(No commercial intended, but the book will truly help.). Mike Mentzer Underground Seminar | Page 2 | EliteFitness.com Drew Baye: In your book, you also mention Mikes younger brother Ray. the routines of Mike Mentzer and Dorian Yates are really the only ones I can recommend to trainees with a straight face. It was a combination of factors that made Yates so huge I figure. Isometric training can be very effective when done correctly, however it appears strength improvements may be limited to the position or range of motion trained, so it may not be ideal when performed exclusively. HIT MEN: The Story of High-Intensity Training - The Barbell On June 10, 2001, Ray discovered that his brother would never get out of bed. Mike started working out three times a week, and at the age of 15, despite only weighing 165 pounds, he could bench press 370 pounds (170 kilograms) (75kg). Who took a cookie from the cookie jar? Best arms: three-way tie among Casey Viator, Sergio Oliva, and Boyer Coe Best chest: Arnold Schwarzenegger Best shoulders: Scott Wilson Best back: Dorian Yates Best thighs: Tom Platz Best calves: Chris Dickerson Best forearms: Casey Viator Best abdominals: Frank Zane Most muscular: Sergio Oliva Best overall first impression: Boyer Coe at the 1965 Mr. Texas contest Strongest during multiple workouts: Ray Mentzer Best consistent workout form: Robert Berg, a bodybuilder and a medical doctor from Stuart, Florida. I think that a little articulateness goes a long way here; the standard is way above that of the average muscle-mag and the result is a more penetrating Q&A that the reader can draw useful conclusions from Darden expresses himself well. Roy Hilligen (51) impressed me with his overall muscle density combined with extreme definition. In 1990, I worked with Keith Whitley, a bodybuilder from Dallas, Texas, who added 29 pounds of muscle in six weeks 11-1/4 pounds of it occurred during the first two-week period. Ray Mentzer's experience is it. Arthur almost killed me, Viator remembered. Overall, Im very pleased with whats happening with the book. And although their lights have faded, Ray and Mike Mentzer built some of the biggest muscles the world has ever seen using these methods. Was Arthur Jones the first person to introduce negative work to bodybuilding? But the arithmetic of bodybuilding soon presents a difficult problem, If he needs, say, 20 exercises to work everything, and he's decided to cut back to 16 total sets of high intensity work in order to keep gaining, how does he cover all bases? Finally, it was the middle of April, a month before the Jr. Mr. America, and Jones realized that if he doesnt return to training Casey, Casey might get beat at the national event. MIKE MENTZER: "MY HEAVY DUTY WORKOUT ROUTINE" - YouTube Drew Baye: Why didnt Jones train his legs during the Colorado Experiment? Ray Mentzer has weighed in at 270 and Lou Ferrigno has competed around 300 pounds. Squats 1 Set x 6-8 Reps. iii. Stiff-legged Deadlift Mike Mentzer Photo Album. He developed Bergers illness. Arthur Jones was a genius, but he had a tendency to be abrasive with some people, and if it were not for people like Ell Darden and Jim Flanagan who were much better with people the Nautilus company and Arthurs training principles probably would not have been as successful as they are. Life is too short to be small. Incline press - 1 x 8 reps As HIT decreased its following from 16 to 8 percent, high-volume training (HVT) increased its numbers from 16 to 24 percent. He started his fitness journey at the age of 12 and became a phenomenal bodybuilder. But one of my main problem with the book was that he seemed to put down Mike Mentzer!! His greatest asset was his physical strength. The 18-1/2 pounds of muscle occurred in 11 days, not 14. Rest 2 minutes He quickly competed in and won the Junior Mr. America and IFBB Mr. America competitions. Ray kept up his arduous training in 1983 while utilizing different programs. This is where his training progressed. She had promised to help me later with my tennis serve. When Hutchins was a senior in high school, Conroe had one of the best football teams in Texas. He always trained alone, after finishing his day job. Ray, like other great bodybuilders, developed a love for the sport of lifting early in life. An erudite man, Mentzer recorded his training thoughts in journals not normally given to science, publicly crediting his improvement in 1976 to an increase in training intensity. Hutchins lifts, he said, always motivated the players to get stronger, but none ever exceeded Kens poundages. In fact, Cirulli has been testing it for the last six months in his fitness center in Gainesville. You can build up to it. Get ready for an incredible pump. !,especially now that hes dead and kept on raving about Casey Viator. Drew Baye: In chapter 9 of your new HIT book, you talk about meeting and working with Mike Mentzer. Delts, Biceps & Triceps. Conroes head football coach, W. T. Stapler, who had been there for 10 years, told me that Hutchins bench-pressed 50 pounds more and dealifted 100 pounds more than the strongest guys on the team. Without getting into the finer points of the SuperSlow philosophy, I want to say simply: Ken Hutchins carefully studied repetition form, which was and is a subset of HIT, and turned it into a full-fledged business. Thanks to Lou Schuler, who did a superb job with editing my words, and Carol Angstadt, who made the format and illustrations pop with excitement, The New High-Intensity Training is going to be, in my opinion, my best book yet. Family, Partner, Biography, How to make Garlic Dressing? Barbell CurlStage reps I'd better leave this nut to the pipestem, get-in-shape, "muscle tone" crowd Well, before you click to another article, let me say that this routine isn't hypothetical. Seriously, I know that most people will have great difficulty even locating a knowledgeable trainer, much less ever getting a personal training session from Arthur Jones. The amazing thing about Miller was that he never worked out in a commercial gym and never had a training partner. - 8 day rest - Day 3. Then, he discusses how he merged his experiences into his latest publication, The New High Intensity Training Introduction Don't let'em food you. Thus, Viator moved from Louisiana to Florida during the latter part of June 1970. Created by Mike Mentzer (1951 - 2001)as much philosopher as he was bodybuilderthe Heavy Duty method is one that incorporates high-intensity training along with lower rep ranges and heavier weights. Today, I live approximately 25 miles from Ken. To compound the loss of Mike, on June 11th, at approximately 9:00 PM, Ray died in his sleep. Has a great fear of ocean swimming because he doesn't "want to become filet mignon for some shark!". At the contest, he weighed 215 and blew away the competition. Mike was 11 years old, while Ray was 9 years old. During the 10 years that Ken worked at Nautilus, he and I were involved in four major strength-training and fat-loss projects, as well as dozens of Nautilus-related seminars and workshops. Let's start by acquainting them with you. Mike and his girlfriend, Julie McNew, came over to my home several times for dinner and we had some far-reaching conversations, none of which had much at all to do with bodybuilding. Ellington Darden: I like SuperSlow. Wrist Curl, Day Two A Look at High Intensity Bodybuilding: Mike & Ray Mentzer (Download When Jones asked him to flex his arm, his forearm mass seemed to jettison his biceps into a much higher than anticipated mound of muscle. Also make sure to increase the weight in a particular exercise whenever possible. Recently, I attended a reunion of Texas bodybuilders and lifters from the 1960s, which was held at Ronnie Rays home in Dallas. Not only was Dr. Darden kind enough to do an interview for this site, he also lent me a recent draft of The New High Intensity Training, which Ive read three times already. Sadly the whole Menter family seemed to have health problems and all died at a fairly young age, the most shocking was that Mike Mentzer died of heart failure at 49 years old and Ray from kidney failure just a few days later at only 47 years old. Does recovery-pain have anything to do with microtrauma? Rays brother Mike was the first and most obvious candidate for a kidney transplant. Mike could still look after his younger sibling, though. Heavy Duty: Mike Mentzer's Most Productive Routine, by John Little There was talk of the unusual arms on the boy (Mentzer) as good, some said as Viator's arms. In his prime, Ray was one of the strongest bodybuilders, if not the strongest, with 900 pounds squatted for 2 reps. Ray is among the strongest bodybuilders I have ever seen, according to Bill Pettis. 1 1/4 Reps - After bringing the bar into a contracted position, let it return only one-quarter of the way, then contract it again. It's rumored he could bench press 370lbs (170kg) at the time. HGH . His reps and negatives were similarly sluggish. Mike Mentzer's Final Days - The Truth! - Bodybuilding.com Here's the EXACT CYCLE that MIKE MENTZER used to win the 1980 Universe Ray won the title of IFBB Mr. USA in 1978. Rest 2 minutes Mentzer joined the US Air Force after graduating from High School. 1-2 Sets of 6-8 Reps. Yates Barbell Row or One Arm Cable Row. Miller cant understand why anyone interested in lifting and bodybuilding would want to get involved with drugs. Four years passed . Ellington Darden: I certainly think timed static contractions have value. As you age, your body undergoes changes With Valentines Day just around the corner, everyone is looking for gift ideas and ways to spend time with their special Jonathan Majors is a fitness and actor model featured in Fitness Magazines and Workout DVDs and has even been on the Have you ever wondered how to get bigger arms and why it is essential to have them? Rest 2 minutes Learning logic and acquiring the ability to think critically is not easy, though not impossibly difficult. Try this routine and let the detractors claim you do 'roids, sneak in extra sets after the gym closes or you're naturally muscular. HIT, of course, is the system of high-intensity training developed by Arthur Jones and codified and popularized by Darden, who was director of research for Nautilus Sports/Medical Industries, the company Jones founded, for more than 20 years. Surely, with the correct instruction and motivation, we can turn a reasonable percentage of them into HIT believers. Mike Mentzer's brother, Ray, put three-eights on an inch on his presumably larger upper arm in six weeks, performing no more direct arm work that chins and dips. The death of his beloved brother proved to be too much to bear for Ray. About 75 of my old friends were there and we had a great time reliving the good old days. One of the highlights was a film that Terry Todd, of the University of Texas, had assembled that showed black-and-white movie clips from the AAU Mr. America contests, 1940 through 1954. He played defensive tackle and was about 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighed 230 pounds. I think it would be a great boon if it were discovered that it is possible to achieve optimal or near-optimal strength-training without equipment. Now, youll experience some of the reasons why this is my least favorite routine. Mike and Ray Mentzer Heavy Duty Training Mentzer's Lost Heavy Duty Secrets. Mike Mentzer's brother, Ray, put three-eights on an inch on his presumably larger upper arm in six weeks, performing no more direct arm work that chins and dips. Something similar to a lesser degree also happened to just about everyone who was trained by Jones. Mike Mentzer's Workout Routine, HIIT Training & Diet Assuming you understand the meaning of deep commitment and very hard work, that routine will guide you to significant gains. So a quality, set of curls ought to take longer to recover from that is used to, 20 muscular pounds and an inch of size ago. The entire movement needs to be fluid and controlled. If any nontheoretical, real-life example will serve to prove the efficacy of indirect effect. Franco Columbu was also an amateur boxer, and like his good friend Arnold Schwarzenegger, a movie star. All of these champions were drug-free and I must emphasize that there were some very well built men in the 40s and 50s.