MIKE MENTZER: RARE PHONE CONVERSATION BETWEEN MIKE MENTZER AND JOHN LITTLE (NOVEMBER 1992)
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In response to those who have often asked me what it was like to be friends with Mike Mentzer, I thought they might enjoy listening to a phone conversation between the two of us that took place in November 1992. Topics discussed included: Partial versus full-range repetitions, the demands of high-intensity training, rethinking training frequency, Mike's overseeing Dorian Yates' workouts, excerpts from his (then forthcoming) "Heavy Duty" book, and how Joe Weider might well have have turned off people who would have benefitted from resistance training (among other topics). It was a very relaxed conversation and an interesting period in both of our lives, as Mike was standing on the cusp of a renaissance of interest in his training approach, and I was preparing to write and self-publish my first book on training.
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I was born the same year he died and he has absolutely changed my life. I cannot believe someone I’ve never known has made such an impact on me and I am so grateful to you John for posting these videos.
Hi Xerxes. Thank you very much for your post, and I am particularly glad that you have found the videos to be helpful.
He used meth
@@josephfarrier3978 arnold did coke and other hella drugs. many BBs do these things, it's not uncommon. it was the ultimate pre workout for them. Mike Mentzer was super intelligent and was imo one of the best.
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2001 wow you're very young lol.
These old conversations before cellphones were amazing.
Pretty cool you knew Mike on such a personal level. He seemed like a very smart man and will always have a lasting imprint on the sport of bodybuilding.
Thanks, Mike. He was a very smart man and a great friend. I hope you like the video.
Absolutely.
John I rarely write UA-cam comments but I have to personally thank you for all your Mike Mentzer content. I’m only 30 but I’ve been bodybuilding since 15 years old and follow mikes principles. He was ahead of his time. He’s one of my heroes that I wish I had the opportunity to meet in person. Thanks again and keep up your good work sir.
Hi Nathan, thanks very much for your kind words. I'm glad you are enjoying the videos. Yes, Mike was an exceptional person and is deeply missed.
Are you natural? Would you ever share your physique? I would love to see results of HIT long term, since I’m just starting it
Thx Nathan for sharing
This video really shows another side to mike how genuine and caring he was to the people he respected.
It’s hard to believe that since the passing of mike, bodybuilding training has gone so far backwards into the overtraining regiment.
The world needs another mike now more then ever.
Hi Lachlan. You have raised some great points. Thanks for your post.
@@ThebatsignThey're gatekeeping.
This is an absolute master piece.Thanks John for sharing your personal archives with us.Knowing Mike on a personal level like you did is a blessing.Mike truly knew what was going on and was completely straight forward and never told anyone what they wanted to hear but what they needed to hear.Thanks John💪
Thank you Jeremy. Mike was unique, that’s for sure.
@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE couldn't agree more John.
I forgot I had that Heavy Duty book by Mentzer. Your books you wrote for Bruce Lee's family and Mentzer and Darden made huge impacts on my physical and phylosophy of my life. Thanks for what your doing by putting out these important interviews. Almost makes me cry hearing Mentzer. My buddy had a phone interview with Mentzer in 1993.
Thanks for your post
Now THIS is the true Mike Mentzer, thank you so much for sharing this John. Mike truly was one of a kind, he is greatly missed.
Thanks Samsul. I'm glad you liked it.
There is power in clarity, logic and common sense. Mike’s thinking helps to clear away m own mental fog. Highly appreciated!!
Glad to hear, Niklas!
I feel so privileged that I was able to listen to this conversation.thank you from the bottom of my head ❤
I like how Mike never missed to give credit to Arthur Jones and pretend like it's his idea, like all of the world today
Such a powerful voice I guess that comes with the confidence and passion he truly had for the sport. Forever the most balanced proportionate physique rip mike you will always be remembered and thank you John for this video.
Hi Mahck. You’re very welcome and thanks for your post.
I love how rational mike is. I always get fired up from these videos
This is priceless. 29 years have passed really fast. I had the poster of the 1992 Mr. Olympia on my wall as a 17 year old wannabe muscleman and Dorian Yates was my favorite guy. I like Mentzer's individualist approach to exercise application. It is nice to hear the use of "bad words", it makes it real. It is good to see Pete Sisco helping hyper-load the leg press.
Thanks, Brian. Hard to believe it was 29 years ago. Wow.
@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE I have to ask, who was stronger DeMayo or Matarazzo?
@@WarriorSidMentzer Hi Brian. Both were strong, but Paul (in my opinion) was the stronger of the two. The weights he was using in the photo shoot (and on the cover of the book) were all legit.
I loved Mentzer's physique when he was in his prime.
Thanks so much for this golden content.. this is such a precious archive.. thanks
This channel is gold! Thank you!🙏
Two absolute legends. Thanks John for providing this insightful recording.
This has by far been the most interesting upload! You guys were ahead of your time by having recorded your conversations.
Hi Ground Control. Thanks for the kind words. In retrospect, I only wish I had recorded more of them.
@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE Hey you know the saying, "Hindsight's always 20/20"
Thank you for sharing this priceless moment. Thank you again John
Hi Zaini, You're most welcome, sir.
Rest in peace Mr. Mentzer, you've opened my eyes to the proper training and I've truly evolved.
Excellent!! Thanks for posting this
Damn Mike was Genius …..he was always looking for the perfect scientific answer. It’s funny to me that people say, we’ll look at all the people that do mass training and gain. That doesn’t in any way disprove Mike. You can get lots of people to the moon. But, what’s the most efficient way? Like science hasn’t grown in 20 years since Mike passed? Mike was an Icon!
Agreed, Steve. He was ahead of his time for sure, and the bodybuilding industry hated him for it.
Thank you for upload. This is fantastic.
You're welcome Drake.
These are gold! Thanks John, keep them coming.
Thanks for your post.
That was a really cool listen. Such a straight shooter. So happy that I have come across Mike and his teachings. Giving me real dividends in the gym and quality of life. So thankful.
I remember the days when people used to talk on phones and just have casual conversations. Now we avoid each other. Thanks for this little time capsule, loving the channel!
Thanks for the kind words, Ryan.
Always loved mikes writing I’ve pretty much trained no other way my whole adult life than a version of his programs and still do I’ve been reasonably successful winning many titles along the way upto notional level. Listening to this made me feel like I was part of the conversation in fact several times I felt like I needed to interact with the conversation! Simply incredible to listen to, what an incredible driven but genuine guy Mike seemed. Fantastic to hear keep up the videos I’m loving them all.
Regards John
Hi Zip clipking. Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad the video made you feel a part of it.
Wow! Amazing conversation! Thank you so much!
You’re welcome!
I love these videos John! Keep em coming if you can!
Thanks, Jay. I'll do my best but, unfortunately, the material is finite.
Amazing as always, John. Thank you for all you have done to keep the legacy alive.
Thanks for the kind words, Leonardo. I’m glad you like the content.
This is gold,thank you very much....That book is a treasurer...Big hug from España
Hi Sasha. I am glad you liked the book and the videos. Thank you very much for your post.
Absolutely awesome to listen to that, thanks brother.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for your post.
Thank you so much for putting this material out there, John. Please don’t stop until every picture and video and voice clip of Mike ever made is on the internet. There it will last forever, so that his ideas will never die.
Thanks Tristan. I'll do what I can.
Beautiful. Such a determined kind helpful personality. Thanks for this. 👍🥇🏆💫✨💕
what a jewel!!!! You got such a rich material on Mike! super super rare stuff! Thank you!
Thanks. Hope you like it.
Gosh, what a great recording. I could listen to these all night long. Hope you have more of these to play. Mike knew so much more than anyone else it was not even funny. He changed my thinking on training and still to this day at 63 years of age I use his principals in all my workouts. Thanks John!
Hi Golf Tips. I’m glad you like the recording. Thanks very much for your post.
Thanks for sharing that (Always Enlightening)
I know you miss those conversations.
"Don't Cry that it's over, smile that it happened".
You're welcome, Matthew. An interesting quote. We were lucky to have him as long as we did.
Omg! I can't wait to listen to this. Fantastic John thanks so much 😊
You’re welcome, Ben. The content (from Mike) was exceptional. I recorded it just before flying to Austria to cover a contest there for Flex magazine and took the tape with me. I must have listened to it 5 times when I was there.
@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE my goodness. This is a gem for sure! Thanks John for putting this all out. When I was I think 16 years old, I got one of your books about Bruce lee. Then for some reason I got into Mike , and also noticed your name. Then my bro got your DVD on Bruce lee. You're name was everywhere to me at that time cos we had the same interests! And I even looked for you a few times on UA-cam to see if you had any videos that time. I'm glad you're putting out great content on UA-cam . Thanks buddy 😊😊
@@benvb8457 Haha! Glad you liked the material, Ben.
this is probably the greatest conversation about bodybuilding I have ever heard. Mike was way ahead of his time and history has proven that already. Any young aspiring bodybuilder or weightlifter could get more out of this conversation then reading every muscle and fitness magazine back to back for 30 years, which are published just to make money for the Fitness industry and the truth is not the priority and it just keeps everybody running in a hamster wheel spending as much money as possible to attain goals that are unrealistic and misleading. I would never come to this understanding if it weren't for Mike Mentzer. He was a true rebel with a cause. Thank you so much John for sharing this with us you are really doing Mike justice on your channel. Peace, Bob Marszalek
Thanks so much for your post, Bob.
@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE you're very welcome and I should also point out the elephant in the room here is that you were a great ally and contributor to everything going on in his mind at the time. Interestingly I am experimenting with partial reps myself and turning it into a bit of an isometric experiment with some pull-up exercises and bench presses as well as you discussed with him so that was particularly interesting to me personally because that is what I am experimenting with to get through some sticking points right now. I did some major binging on your videos this week lol so this was sort of the cherry on top of it all so thanks again for all you are doing to bring truth and logic to our beloved sport, just as Mike surely would have wanted. Have a great holiday stay safe!
@@polara01 thanks Bob. I don’t know that I had much influence on Mike. However, the opposite was certainly true.
That is very good ! Thanks for sharing .
Glad you liked it, Mattheus.
Thanks John much appreciated keeping MM relevant
This channel is gold. Keep it up. HEAVY DUTY is the only way to train.
What a great guy. Didn't skip a beat in offering to help you with investment and talk you through the book business.
I discovered his work through this channel so many thanks to yourself for keeping his valuable work alive. I'll do my best to pass the knowledge on too.
Thanks John for sharing all this fantastic history of a fantastic BB with us
My pleasure, Carl. Glad you like the videos.
John thanks for sharing this valuable information and personal moments with one of the greatest. I bought your book "the Wisdom of Mike Mentzer", Great book with so many awesome pictures, a must have for any bodybuilder/fitness enthusiast. Thanks again!!!
Hi Spartan Physique. You're very welcome -- thanks for your post.
WOW, Amazing stuff, thank you for sharing
You're very welcome, Michael.
Thanks John really enjoying the content 👍
John, thanks for sharing this! I always loved the foreword you wrote! I’m grateful to have had 2 phone consultations with Mike and going to one of his seminars. He had a big influence on me in many areas of life.
Hi David, thank you. Did you record your phone consultations? What was the program Mike put you on? Thanks for your post,
@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE , I wish I did. The 1st consultation was in 1993/1994 and he put me on the 3 way split written in Heavy Duty but he had me train every 72 hours (Mon/Thurs/Sunday/Wed…). The 2nd consultant was in 95/96 and he had me do a routine similar to HD2 suggested routine. I enjoyed speaking with Mike and our conversations often drifted into philosophy among other things.
@@davidjaffarian1138 Really cool to learn, David. Yes, the philosophy was always interesting (even during his pre Objectivism days) as you felt like your were strengthening both mind and body.
@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE So true!
Looking forward to this John! Invaluable!! 💪
Thanks, Darryl!
Hard to believe the Mentzer trolls have not infiltrated this cast. In 1979 I worked out a couple of times with Mike Mentzer and Casey Viator. I also watched them train over the entire Summer as they were preparing for the 1979 Olympia. They both grew like crazy just doing 30 minute workouts with 2-4 sets per body part. Even today as I do one or two sets per body part, I am sore for almost a week because I'm able to take it to such a wall of intensity. Every time I take two or three weeks off, I come back stronger. What does that say? The volume guys don't have an answer to that....
Thanks for your post, Rich!
Those breaks could be considered a Deload. Makes sense every 3months.
great information John, Thanks for sharing, Stay Strong and Best regards Si
Thanks Simon, and all the best to you.
Jesus Christ !!!…. This is GOLD!!! Thank u so much
You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed it.
I just came off a one week layoff from the gym. Priceless information! Thanks John. 💪👍💯
Glad you liked it.
That's not even a layoff.....
I didn't know who the creator of this channel was until reading the description of this video. I have really enjoyed this channel and have been listening to it at home, on the way to work, and sometimes during my lunch break at work. It's a real shame Mike passed so early. Thank you for uploading all these videos and sharing Mike's content.
Glad you enjoy it. Thanks for your post.
These are gold John, absolute gold , when I think of all hero’s of mine growing up ( including my dad , grandpa )Mike is one of them , and John so are you for these valuable videos ( and I’ve read your work over the years as well ),thanks for these, please keep them coming😊👍👍
Thanks for the kind words, Winter time. I’m glad you enjoyed the videos.
Thank you first class👍
Glad you liked it, Philip.
Great Content. Thanks John.
Thanks, Shamus!
Hey John, Eloquent conversation, it shows a fluid means of acquiring knowledge. I like the Dorian part, where Mike uses a light push to seed Dorian's mind... funny stuff.
Good to see that you and Mike supported each others endeavors,' and bring knowledge to the masses.
Thanks again for sharing the Mentzer and Lee stuff.
Hi Lawrence, glad you like the content.
nostalgia does something to me . I cant imagine what must be going thought John littles mind when he hears all records things there must be so much details so much information so many stories. The fact that John is taking so much pain and.time making these videos also shows how much he values his philosophy . Thank you John Little
Yes, these can be emotional moments some times. I do miss Mike's company and think it important that his message continue to be heard. Thanks for your post.
John Little! Sir! I feel like I know you as a friend. I have followed you for many years, and exclusively employed your weight training methods.
From the late '80s, with your incredible Flex magazine routines, (which I still follow to this day; Squats, Weighted Pull ups, Bench Press, Shoulder Press, Barbell Curl, Weighted Dips! ) through to your later High Intensity Max Contraction theories, your ideas have continued to inspire me to this day. You are the true spiritual successor of Mike Mentzer. You have had more of an impact on my weight training than any other person on the planet. I thank you, from the bottom of my heart.
Hi Doh! Thank you very much for your kind words and I’m glad you enjoyed my earlier articles. Thanks for your post.
love all soundtracks you use
Thanks, Vlad X!
John
These Mentzer treasures you are sharing are priceless.
I wish there was a way to purchase all of his Heavy Duty books..etc (Original Heavy Duty Book, Heavy
Duty nutrition...etc.) It would be amazing if all of this was reprinted and sold online.
Mr.
I've always wondered how different his life would have been had he won those.
Mike could have easily went with the establishment BUT he chose to be an independent thinker and
tell the TRUTH. It cost him dearly and took away from the fans seeing him compete in his prime
because he walked away. What he went through saddened me.
I was Happy to hear that he was in a good place in life when he passed.
There will never be another Mike
Again, Thanks for sharing these pleasant surprises.
Hi Troy. I'm glad you like the videos. Yes, he was one of a kind.
Another gem. Thanks John.
You're welcome, Edgar.
This explains a lot. Please forgive my ignorance. Great video.
This conversation is very important in my humble opinion.
Would have loved to been able to talk to Mentzer.
Thanks John this is absolute gold as someone who trains heavy duty religiously, I've studied it for years but due circumstances only got back into bodybuilding 7 months ago or so, I've been teaching a friend I made at the gym the ways and ins and outs of heavy duty he's 17 natural benching 140kg etc, I clearly remember after his first 3 weeks training with me from two sets of curls his arms grew over a inch, he wasn't a beginner but a religious 5 times a week volume trainer (trained pretty hard to for a volume trainer), on my first um 🚲 I gained 13kg and kept it, mike changed the game and possibly saved my life, thankyou
Wow. Great post, Callum. Thanks!
@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE just ordered powerfactor training and static contraction training by you and Peter sisco, I already have a fair few books, heavy duty 2 Mind and body etc, are there any more books you'd recommend
@@heavydutycal3301 Hi Callum, if it’s not too late, I would cancel your order for the previous two books you indicated. They were written a long time ago, and my thoughts on the subject have changed somewhat since then. The first “Power Factor Training book” is good, but as it was a mail order product, It is a little hard to find these days. I would recommend “Max Contraction Training,” “Body by Science” or my latest book “The Time-Saver’s Workout” as representing a more comprehensive view of my thoughts on training. And, of course, I would recommend a Mike Mentzer books: “High-Intensity Training the Mike Mentzer Way” and “The Wisdom of Mike Mentzer” as well.
@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE thanks John just ordered those 3 recommended by you, I've already read those other books by Mike through multiple times, heavy duty 2 was my latest edition to my collection costing £140 so it was a fair sum second hand, but upon opening it hilariously the previous owners comp prep drug sheet fell out, I look forward to expanding my knowledge further, when I was 18 (I'm a few years older now) before I had to take the three year lay off from training (well just bodybuilding was trying for the marines the mass I had built through heavy duty wouldn't let me drop below 92kg) I was the mad guy hooked upto a ems/tens machine to use electrical stimulation to try force my body past failure that is regulated by the brain, please keep up the great content and interacting
@@heavydutycal3301 Hi Callum. Wow. 140 Euros for "Heavy Duty II?" That hurts.
Tremendous Work and information from Mike
Just fantastic… From beginning to end…
Thanks dark solara. Glad you enjoyed it.
Fantastic video. 👍
Hi Strength Oldschool. I’m glad you liked it.
Regarding training frequency, Arthur Jones did change his original opinion of performing three full-body HIT sessions a week (which of course, back then, was already outrageously low).
In the articles I mentioned in a comment before, "My First Half Century in The Iron Game", he said something along the lines: Training twice a week is rarely tolerated and may never be necessary, training once a week works well for most people. There are some people who achieve the best results training once every two weeks. There was even one individual on their team, he said, that got weaker training once a week, stayed the same training every two weeks and improved only when training once every three weeks.
Hi Steven, I recall reading that. I think that his autobiography in which that appeared came out a while after Mike came to (and spoke about) the same conclusion. Good points though.
Thank you!!!!
You’re welcome, Kevin. Glad you liked it.
This is awesome.
Glad you liked it, afsdafsd Kek.
He was such a nice guy. Wish he was still with us. İ truly believe he had so much more to contribute. RİP Mike 😢
Wow!! Priceless😁
Hi Joseph. It has never been heard before but I figured it wasn't doing anyone any good sitting on a file in my computer. I hope you like it.
I did do heavy partials w/ isometrics on a smith machine around 10 years ago for a period of about a year and the time between workouts quickly got stretched out to every 21 days. You quickly run out of space on the bar, especially on deadlift/shrugs. I have the 1 Ton Hooks, but never tot to the 1,000 pound shrug. Several years ago, I did a big 3 on an Exerbotics Machine and my legs were fatigued for 3 weeks. If you can go hard enough, you can and will need long recovery periods. I just bought an Isochain (ala Bruce Lee with a digital readout) and am waiting for it to arrive. At 46, I am not expecting to set the world on fire, but I want to delay father time an mother nature from last call.
Good post, Brian! Thanks.👍
@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE Have you found that the Soleus motorized machine can deliver one of these prolonged rest time needed workouts? How many clients jsut want the Big 3 that it can deliver? I have the Time Savers Workout book and have been on an ARX Prototype years ago. By the way, yesterdayI was able to slightly bend an unsecured carabiner the on the recently unwrapped Isochain. I guess the Little Sisco workouts from years ago along with BBS is still in me. Unchained Exercise...queue up the Van Halen.
Thanks for listening, I am a true fan
I still listen to Mike daily. Gone way to soon
Hi Alessandro, thanks for your post.
@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE no problem. Mike got me into reading Ayn Rand, just bought her book ‘the fountainhead’ a few days ago. All thanks to Mr. Mentzer
Awesome John …I’m experimenting the mix between heavy duty consolidation program with your max contraction training combined with my little experience in powerlifting lifts …I’m glad to hear in this tape what mike thoughts about this….the problem in my opinion is to find the right percentage of load to work with …
Greetings from VENICE ITALY
Started reading the muscle rags in the late 70’s. I didn’t buy them unless it had an article with Mike in it. I was always curious if they tracked how important he was to sales.
Brilliant!
Thanks for your post.
Having read Mike’s most recent books, I was lucky enough to find heavy duty and heavy duty 2 used online in absolutely pristine condition. I can appreciate the care and straightforwardness of Mike’s writing and what he was up against to fight against the “Weider principles”.
The challenge that he said in this video was that everyone has to figure out the practical application of heavy duty or HIT… It took me years just to even mentally allow myself to try less is more training… once trying it, I quickly realize that it’s the most productive training I’ve ever done… And I’m constantly refining the application.
Hi Blake, good for you. A lot of people miss that; i.e., that there isn't a one-size-fits-all prescription and that each of us has to work out the practical application of the principles for ourselves (much easier to be told what to do and how often, than to understand the principles and work on the application I suppose).
@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE absolutely…interestingly enough…we have a few associates in common…I’ve recently made the acquaintance of Dr Stuart Phillips who has great things to say about you as well as a few other individuals.
In listening to a few of your podcasts, I’ve really appreciated the way you’ve made HIT more palatable. When I was in the fitness world, after discovering HIT, I was guilty of turning many people off by my zealousness of the modality. I’d be great to have further discussions with you.
@@workoutrescuewithblakehowe Hi Blake, thanks for the kind words. Age has aligned my attitude more towards Socrates with regard to what I "know." Thanks for your post.
@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE funny…approaching 50 years old…I now realize I know even less than I thought😬…keep up the great posts!
@@workoutrescuewithblakehowe lol , that’s the way it works, I find the older I get the less talking and more listening I do😁👍
Great call.2 legends
Well, one legend anyway (and he’s not from Canada).😉
Awesome interview !! I'm from Reading,pa not far from Mike & his brother grew up in Ephrata,pa
Thanks for your post, Julio!
My fucking god I have been subscribed to you for like two month thinking "where does this guy finds all this things on Mike Mentzer", and I just now realize you’re the guy who cowrote "High-Intensity Training the Mike Mentzer Way". What a privilege.
Hi no I'm happy now. Yes, it was a privilege for me, indeed. Thanks for your post.
@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE Thank you so much for all you did and all you are doing. You’re making bodybuilding interesting.
@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE Thank you so much for all you did and all you are doing. You’re making bodybuilding interesting.
@@kfcchickenburger Thanks very much!
@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE Hey John I don't have any Mike Mentzer books and would like to purchase one. Was looking online and found high intensity training the Mike Mentzer way. Would that be a good book to start with or would you recommend another book to start with?
كنت اتمرن على طريقة ماك مانتزر كانت نتائج رائعة)شكرا لك يامايك انت كنت ملهمي وقدوتي في هذه الرياضه شكرا مايك❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🤝🤝🤝🤝💪💪💪💪💪
John you were lucky to have him as a friend , thanks for sharing
Hi Rob Currie. I certainly was and you are very welcome. I’m glad you enjoyed the video.
@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE Ive enjoyed them all so far , and the book you released with him , its very good and forms the cornerstone of my training philosphy now. I discovered of him by chance after watching a martial arts clip I beleive, someone dropped his name and i just followed the trail . Keep up the good work , thanks
@@robcurrie2508 That's cool to learn, Rob. Thanks for your post.
@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE John forgive my earlier ignorance , I have since done some further research and discovered more about you and your history, very impressive and inspirational
I used to read his articles in late eighties, early nineties. I still remember he used the word 'commensurate' & I was 16 & had never seen that word in print. I think the magazine referred to him as Mike Mensa as a nickname. The thing that has stood the test of time, is he really cared about everybody getting results, there's a sense he suffered for his knowledge & felt the responsibility to help others, out of a duty & humanity.
Thank you John Little
You’re welcome, Michael.👍
That's right, I bought and read power factor training a long time ago, although I never read heavy duty
Intervista bellissima grazie John
Ciao Marco. Sono contento che il video ti sia piaciuto.
Great Guy would have loved to have had the opportunity to meet him. It's surprising how brainwashed people are about how often they need to be in the gym, not allowing for recovery and then muscle growth to occur. I think as Mike illustrated with the 3 square meals a day illustration we're too bound by our days weeks & months structures which make it hard to allow proper times for our routines. I've personally got to a point where I'm able to use a push pull legs split giving my muscle groups 3 weeks rest before hitting them again but allowing my system at least the week to recover before being used again. I think I could even push to probably 10 days but then I once again run into the problem of scheduling my workouts. Thanks for Uploading this John. It's a great piece of insight on not only the man but your shared friendship.
Hi Yezzzsir. Thanks for your post and for your insights.
Mike comes across as very intelligent and analytical here. Sometimes he seems to just be saying some phrases he has said many many times before, but here he is actually thinking on his feet.
Legendary.
Mike Mentzer.....Arthur Jones.....Bruce Lee. Heroes of the 20th Century.
When Men were Men and not Women.
Thanks for your post.
Thank you.
Arthur Jones explained in some articles written during the times of MedX, that for most people, strenght gains in only certain parts of the movement (i.e. partial reps) do not tead to gaining strenght at the unworked parts at all. One may even get weaker at the parts of the movement not involved.
This was measured with the MedX prototype, a leg curl machine, i believe, and probably validated with the finished MedX Lumbar Extension as well.
I do not remember, but I believe he said that for 20% of the people or so, it actually appears to be the case that they make strenght gains even at the unworked parts of the movement.
I can't exactly tell you the article in which he layed this out, but it was from the series "My First Half Century in The Iron Game", starting 1993, and you can find all the articles online on a website of a person called John Turner.
Thanks for your post.
I used to work in a gym where they had medX equipment and they were all lined up the idea was to hit all the muscles to absolute failure in one set on each machine one after the other in a row. You were only supposed to just do all the machines in succession and just once and then leave 48 hours until the next session in theory I don't know how many members really put it to best effect? I am sure if Mike Menzter was there he would have made best use of the medX.
Personally I favour the 3 days full body training with a day off in-between ala Leroy Colbert, Reg Park and Steve Reeves. If I recall correctly Bruce Lee strength training was 2-3 days a week full body too?
Hola Jhon Little, te escribo desde España, me gustaría mucho que tus videos los pongas con subtítulos en español, es posible?
Muchas gracias!!!!
Does anyone know how to get a hold of a copy of Mike’s original heavy duty? The only thing I’ve seen was a listing on Amazon for $300
Awesome conversation.Mentzer was a thinking man’s bodybuilder
Glad you liked it, Jim.
@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE It's awesome
John I trained with you at your bancroft gym. It had a indelible mark on me. Other tham Mentzer, Jones, your philosophy with static and max contraction and your 1minute up 1minute down was pure torture whas light years ahead of any one.
I'm glad I found your channel
@@jimmchugh3476 Hi Jim. Did you mean my Bracebridge gym?
@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE yes, sorry call it old age.
Hey John, can you please explain how you did the partials for bench press ?
You have been mentioned as one of the only two people ( other was a female)that “stuck by him through thick and thin”.
The video was simply golden .
Thanks for sharing such a treasure of useful intel.
John, do you still push weights ?
Hi Toxic Avenger. Well, we were friends and that's what friends do.
@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE Absolutely!
@@Amar1338 I didn't see the second part of your post. I'm glad you liked the video and, yeah, still hitting the weights once a week with whatever intensity and old-timer like me can muster.
I wish I had discovered Mike a long time ago. I used to kill myself working out, being sore and tired all the time and its true, you don't really get anywhere or it takes longer. I changed and I am losing body fat and gaining muscle