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Mentzer discussing The Colorado Experiment and Arnold
« on: October 29, 2021, 12:35:21 PM »


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Re: Mentzer discussing The Colorado Experiment and Arnold
« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2021, 01:32:40 PM »
Viator would look like crap standing next to Arnold.  Mentzer is pseudo intellectual. He got a lot of mileage out of being a pre med major drop out. I believe Viator took steroids during that weight gain and not only that he did a lot more than Nautilus during that period.

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Re: Mentzer discussing The Colorado Experiment and Arnold
« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2021, 01:44:56 PM »
Viator would look like crap standing next to Arnold.  Mentzer is was pseudo intellectual. He got a lot of mileage out of being a pre med major drop out. I believe Viator took steroids during that weight gain and not only that he did a lot more than Nautilus during that period.


It's been talked about a zillion times. Viator himself said he came off a period of zero training after he had injured a finger in an industrial accident. The Colorado Experiment was as much an example of muscle memory as a marketing ploy by Jones.


Ellington Darden, who was involved, did a great job explaining it all: https://www.t-nation.com/workouts/the-colorado-experiment-fact-or-fiction/




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Re: Mentzer discussing The Colorado Experiment and Arnold
« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2021, 01:57:48 PM »
Jones supposedly told Viator to cut weight before the "experiment".

All bullsh*t to help Jones sell his machines (which were good).

Of course Viator used steroids.

Viator gained a lot of water which reduces your bf%.

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Re: Mentzer discussing The Colorado Experiment and Arnold
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2021, 07:23:40 PM »
Jones supposedly told Viator to cut weight before the "experiment".

All bullsh*t to help Jones sell his machines (which were good).

Of course Viator used steroids.

Viator gained a lot of water which reduces your bf%.

They did the same thing with Franco Santoriello and Cybergenics in the 80s

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Re: Mentzer discussing The Colorado Experiment and Arnold
« Reply #5 on: October 30, 2021, 01:14:04 PM »
They did the same thing with Franco Santoriello and Cybergenics in the 80s
they took contest pics then he came off cycle and ate like shit then they reversed the photos before and after