hence the macho moustaches.
Enough to turn any straight man crazy.
Title: Re: Mentzer was a homosexual alcoholic?
Post by: arce1988 on June 26, 2013, 01:15:59 PM
Enough to turn any straight man crazy.

^

 NOT.
Title: Re: Mentzer was a homosexual alcoholic?
Post by: Thespritz0 on June 27, 2013, 01:38:00 PM
Oddly   ??? nobody (or hardly ever) talks about how Ludwig Shusterich over ruled
judges for Mr.Olympia 1966, because L.Scot signed contract for series
of seminars (Weiders promo) in Europe  :P :P :P
^^
I heard about it, Harold Poole was the ACTUAL winner...