MIKE MENTZER INTERVIEW (1991): PART 1
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Rare interview with Mike Mentzer from 1991, shortly after he started his personal training career. Interestingly, a year or so later he discovered that the program he had used in his competitive days was too much for many of his clients and began to scale back the volume and frequency and to analyze the data from his clients' workout charts. Topics covered: Different training approaches, genetics, what to look for in a personal trainer, the effects of steroids, his competitive bodybuilding career.
To see more of Mike Mentzer check out these videos by Wayne Gallasch of GMV:
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MIKE & RAY MENTZER - GYM WORKOUT DOWNLOAD (V-121) tinyurl.com/2ua...
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Mike was an excellent spokesman for bodybuilding! Very professional, intelligent and honest! Great upload! 💪
Heavy Duty
We see how FAKE these STEROID users REALLY are when they finally can't take their STEROIDS because they got ARRESTED/in PRISON or the doctors tell them to come off because of health PROBLEMS...there goes those FAKE STEROID muscles they been HIDING behind!
ROIDERS are FAKES!
Stay natural buddy!
At the end he wasn't, he quit training himself and smoked like a furnace
When are the ROIDERS going to be PROSECUTED for STEROIDS?
ROIDERS are LAW BREAKING UNHEALTHY FAKES!!
Stay natural buddy!
@@rampageclover9788 sad but i have to agree with you on that. The 1980 Olympia really messed him up bad and he just gave up at that point
RIP Mike. He was showing his fluency and intelligence here.
ROIDERS are FAKE & UNHEALTHY!
NATURALS are LEGIT & HEALTHIER!
Stay natural buddy!
Omg he’s back ⬇
The ROIDERS might as well put pillows under their clothes and walk around.
ROIDERS are FAKES!
Stay natural buddy!
Yep. However, we can safely say looking back that he was wrong about the advancement of competitors' physiques. This was in 1991, just on the cusp of the "mass monster" era, started by Dorian Yates' 4 Olympia wins. The human physique since that time has become increasingly larger and more grotesque in some ways through the increased use of anabolics, HGH, and the real killer known as insulin.
@@steroidsR4losers BULLSHIT! You have no clue what you're talking about. All your pro-bodybuilding heroes used steroids. One does not compete in the Mr. Olympia as a natty..... unless, it's the natty Mr. Olympia. Mainstream bodybuilders use gear.
Mike was so articulate and unafraid to discuss the one subject champion bodybuilders fear. RIP Mike.
We see how FAKE these STEROID users REALLY are when they finally can't take their STEROIDS because they got ARRESTED/in PRISON or the doctors tell them to come off because of health PROBLEMS...there goes those FAKE STEROID muscles they been HIDING behind!
ROIDERS are FAKES!
Stay natural buddy!
Very misunderstood and he should have gotten more praise. Mike was highly intelligent and knew what he was talking about
Totally agree, no angel but he was very clued up and eloquent. His high intensity training theory's helped me.
@@bigt9374 He stated no problems about normal steroid users (normal daily intake). You didn't pay attention.
@@thesergio9444 Dude you are very stupid for stating bad and false things here! First: Ray died after Mike. If you don't know that much then you should shut your mouth. Second: he had an argument with Arnold about weight classes and was backed up by all the rest of competitors. That was all. Later on he and Arnold got on good terms. And third: Mike died in his sleep because of known heart conditions and was found by Ray. Mike did not commit suicide you mean pillock! Delete your shitty comment and show some respect!
@@LuciTulcea Yeah, What I said was reported to me in a magazine. Yes, Mike passed first not Ray and yes I read that Mike Killed himself. The magazine I read must have been full of sensationalism. I remember talking about all that in the gym when it happened years ago. I think by the the way you express yourself you must not be educated, using all your trite mean words. A weak mind trys to express itself that way for lack of a large lexicon and weakness of thought. So you were the troll that deleted my message. i am not surprised now knowing your intelligence level and lack of manners.
@@thesergio9444 Mike died before Ray, from a heart attack. Ray is the one who found him dead.
Back in the late '70s I had a chance to meet Mentzer at Gold's in Venice. While not a regular there, he was becoming well known in the sport, in spite of having to quit training for three years due to a shoulder injury. HIs comeback was outstandingly quick. He had a intellect about the sport that most who competed didn't. Most of what he espouses, bodybuilders today should be listening to. Gone way too soon. RIP.
Thanks for your post.
wow
@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE Can you share me your Contact please.
We see how FAKE these STEROID users REALLY are when they finally can't take their STEROIDS because they got ARRESTED/in PRISON or the doctors tell them to come off because of health PROBLEMS...there goes those FAKE STEROID muscles they been HIDING behind!
ROIDERS are FAKES!
Stay natural buddy!
I believe he was known as the thinking man's body builder.
7/3/22, 6:58 p.m.
This was really good. Not the typical questions from the majority of interviewers who seem to ask the cookie cutter questions we're accustomed too. Mike was a smart and well spoken guy.
We see how FAKE these STEROID users REALLY are when they finally can't take their STEROIDS because they got ARRESTED/in PRISON or the doctors tell them to come off because of health PROBLEMS...there goes those FAKE STEROID muscles they been HIDING behind!
ROIDERS are FAKES!
Stay natural buddy!
Mike and Ray Mentzer, great bodybuilders. RIP Mike.
And Ray.
The ROIDERS might as well put pillows under their clothes and walk around.
ROIDERS are FAKES!
Stay natural buddy!
The ROIDERS are too SCARED to come off of the STEROIDS because they would LOSE all their "size" and "strength"!
This just proves that the ONLY difference is the STEROIDS between someone that uses and not uses! The difference is NOT because they lift weights, eat and sleep. People that lift WITHOUT STEROIDS do that!
You are NOT FOOLING us!
Lift weights WITHOUT STEROIDS and let's see how "big" & "strong" you REALLY are!
Stay natural buddy!
@@steroidsR4losers uh... ok?
ROIDERS are FAKE & UNHEALTHY!
NATURALS are LEGIT & HEALTHIER!
Stay natural buddy!
Awww shit. Just when I was going to bin UA-cam along comes something genuinely interesting and rare.
Haha! Hang in there for a little while longer!
Mike came across (not only the sound of his voice) so differently here than he did at the end of his life. He was so calm, well-spoken, intelligent and articulate here. Watching his last interview with his brother Ray is quite shocking if you use this video as a comparison. His entire personality dramatically changed, as did his voice. Sad that he and Ray died so young (not even 50 years old).
He had a strange squeaky voice in the end. When I met him in Holland he had a normal voice like he did here.
The ROIDERS might as well put pillows under their clothes and walk around.
ROIDERS are FAKES!
Stay natural buddy!
You're right Man...His last video Is so different...
Is his last video on UA-cam?
@@carljacobson7156
Do some research….. he was a methhead….. literally was free basing
So nice to listen to Mike speak back in the day. So cerebral and so incredibly articulate. He was fantastic.
We see how FAKE these STEROID users REALLY are when they finally can't take their STEROIDS because they got ARRESTED/in PRISON or the doctors tell them to come off because of health PROBLEMS...there goes those FAKE STEROID muscles they been HIDING behind!
ROIDERS are FAKES!
Stay natural buddy!
thank you for saving and bringing these videos up. Mike really opened me a whole new point of view to bodybuilding. RIP
You are very welcome, sir. Thank you for your post.
Pure genius Dorian Yates, 6 time Mr. Olympia was the first mass monster who trained using Mentzer's principles. Unfortunately since Mike's death bodybuilders have gone back to training with high volume instead of high intensity and trying to improve their recovery with massive doses of drugs. Most BB fans would agree that the bodybuilders of the 1990s looked better than the bloated pros of today. The nineties were heavily influenced by Mentzer's training ideas with shorter, infrequent, but highly intense workouts. It could well be that Mike Mentzer was the last voice of reason we will ever hear in bodybuilding.
@Old Skool Bodybuilding Routines You're wrong. Yates was a 90's bodybuilder and he used very few warm up sets for safety purposes as he trained with incredibly heavy poundages. Your vitriol is baseless and childish. Why not go back to the gym for one of your "six sessions a day" "Bulgarian Weightlifting" (lifters all banned for steroid use) system?
@@dtm4071 There's the charm ...
@Old Skool Bodybuilding Routines I know, right? Six times a day in the gym "Bulgarian Weightlifting" is the key. Plus the heavy steroid use that got their lifters kicked out of competition -- that's the ticket! Thank God you've seen the light.
It is weird that some of these account that troll HIT or Mike’s video footage purposefully go to these videos and comment again and again about how much they disagree with HIT. I get it, some people prefer volume routines… I don’t recall any stories about Mike (or John) standing at the entrance of Gold’s trying to get people kicked out for doing a second set. Doug McGuff’s son trains with volume-Doug’s OK with it, their relationship survived, lol. I personally hope to learn more about how to implement HIT, which becomes more essential as I work through some heavy coursework and 60 hour weeks.
@@DanielSanchez0 Some people don't want to get better results in less time for some reason and the mere suggestion of that triggers them to no end. If these trolls want to continue to waste hours in the gym every week that's their business but there's no reason for them to attack HIT with disinformation and outright lies on these videos.
Thank You, Mr. Little! Your work is spectacular. You bring the best of the Great Mike Mentzer to us, and we are more than appreciative. Kudos to You, Mr. Little.
Thanks for the kind words, George.
Mike was the REAL winner of the 1980 Mr. Olympia
Glad I saw this, Mike Mentzer is always a legend in my books.
Wow Mr. Little, Thanks for posting this. Never saw this before.
Thankfully, I'm one of those Mike mentioned at the end who read his articles when I was starting out. Made total sense. I've never done tons of volume training. I've been away from the gym completely since COVID began, and I'm looking forward to going back.
We see how FAKE these STEROID users REALLY are when they finally can't take their STEROIDS because they got ARRESTED/in PRISON or the doctors tell them to come off because of health PROBLEMS...there goes those FAKE STEROID muscles they been HIDING behind!
ROIDERS are FAKES!
Stay natural buddy!
Mike was a friend of mine. I met him (in the early part of 1979) as a tall, skinny 16-year-old high school kid at Syracuse Bodybuilding (Liverpool, NY) where he conducted a seminar using Nautilus equipment.
He was very intelligent
I have a lot of love for Liverpool. Great times there at sharkeys and the gathering lounge. Best pizza on earth is at Avocolli’s (spelling).
The ROIDERS might as well put pillows under their clothes and walk around.
ROIDERS are FAKES!
Stay natural buddy!
TALL??
@@mikeolson5986 Yes, I was tall - Mike was short. So I played pro baseball, despite wanting to be a bodybuilder way back when.
Many years ahead of his time!!!
God bless you and thank you.
We see how FAKE these STEROID users REALLY are when they finally can't take their STEROIDS because they got ARRESTED/in PRISON or the doctors tell them to come off because of health PROBLEMS...there goes those FAKE STEROID muscles they been HIDING behind!
ROIDERS are FAKES!
Stay natural buddy!
Love this interview John! It gives people a chance to see the real Mike Mentzer
We see how FAKE these STEROID users REALLY are when they finally can't take their STEROIDS because they got ARRESTED/in PRISON or the doctors tell them to come off because of health PROBLEMS...there goes those FAKE STEROID muscles they been HIDING behind!
ROIDERS are FAKES!
Stay natural buddy!
God bless you for uploading all these wonderful videos of my hero Mr. Mentzer. So amazing to see all these clips I’d never seen before
Glad you like them.
Wow!...This footage and interview is golden. Thanks for posting. Now, on to Part 2. Peace, Sal.
Glad Mike got in near the end about the issue of intensity and volume.
Love this guy, and the mustache legendary
"The hucksters of the nutritional products" - I.e. the Weider empire.
agreed.
And they were truly snake oil salesmen
Nowadays, it's fitness social media
It does effect mood and rage
@Brian Badonde yes it does
Trenbolone and eq certainly can, and testosterone at higher dosages in my experience.
I'm saving this video immediately!
Wow never seen this interview before ,great stuff cheers for sharing this gem on Mike.
Smart man , thanks Mike ....you popularized HIT and I greatly benefited from it
Only bodybuilder i believe to ever score a perfect score. And his training advice was spot on, i made great gains taking his advice.
We see how FAKE these STEROID users REALLY are when they finally can't take their STEROIDS because they got ARRESTED/in PRISON or the doctors tell them to come off because of health PROBLEMS...there goes those FAKE STEROID muscles they been HIDING behind!
ROIDERS are FAKES!
Stay natural buddy!
Can you pls share his advice? My body looks like shit even after 10 years in the gym
@@Gunshow0 First up are you comparing yourself to say a bodybuilder using large amounts of steriods or do you have little to no gains for your time spent in the gym? A natural lifter can make good gains if training properly but even then will not compare to say a Mike Mentzer or a Dorian Yates. Not having a go at those using steriods as i had a few years back tried them for 10 weeks but realized that they weren't for me. Mike Mentzer was about not training for volume, keep your workouts short and intense which i decided to do many years ago but i should mention some other aspects of my training that me and the other people who i lifted with used to make some very good gains. First up with training intensity we found forced reps where actually counter productive and a waste of your bodies energy, you'll know when you cannot complete another rep under your own steam and that is when you need to rack the bar. Have 3 to 5 minutes rest between sets, none of this 1 or 2 minutes rest between sets. If you want to develop larger muscles the best way to go about this is to get stronger, who will have a bigger and stronger upper body someone who military presses 100 pounds for say 3 sets of 8 reps taking only a minute rest between sets or someone who can military press 200 pounds for 1 rep taking an adequete amount of time to recover between sets in order to recover enough strength to lift heavier weight. I would also strongly recommend getting hold of a book titled "Dinosaur Training by Brooks Kubik" if it's still published, it is without doubt the best training book ever written for a natural lifter wanting to gain strength and size. The major problem many trainers have faced for some time now is that they follow the routines that top competing bodybuilder use, the issue here is these top bodybuilders use large doses of steroids for there gains and do exercises that may work for someone on steriods but normally have little or no benefit for someone lifting naturally, ie most people in the gym do waaaay to many isolation exercises instead of compound movements and its the compound movements like squats, standing presses, bent barbell rows, dips chin ups, powercleans, deadlifts that if done heavy and in GOOD FORM will get you stronger, breathing heavier and following that muscle size will increase. Most people training in your standard commercial gym do about 90 to 95% of their exercises lying or seated on a comfortable padded seat or bench instead of standing (their pretending to lift weights) It should be the other way around for more productive gains.
Your not happy with your progress and if this sort of training appeals to you you should if you can find a good powerlifting gym where the basic exercises are the norm and machines are none exsistant or kept to a minimum and learn to train heavy on the compound movements with good technique. Because really getting bigger and stronger ain't rocket science or it shouldn't be but unfortunatley their are plenty of so called experts out their these days that want to convince you otherwise.
I'll also add that i hardly consider myself an expert but i have trained since 1987 and cutting the duration down in my training but upping the intensity like Mike Mentzer advised and then reading Brooks Kubik's book Dinosaur Training (get that book if your serious) got me in my early thirties as a natural lifter a 410 lb squat, 305 lb benchpress, 600 lb deadlift, 175 lb standing military press, 400 lb for reps bent barbell rows, 255 lb power clean, 170 lbs strapped to my waist dip, 110 lbs around my waist chin ups, farmers walks with 200lbs in each hand and lifting a concrete ball of 160 lbs to my chest. Measusements upperarm 17.4 inches, chest 47, upper legs 25, on a 34 inch waist. Not meaning to blow my own trumpet here (well maybe a little) but this is what can be achieved as a natural and more with proper training. Heck i trained with other men who could squat 500 lbs, bench 400 lbs and military press 200 lbs and they where also natural and followed the advice from Brooks Kubiks book.
@@shaundouglas2057 good response 👏
@@Gunshow0 Take more breaks between sets.Don't get too tired.Eat better food.No party.
thanks for uploading this!
Mentzer had the genetic potential for bodybuilding. Though he helped me with training, I had the genetic potential for throwing a baseball and so I did in the minor leagues (briefly due to injury). I also had the mental potential to be a physics professor and so I have.
You seem to be a very cocky old friend of Mentzer’s that frequents his videos a lot.
@@ax3792 he's more stating the fact when it comes to potential both physically and emotionally.
We see how FAKE these STEROID users REALLY are when they finally can't take their STEROIDS because they got ARRESTED/in PRISON or the doctors tell them to come off because of health PROBLEMS...there goes those FAKE STEROID muscles they been HIDING behind!
ROIDERS are FAKES!
Stay natural buddy!
@@jacquesdemolay8202 Using QED suggests that you have proven something and perhaps pretentious to use when you are not, for example, discussing a mathematical proof.
@@jacquesdemolay8202 The real Jacques de Molay didn't know about nuclei let alone their behavior. Keep gerkin' the gherkin even when you're workin'.
Bodybuilders were so well spoken back then.
Hi John, Thanks from a lifelong gym owner and bb for 50 yrs , in West Australia.
Your vid with Boyer Coe and MM took me back. Thats exactly how I trained in the 70s when Nautilus came to Aus, except I would record 1/4 reps. I treated each set like yiu would a 100m sprint with a stop watch...very precise. The mental concentration was equivalent to a yogi ?..
Of course, all my years of coaching and only a handfull of people actually believed it was possible to make gains.
We see how FAKE these STEROID users REALLY are when they finally can't take their STEROIDS because they got ARRESTED/in PRISON or the doctors tell them to come off because of health PROBLEMS...there goes those FAKE STEROID muscles they been HIDING behind!
ROIDERS are FAKES!
Stay natural buddy!
Absolutely brilliant man.
Thanks for your post.
Wow this is good and never even knew these interviews existed. I know John you were close to Mike. Thankyou for keeping his memory and legacy alive. He remains an inspiration to many.
Thanks for the kind words, Project DX.
When I was 14 , one time Mr. Olympia Mike Ashley trained me for a few months. He was friend of my parents. The guy showed me how to lift weights correctly. I still follow what I learned , now I'm in my late 40's. Thanks Mike.
Whats your max bench?
Mike looks and sounds clever as hell in this video.
Surprisingly good interview
Best thing about this old timers is that they look good. With that shirt on, we wont know that he's a world level bodybuilder, but he's not as weird looking as the current bodybuilders with a specific muscle bulging, gasping for air
he is downsized here
Thanks for posting
Mike Mentzer now I have not heard that name in bodybuilding in a looong time. Mike is a IFBB legend as well.
We see how FAKE these STEROID users REALLY are when they finally can't take their STEROIDS because they got ARRESTED/in PRISON or the doctors tell them to come off because of health PROBLEMS...there goes those FAKE STEROID muscles they been HIDING behind!
ROIDERS are FAKES!
Stay natural buddy!
Who are you? Obi Wan Kenobi.
Hey mike I remember seeing you when I was 7 years old . It inspired me and my brother to get into weights. We got a bench and squat rack from Sears with the leg curl attachment and it served us well. People said we were too young but my father knew better and cut us loose in them weights and year round sports . It s a good thing for a kid to get into but not the ped end of things . That’s me at 50 yrs old . Real life badass
We see how FAKE these STEROID users REALLY are when they finally can't take their STEROIDS because they got ARRESTED/in PRISON or the doctors tell them to come off because of health PROBLEMS...there goes those FAKE STEROID muscles they been HIDING behind!
ROIDERS are FAKES!
Stay natural buddy!
Thank you John for posting this. Really enjoy it. Still train Heavy Duty.
Hi Darryl, no worries, sir. Glad you enjoyed the video.
Thank you so much for this
This is amazing stuff, thanks for sharing and for archiving.
Hi Jason. No worries. Glad you liked the video.
Mike was far beyond his constituents. I love listening to him, and he was right on the money. Today's bodybuilders are dropping like flies, because of abuse and the mixtures of drugs. Mike Mentzer, Tom Platz, and Dorian Yates. Three of the most intellectual, motivational of all-time in the sport, and in genergal!
Fantastic interview clip john👍👍
Thanks, James!
HIT works. I've been doing HIT for a year and seen great results.
Exceptionally sharp, terse and to the point. No BS! Highly impressed.
He should have won the Mr. Olympia in 1980. Arnold looked good, but Mike was at his peak of his career.
Mike was cheated.
Robbed. Arnold was the golden boy for weider. Arnold was the ifbb. They bowed to Arnold. Sad politics. Mike had him beat clearly by far
THANKS JOHN FOR THESE VIDEOS INSPIRED ME SO MUCH👍
Very accurate questions from the hosts.
Mike Mentzer is now my favorite body builder. I love this guy. RIP
If Mike was alive nowadays,he will be helping and training many bodybuilders,the man was an expert in nutrition,and training method.
U must not know much about bodybuilding he was wrong alot,,,he was a gd guy but he stood for overtraining the muscles always lifting really heavy to promote muscle growth and that's not true there is no benefit from lifting super heavy and Dorian Yates has said the same thing
@@brocklanders4684 yes..i dont know nothing about bodybuilding.i just competed for 12 years won 3 national titles in my country,was selected 2 times to compete in the Mr Europe and Mr Universe amateur,which i did not competed because the Portuguese association didn t have money...and won more than 11 titles in my country.i worked 5 years for Twinlab in Portugal,trained with Troy Zucolloto,and Greg Kovacs,had meetings with Rich Gaspary,Albert Beckles,Lee Haney,was distribuitor for of the Ton Platz line of clothing,had a seminar with Dr Fred Hatfield,was a trainer and importer For Twinlab,Champion Nutrition,Icopro,and Strenght Systems,went more than 7 times to Fibo germany in Essen and Madrid,where I meet several top bodybuilders like Berry de Mey,Ali Mala,Tom Platz,Shaw Ray etc.did seminars in Germany, 1986 in Dortmund,Krefeld.
Mike: More steroids and even growth hormone are common nowadays.
Mike O’ Tren: And duck eggs
Mike was one of my childhood heros. He was what I consider the "thinking man's bodybuilder" He was very innovative and his principles are now viwed as superior to other methods at the time. The real truth is Weider screwed Mike in 1980. He simply was better than Arnold that year. However, politics played a HUGE role that year...I don't think Mike ever got over the heartbreak of that. A real shame and it brought down the legitimacy of the sport at that time. Research this and you will see. R.I.P.
Thanks for your post.
80s and 90s forever
Very honestly and clearly explained information.
he was truly so ahead of his time.
At least, Mike was honest about his steroid use. What I never understood was his need to smoke cigarettes especially near the end of his life. But then, I never understood how "honest" judges could have given Arnold the 1980 Olympia over Mike (who finished 2nd to another friend of mine Frank Zane in the 1979 Olympia). I believe Mike tied for 4th with Boyer Coe in 1980. A complete joke of a contest.
Yes I remember that time period and MIke should have won Mr. Olympia at least once. Enter Joe Weider who was a showman and heavily influenced decisions. Weider controlled contests for many years. I understand that if a top bodybuilder agreed to advertise Weider products and contribute to Weider magazines he would have had a much better chance to "win" a big contest. Weider destroyed Sergio Oliva's career in IFBB.
@@captsaison9343 Kal Szkalak was another bodybuilder who would not fall in line for the Weider Brothers and so he is largely forgotten in bodybuilding history. Some said he was the next Arnold though shorter. Here he is in 1982 with better legs than when he beat Mike Mentzer at the 1977 IFBB Mr. Universe: ua-cam.com/video/IpgfZntyP3s/v-deo.html
ROIDERS are FAKE & UNHEALTHY!
NATURALS are LEGIT & HEALTHIER!
Stay natural buddy!
@emmy lite The 1981 Olympia was even worse won by out-of-shape Franco. I liked Franco in 1976, but 1981 was a joke set-up by Arnold the contest promoter.
ROIDERS have RENTAL muscles!
ROIDERS are FAKES!
Stay natural buddy!
We met Ray Mentzer at Golds Gym in 1982. My friend a national level power lifter had just competed in Portland and we went to LA. To see the Mecca . I was just 21 he was 20 and I was a bit reticent to speak to someone if only seen in magazines but my friend had what I recall must of been a good 1/2 hour or more chat with Ray. Now I wish I’d stood closer and listened in.
That's pretty cool.
Mentzer talking no BS, just telling it like it is.
We see how FAKE these STEROID users REALLY are when they finally can't take their STEROIDS because they got ARRESTED/in PRISON or the doctors tell them to come off because of health PROBLEMS...there goes those FAKE STEROID muscles they been HIDING behind!
ROIDERS are FAKES!
Stay natural buddy!
I wonder what happened between then and now. I listen to Mike and these interviewers and they all sound so reasonable, and highly intelligent, and you compare that to the mainstream media you see now and their intelligence and communication skills are very lacking in comparison. Also, I wanna point out the fact that Mike flat out said he was in fact taking steroids in a nonchalant fashion, whereas now you see people who are OBVIOUSLY on grams of multiple different compounds and yet they claim to be natural. It's absolutely preposterous.
I think for some an over inflated egos takes over and they feel that an arrogant attitude is what they require to try and prove how confindent and superior they are.
He definitely won the 1980 Mr. Olympia! He was in a lot better shape than Schwarzenegger! The only way Schwarzenegger won is because of popularity but everybody knows Mike was definitely Mr. Olympia that year! Rest in peace brother!
👌
Arnold kicked his skinny ass
@@jamesoncass4867
Five of the seven judges were longtime friends and associates of Arnold and four of them blindly voted for him because of that. (One to their credit did not choosing Dickerson instead.) But four of seven out of the gate ensured the fix was in.
And I suppose it is *merely a coincidence* that the three judges not in the can for Arnold voted for Mentzer over Arnold by roughly five points whereas the four judges who rated Arnold so highly also rated Mentzer about twenty points lower?
Arnold was not top *8* material in 1980 let alone a deserving winner. I say this based solely on his physique displayed on that day. Those who tell you otherwise are liars. It does not matter what Arnold looked like in 1973 or 1974, how many Olympias he had won, or how popular he was. Only what he looked like in Sydney on that day but what he looked like that day is not what was being judged. And that is why the 1980 Olympia will always be a joke and 1981 was no better. Bodybuilding has never recovered and is taken less seriously than any other sport out there as a result which is a shame because it did not have to be that way.
@@xanthromera
Mentzer definitely in 1979. I would concur on 1980 too but I can see arguments made for Coe or Dickerson as well. All of them (and others) were better physique wise than Arnold on that day.
I’ve been watching so many of John Little’s videos that I knew all of Mike’s answers before he gave them. 😄
You can tell he's being modest and humble by summarizing his beliefs and knowledge when it comes to bodybuilding. he almost nods his head as to say he's finished, so move on type thing. He's vastly more intelligent than them and just is polite about it.
Honest and to the point
Thank you first to John Little for bringing this to us , and thank you Mike for showing the only type of workout that produced any results for me .
You're certainly welcome (from my end), and I'm sure Mike would be happy to hear of your success.
@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE Do you have the Merv Griffin Show or the Supertars Competiton?
He was a very intelligent person. Great video! RIP.
So intelligent
Great Interview 👏🏻
Thanks for your post, Liam.
Interviewer- “can they get any bigger”
Big ramy’s mum- “hold my beer”
Thanks so much
Arnold single-handedly set back bodybuilding by damn near a decade with the charade he did in the 80/81 Olympia.
Mike is so Clear in his answers...!! God Level in his Subject..!!
Outstanding interview Mike was at his peak here... However I have to disagree about "Roid Rage" I used to manage a gym and I can assure you does exist, not in everyone but when it happens you know it!
You will find the roid rage types were idiots to begin with. I haven't seen mild manner dudes turn into maniacs due to a stack
Like the studies state.. you have to have the existing psychiatric abnormalities to begin with. Then steroids could definitely increase anger/aggressive. But that should be the least of anyone's concern considering the effects on the heart, liver and kidneys.
Mike was training other people in his hit style at this point
Mike was my favorite bodybuilder when i was training and competing,Arnold to,but Mike had a training type that made great diference in me.R.I.P Mike.
@Rui Calado
What was it about Arnold to be your favourite BB?
@@paulthomas281 Arnold was the first that inspired me to train when i saw a picture of him in a magazine, and yes,he was my favorite,but some years later when i received every month the muscle and fitness magazine(this was back in late 70, and begining of the 80,s and after the Mr Olympia in 1980 i i was fan of Mike despite the rivalry between the two...and started to train and folow the heavy duty,and the progress was imense..
@@talibe801 Thanks for your reply. Appreciated. You might know Mohammed Mustafa, Austrian-Jordanian bodybuilder.. of course with steroids, but his physique was un..un..unbelievable.
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@@paulthomas281 yes sir,great physique.
Nice interview, I have a couple of his books and I'm following HIT method since 15 years, mostly for time efficiency. But two things he was wrong, first bodybuilding standard were ready to explode right in the following years and the first example coming to mind is Dorian Yates. For sure, a lot of this improvement is due to drugs and hormones. Second, steroids can for sure affect sterility and the so called "steroid rage" is in fact very true. Especially if someone is lean toward alcool and other drugs as well. Btw I'm training natural since 30 years, so I know exactly where my limits are in terms of muscle size and strenght.
I thought it was due to elevated testosterone levels ?
We see how FAKE these STEROID users REALLY are when they finally can't take their STEROIDS because they got ARRESTED/in PRISON or the doctors tell them to come off because of health PROBLEMS...there goes those FAKE STEROID muscles they been HIDING behind!
ROIDERS are FAKES!
Stay natural buddy!
He was an athlete way ahead of his time RIP mike
Mike Mentzer saying that he got satisfaction from others disapproval is a whole ass mood. Lmao
Brilliant man. Gone way too soon.
We see how FAKE these STEROID users REALLY are when they finally can't take their STEROIDS because they got ARRESTED/in PRISON or the doctors tell them to come off because of health PROBLEMS...there goes those FAKE STEROID muscles they been HIDING behind!
ROIDERS are FAKES!
Stay natural buddy!
He seems so intelligent and humble.
Mike Mentzer knew his shit! Dorion proved it!
Had a subscription of Muscle Media back in the day, and they had sent me 3 cassettes of Mike being interviewed by Bill Phillips. Still have them. Very interesting to hear.
Would listen to them in my car on the way to work.
Made the drive enjoyable!!
I remember those (recorded late in Mike's life I believe).
Yup, I have the first interview. Mike unloaded nothing but truth in that interview. "...bodybuilders are on steroids ... bodybuilding competitions are fixed ..." Phillips was speechless lol.
Amazing man
This is brilliant 👍
Great interview!
Mike Definitely got Robbed at the 81 Olympia. Arnold looked subpar in the Back Dept in this contest. Mike looked much better.
Agreed 💯 Mike was shredded and ripped to the bone definitely won it
Where are you finding these gems 💎 John?
I have some of these materials for several decades actually.
@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE well keep them coming John. 😁
@@Lonewolf__666 A new one is up now.
Thanks for this John
@@nelsoncruz184 No worries, Nelson!
So informative. So good.Mike opened my eyes about carbohydrates. I was on a Keto diet and lost 20kg of fat. Then my fat burning hit a plateu. I was mostly eating fat and protein and very, very little carbs. Still had some excess belly fat that wouldn't go away. Once I uped the carbs and reduced the protein I was immediately starting to see results. I shredded the stubborn fat off my belly, felt much better, muscles also felt harder and fuller and all In all I feel great. I tought carbs are bad but no, carbs are really Important.Complex carbs of course. Thanks Mike for opening my eyes once and for all. R. I. P champ. Great guy.
Mike was the best representative of the sport of bodybuilding! RIP Mentzer brothers💪🏼
One of the Best,,But Joe Weider was the Pinnacle of it all.And his Brother Ben.
Mike is a smart well spoken guy
Definitely miss Mike.
Mike was awesome, he took what Arthur Jones
Developer of the Nautilus equipment and High Intensity Training HIT and took it a bit farther then showed it to Dorian and it turned into HD Training Heavy Duty I have both books. Dorian did a great job taking into the 90s type of training. I a tuff program.
All great people adding to the body building scenes.
One of the most under rated in his time
One of the greatest physiques of all time IMO. HIT is so difficult, I think when a lot of people do not rate HIT style training it’s because there not doing it correctly?
Two factors (I have been a gym owner and coach for neary 50 years). One is the overwhelming number of bbs at the top level over do it, so even those who give it a try do it half heartidly. They basically just do less sets, but vey few know the difference between hard exercise and training. Even Dorian when interviewed a few years ago was asked what would he do differently, even after he discovered h.i.t, and his answer was " I would do far fewer sets" so even with his success and background , hebdid too much. One consequence is injury...very common today.
@@bigfletch8 Yh I read Dorian yates said that, I think doing the bare minimum required with all out intensity is the one. I think just going to positive failure if working out on your own & trying to squeeze partials/static holds is very difficult! Now I’ve been doing HIT, I wouldnt go back to high volume/less intensity
@@Nicholas19823 Thats why machines are su0erior for hit. Psychologically, you can dig deeper without the instinctive fear of serious injury.
I still train that way in my 72 year with all the natural hormonal benefits.
@@bigfletch8 yes I know what your saying, do you always go to positive failure every workout? How many days a week do you train?
@@Nicholas19823 Yes, that plus hiit to max out my heart rate on a cross trainer. At 72, that should be 148 bpm but occasionally take it to 170. Resting is sometimes as low as 28 on waking.
My warm up is the first five reps of the set. I never stop if I can get another rep. Been that way since my 30s. About 4 to 5 sessions per ft night.
Mike speaking on growth hormone is crazy, to think it wasn’t so long ago that these substances were still new.
Wish mike was around today
Wow. Very intelligent and well spoken man. He must have gone to college and had a degree or at least attended for a few years. V