The notion that you won't get stronger without pushing yourself to shitting your pants every set is ridiculous. This advice is for professional bodybuilders who take lots of roids, if the average person does this their chances to get injured skyrocket and will be out of the gym for months. The guy died at age 49 I don't think he's the best one to take health advice from
@@DontGoogleDinosaurWith500Teeth I don't do any drugs, not like I'm throwing around 400-500 pounds. I just give each rep on each set a focused 100% effort. And I've gotten stronger from it.
It's a lifelong process but after a couple years of training you become intimate with all your max efforts and intensity and you know Mike knows what he talking about
I lifted for 2 years with minor success. I listened to one of his seminars by accident once and it changed my lifting a CRAZY amount. Started seeing visible gains in 2 months after nothing for a year. Started to learn about myself. Working out became a totally different thing. I love this man haha
@Le BOSS de UA-cam idk I run Hella. About 4 to 5 miles a day. But I also eat alot. Just don't run after leg day. I'm sure you could do light boxing a couple days after chest / arms / back but it's probably best not to. He was also a world class body builder so the small details that apply to him (don't box after chest day etc) might not fully apply to a dude who's just trying to get some muscle and fit a shirt nice.
@@Jm_Corda I do Metzer's recommended routine but I also run and do Muay Thai on some off days. Good gains so far. He's not saying to do nothing, he's talking about measuring your efforts. "there are only two perfectly accurate measures of intensity." In this seminar he's talking about a theoretical question like "does working out at 80% yield maximum results? Or 90%? Or 99%?" Aka "how hard should we train?" His answer is basically saying "going to 100% is the only way you know you're getting max gains." He is pretty big on resting, but he also has a lot of information talking about running, biking, etc. I'd say you're good to do some running and boxing, just make sure your body is getting some solid time to rest and grow.
@@Justin-bass I have had friends that call my muscle "puff air muscle" but somehow they never can train at my pace more then once or twice. And they never grow.
@@Ygaming21. You can go 100% and still make good progress. You just have to make sure you're resting long enough. 72-96 hours rest after a maximum effort workout.
@@astraius3869 Mostly alternating sets of hack squats and air squats. 25 squats per set. Do it until you think you're about to die. Then go do hamstring curls and leg extensions. Sets of 20 to 25 until you can't do any more. Then crawl or get dragged back to your car.
anybody who watches that last Arnold win knows it was only because of Arnold's name, not his body That said, I do not at all blame Arnold for accepting it Only the corrupt judges for the moneybags clouding their judgement
@@bendaniels1235 Yes, there are things you can do to help mitigate the risk. But it can still hurt you. Sorry, there's no getting around this. Training literally 100%, until your muscles fail, every workout, multiple times per week, for months, years, or decades is a practically inevitable way to trigger an injury at some point. And over the long run, being this relentless on your system will wreak havoc on your joints. You don't need to reach literal 100% to make impressive gains. There's a reason this topic is hotly debated, because there's more than one way to skin a cat.
@@andreg3861 cmon man you know scotty here is right, we all love mike we do, but he used to use cocaine as a pre workout, that shows how non-average he is, even amongst the top bodybuilders, just bcs it worked for him doesn't mean it'll always work for everyone else
@@scottk1525 you idiot! You are what they call a “keyboard expert!” Lmao The modern HIT method of today is doing slow controlled reps 2 minutes to failure on a MACHINE! As you reach failure, your ability to contract your muscles strong enough to tear a tendon off of the bone becomes significantly less because your muscles tire. Unless you are using free weights that obviously hurt you when going to failure(you know which exercises[I hope you know]), there is VERY MINIMAL chance you will hurt yourself. It literally does the complete opposite. HOWEVER, if you do super heavy weights and try jerking that as fast as you can, what do you think would happen sooner or later? Your brain is too small to be teaching people. Idiots like you only misguide the sheeps in this thread/comment section.
It was not his method, rather Arthur Jones , the inventor of Nautilus machines that developed this system. I used it and gained 30 pounds in 3 years drug free . Dorian Yates also was a proponent of this method
He kept his mind working to figure out things while growing and made a staple on it . When most guys just go work out for an hour or so be done. Mike figured it out as he grew what's best to do to grow. He was before his time in that way of creativity.
you know nothing about bodybuilding then. If 10 reps to failure after a few sets of warm up can tear your up - you have poor technique. Wear? What "wears" you more, 15 sets of 50% (of one rep max) weight or 3 sets of 80%? Guess what :)
What he said it's REAL for competition....! , but 100% effort for a common people like us, that wanna be in shape is negative for health, _joints and heart_ Mike died at 49 years old (still young) for a *heart failure*
I recently started Mikes Ideal Routine and I'm really enjoying it. Knowing that I need to push as hard as I can because I only get one set makes me work out harder than when doing 3 sets. With the 3-4 days off between workouts I really feel refreshed when I hit the weights again.
Mike misspoke. He said, "It's not going to hurt you." Yes, it will hurt. There is no way to exert yourself to failure without pain, so it's going to hurt like hell. But it's worth it
There’s definitely a way to train to failure without hurting yourself. I do it all the time and my nutrition is on point. That’s why I’m in the top 10%
Why are there so few (and short) videos about Mike and his method? I understand there was another guy much less discrete and always catching all the attention, but I wonder if I can retrieve some more thorough material about this brief and intense training concept. Did he make any video tutorials or even just write books, articles?
There is a world of difference between stimulating muscle growth, and achieving muscle growth regardless of the method of stimulation ! Guys have achieved massive muscle growth using light to moderate resistance and many reps and sets ! Genetic potential, diet , rest
Great advice but as someone that doesn't have a gym partner I feel like I'm missing out on that little extra push needed to push past the point where I feel like im really at my limit and at failure..
Did workout B of Mentzer's ideal rountine yesterday. My entire musculoskeletal system feels like it's been fried after each workout. Never had this, and I've been training for years.
Train responsibly though, so you are not one of those who snap their elbow, dislocate their shoulders, crack their spine or unhinge your biceps. Start small, build your way up. Don't be egolifting because Mr Mentzer said you needed to explode veins to lift the bar.
Remember this man was blasting a super-physiological amount of gear and literally experimented with methamphetamine as a pre-workout so the man’s intensity was probably stratospheric and cannot be applied to natural lifters. That said, if you train to failure within 1-2 of your working sets and provided you give your body adequate rest time for each muscle group, high intensity training is very beneficial.
"blasting a super- physiological amount of gear"? - compared to bodybuilders now, Golden Era BB's used much less, and had access to only a few different kinds.
Not at all. You use moderately high weight, and extremely strict form and weight. 4 second concentric, 2 second pause, 4 second eccentric. Quite possibly the safest way to train.
I wish Mike was alive today to see how people still listen and want to learn from him, I wish he could see what you have done with this youtube channel, and how much he actually means to a lot of people
Correct me if I’m wrong but wouldn’t just simple progressive overload cause you to eventually reach that level of intensity if you’re trying to be better in whether it’s one more rep/set, or more weight?
High resistance training is good. Like you're holding onto a high-voltage wire. Mind muscle connection through the rhythmic range of motion is hard to beat. Feel the muscles through striations. Both have their place.
He started taking 2 dianabol pills a day at 19 years of age (theres audio footage of him personally saying it) dunno exactly about the dosage, but I've heard from other videos of other people that 5mg dianabol pills where pretty common in the 60s & 70s. Now you are in your 60s so maybe 10mg could be too much to begin with..at your age, you should ask a specialised doctor & do more research about the drug before taking it !
Lmao, 40 minutes workouts with just 3-4 working sets per group. This is surpassed by sooo many training styles nowaday that if you tell a professional bodybuilder to workout 40 mins and get 4 working sets per mouscle group, he will just laugh. Go for volume and variety of stimulus guys, that's where true gold is.
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@@danielpinheiro1316Murder in my mind kordhell
He just tells people exactly what they need to know. Don't expect to get stronger if you don't train with max effort.
That’s facts man
The more you put in, the more you get out. The logic doesn’t apply to everything in life, but it sure does in the gym.
The notion that you won't get stronger without pushing yourself to shitting your pants every set is ridiculous. This advice is for professional bodybuilders who take lots of roids, if the average person does this their chances to get injured skyrocket and will be out of the gym for months. The guy died at age 49 I don't think he's the best one to take health advice from
@@DontGoogleDinosaurWith500Teeth I don't do any drugs, not like I'm throwing around 400-500 pounds. I just give each rep on each set a focused 100% effort. And I've gotten stronger from it.
@@DontGoogleDinosaurWith500Teeth Failure training isn't necessarily injurious
It's a lifelong process but after a couple years of training you become intimate with all your max efforts and intensity and you know Mike knows what he talking about
THIS!
My efforts are the only thing I've ever been intimate with
Naughty 😏
I started training knowing this. Cause i followed kinobody. People always talking crap about greg
Naw
I lifted for 2 years with minor success. I listened to one of his seminars by accident once and it changed my lifting a CRAZY amount. Started seeing visible gains in 2 months after nothing for a year.
Started to learn about myself. Working out became a totally different thing.
I love this man haha
When he says to rest at ZERO intensity.
It means : no cardio, no boxing ? Like... absolutly nothing ?
@Le BOSS de UA-cam idk I run Hella. About 4 to 5 miles a day. But I also eat alot. Just don't run after leg day. I'm sure you could do light boxing a couple days after chest / arms / back but it's probably best not to. He was also a world class body builder so the small details that apply to him (don't box after chest day etc) might not fully apply to a dude who's just trying to get some muscle and fit a shirt nice.
@@Jm_Corda
I do Metzer's recommended routine but I also run and do Muay Thai on some off days. Good gains so far. He's not saying to do nothing, he's talking about measuring your efforts. "there are only two perfectly accurate measures of intensity."
In this seminar he's talking about a theoretical question like "does working out at 80% yield maximum results? Or 90%? Or 99%?" Aka "how hard should we train?"
His answer is basically saying "going to 100% is the only way you know you're getting max gains."
He is pretty big on resting, but he also has a lot of information talking about running, biking, etc. I'd say you're good to do some running and boxing, just make sure your body is getting some solid time to rest and grow.
So glad he’s finally getting the recognition he so well deserves 💪🏻
Years too late though
Arnold called mike fat, Mike had abs Arnold didn't, Mike recieved a perfect score, (300 points) Arnold didn't.
"ITS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY!" -Mike Mentzer. Amen Brother!! Why the hell did this video pop up on my rest day?!?!
Relax kid rest days are very necessary for growth
@@Justin-bass I have had friends that call my muscle "puff air muscle" but somehow they never can train at my pace more then once or twice. And they never grow.
@@tklasson ok good for you
Lol when I see this I immediately get amped up and want to pump some iron
The pain and 100% intensity of effort is what makes the muscle grow period !!
That’s what makes the muscle break down enough IN ORDER for it to grow, while you rest and eat :)
@@permabulk1454 Indeed you’re 100% correct, nutrition and rest plays an equal role
100% is for survival Lol u need to put 75- 85% is good to Growth happen or u could not be recover well and progresss will be hard
@@Ygaming21. You can go 100% and still make good progress. You just have to make sure you're resting long enough. 72-96 hours rest after a maximum effort workout.
Especially on leg day, I train so hard that I leave myself just enough to walk very slowly to my car and drive myself home. It's working.
whats ur workout for legs i need a better one
@@astraius3869 Mostly alternating sets of hack squats and air squats. 25 squats per set. Do it until you think you're about to die. Then go do hamstring curls and leg extensions. Sets of 20 to 25 until you can't do any more. Then crawl or get dragged back to your car.
Weak routine
@@piotrs1358 Shitpost of the day? Most people who try to copy my leg day workout hate me for two weeks and don't finish it.
@@Turboy65 Between hack squat and lying incline leg press , which is safer ?
Newbie weakling here
The only man ever to score perfect, 300, in the Mr Olympia and still lost to Arnold that year.
Weider politics.
Perfect score in mr.Universe, lost at mr. Olympia.
anybody who watches that last Arnold win knows it was only because of Arnold's name, not his body
That said, I do not at all blame Arnold for accepting it
Only the corrupt judges for the moneybags clouding their judgement
Arnold charisma is what made him. Arnold shouldnt have even placed.
Yes of course Arnold perhaps should not have won that year but it's not like Mentzer was 2nd lol
@@AllainDeloina 300 is a 300. No one else ever did that. You can’t discredit
Could you turn up your music pls, Mike Mentzer is too loud
Ashton Kutcher spotting Mike there.
LOL
That’s a pretty jacked Ashton Kutcher spotting him. 😂
my exact thought hahaha
I thought i was the only one thinking that in my head, but i was like wait this was 30, 40years ago, tf am i thinking🤦
Came to the comments looking for this comment.
That's Rey Menzter (his younger brother) who was benching.
Wise words from the man himself! 💪
like deadpool said: "maximum effort".
and dont forgett the classic "im touching myself tonight"
tf he getting spotted by Ashton Kutcher.
Lol. I thought I was the only one...
LOL
El debió ganar el Olympia del 80
Yes
No, four others were better than Mike on the day.
@@glynhannaford7332 shhh child
@@smiercksiazka776 Just telling the truth. 🤷♂️
If you have a problem with that, that's your problem. 🫵
@@glynhannaford7332 fair point
Quite literally the greatest machine operator!
That’s why I love sprinting. It’s 100% of every fiber at once.
Absolute legend who way ahead of his time.
Mentzer and Tom platz were ahead of their time by a LOT
"It's no gonna hurt you"
yeah, except it might though.
Not if you train with good technique and make sure you take recovery seriously
@@bendaniels1235 Yes, there are things you can do to help mitigate the risk. But it can still hurt you. Sorry, there's no getting around this. Training literally 100%, until your muscles fail, every workout, multiple times per week, for months, years, or decades is a practically inevitable way to trigger an injury at some point. And over the long run, being this relentless on your system will wreak havoc on your joints.
You don't need to reach literal 100% to make impressive gains. There's a reason this topic is hotly debated, because there's more than one way to skin a cat.
@@scottk1525 🤓
@@andreg3861 cmon man you know scotty here is right, we all love mike we do, but he used to use cocaine as a pre workout, that shows how non-average he is, even amongst the top bodybuilders, just bcs it worked for him doesn't mean it'll always work for everyone else
@@scottk1525 you idiot! You are what they call a “keyboard expert!” Lmao
The modern HIT method of today is doing slow controlled reps 2 minutes to failure on a MACHINE! As you reach failure, your ability to contract your muscles strong enough to tear a tendon off of the bone becomes significantly less because your muscles tire. Unless you are using free weights that obviously hurt you when going to failure(you know which exercises[I hope you know]), there is VERY MINIMAL chance you will hurt yourself. It literally does the complete opposite. HOWEVER, if you do super heavy weights and try jerking that as fast as you can, what do you think would happen sooner or later? Your brain is too small to be teaching people. Idiots like you only misguide the sheeps in this thread/comment section.
That's true statement mike was head of his time!
It was not his method, rather Arthur Jones , the inventor of Nautilus machines that developed this system. I used it and gained 30 pounds in 3 years drug free . Dorian Yates also was a proponent of this method
Dorian tweaked it and arthuer jones and mentzer worked together on the method
@@brentc4593 no mention of mr jones in article , that’s misleading, especially since he developed it first .
Arnold called mike fat, Mike had abs Arnold didn't, Mike recieved a perfect score, (300 points) Arnold didn't.
@@eivindgjengstjohansen9625 true
Man this guy, Mike Mentzer. Was sure ahead of his time!! He was or is *right*
He kept his mind working to figure out things while growing and made a staple on it . When most guys just go work out for an hour or so be done. Mike figured it out as he grew what's best to do to grow. He was before his time in that way of creativity.
So ahead of his time
He was genetically gifted
Training to failure can absolutely hurt you, major wear and tear
you know nothing about bodybuilding then.
If 10 reps to failure after a few sets of warm up can tear your up - you have poor technique.
Wear? What "wears" you more, 15 sets of 50% (of one rep max) weight or 3 sets of 80%? Guess what :)
that's your subconscious chickening out.......🐓🐔🐓🐓🐔🐓🐔🐓🐓🐔
What he said it's REAL for competition....!
, but 100% effort for a common people like us, that wanna be in shape is negative for health, _joints and heart_ Mike died at 49 years old (still young) for a *heart failure*
I recently started Mikes Ideal Routine and I'm really enjoying it. Knowing that I need to push as hard as I can because I only get one set makes me work out harder than when doing 3 sets. With the 3-4 days off between workouts I really feel refreshed when I hit the weights again.
uncrowned King, Arnold didn't deserve that Olympia or the previous one
Common man he had the height advantage and incredible ratios... Even sergio deserved the title... But unfairly he didn't get it
LOL. In 1980 Mentzer didn't even crack top 3 and Arnold smoked him in all the side poses.
@@shreehariraam2290 Just for future reference, it's "c'mon". I was trying to figure out what your comment had to do with "common man". :P
@@smallpseudonym2844 😂😂 me too bro , but that should be all we need to know of dudes intellgence of hos common man 😂
Bro music in background is very low to hurt my ears .....please raise the volume 😂
My god that Music was HOT CCACAAS
Great bodybuilder
Followed his principles to double my body weight in 3 years.
Hard to train to failure anymore at 43 with so many muscle tears
I said the same you have to go to failure that way you know your getting the nost out of your workout
he knows his shit!
Never knew Ashton Kutcher was his training partner!
LOL
Thise video inspired and improved my workout even more exercise
Nice to see Aston Kutcher spotting Mike back in the day.
Mike misspoke. He said, "It's not going to hurt you." Yes, it will hurt. There is no way to exert yourself to failure without pain, so it's going to hurt like hell. But it's worth it
There’s definitely a way to train to failure without hurting yourself. I do it all the time and my nutrition is on point. That’s why I’m in the top 10%
Why are there so few (and short) videos about Mike and his method? I understand there was another guy much less discrete and always catching all the attention, but I wonder if I can retrieve some more thorough material about this brief and intense training concept. Did he make any video tutorials or even just write books, articles?
Yes. Yherr used to be a whole training video on UA-cam years ago of him showing how to train. I bought one his books. His method helped me so much.
There is a world of difference between stimulating muscle growth, and achieving muscle growth regardless of the method of stimulation ! Guys have achieved massive muscle growth using light to moderate resistance and many reps and sets ! Genetic potential, diet , rest
Serge Nubret is the perfect example of this approach. He built an incredible physique using submaximal weights and efforts with perfect form.
Hey bro, turn the music louder I can still hear him talking
Mike Matthews also uses this HIT method
didn't know Steve jobs was his training buddy
LOL
I subscribe to Mike Mentzer's training methods 💯
Great advice but as someone that doesn't have a gym partner I feel like I'm missing out on that little extra push needed to push past the point where I feel like im really at my limit and at failure..
I used to walk around a gym aimlessly trying different exercises. Cut my gym time in half, and I'm training (lifting) once every 3 days.
Did workout B of Mentzer's ideal rountine yesterday. My entire musculoskeletal system feels like it's been fried after each workout. Never had this, and I've been training for years.
Maybe thats why i gained alot of size when i was doing the conjugate method
He’s exactly right, but this video is missing a crucial side to his method, which is resting for 4-7 days between workouts to failure.
That's why he's the G.O.A.T.!
THE GOAT!
Steve Jobs spotting Mike, epic.
LOL
Simply put: NO PAIN = NO GAIN
Train responsibly though, so you are not one of those who snap their elbow, dislocate their shoulders, crack their spine or unhinge your biceps.
Start small, build your way up. Don't be egolifting because Mr Mentzer said you needed to explode veins to lift the bar.
His method is working for me
if your muscles aren't reaching a point of failure, why would they compensate in the form of growth?
Watching bodybuilders train during the 70s feels like you're watching porn 😂😂. All those camera angles and sweaty chests anf back
Legend🔥
The mike mentzer "meth"od.
Idk but what works best for me is to give it all on the last set until failure, am I right or nah?
That’s why Deadpool is shredded!
Much better physique than Arnold
Yeah but it’s lease don’t push to failure using 600 lb weights. You will damage your body and won’t be able to walk when you are 55.
Remember this man was blasting a super-physiological amount of gear and literally experimented with methamphetamine as a pre-workout so the man’s intensity was probably stratospheric and cannot be applied to natural lifters. That said, if you train to failure within 1-2 of your working sets and provided you give your body adequate rest time for each muscle group, high intensity training is very beneficial.
"blasting a super- physiological amount of gear"? - compared to bodybuilders now, Golden Era BB's used much less, and had access to only a few different kinds.
What do you mean by blasting a super physiological amount of gear?
@@canonrebel626 Of or pertaining to amounts greater than normally found in the body
What a badass quote 😎
he looks like thragg from invincible xD
Best way to get a injury.
Not at all. You use moderately high weight, and extremely strict form and weight. 4 second concentric, 2 second pause, 4 second eccentric. Quite possibly the safest way to train.
if you don't warm up first, perhaps
Biceps are literal TUBES
This is also a good life lesson
I wish Mike was alive today to see how people still listen and want to learn from him, I wish he could see what you have done with this youtube channel, and how much he actually means to a lot of people
Sadly, Mike is not with us today because he was a chemical man.
Follow Arnold's routine, stay natural, get stronger, live longer. 💪 😊
@@glynhannaford7332Arnold admitted to using roids, specifically testosterone ans dianabol. You should have said stay away from both.
He's so right
Correct me if I’m wrong but wouldn’t just simple progressive overload cause you to eventually reach that level of intensity if you’re trying to be better in whether it’s one more rep/set, or more weight?
For some reason everyone since has decided to make this more complicated than it needs to be.
Perfect idiocy
No pain no gain
Pinche música de fondo la kgo totalmente
Is that Steve Jobs in the background spotting him?
Weak people : I train for 10 reps because it’s comfortable
Heavy duty training: rep till failure 😈
No. Heavy Duty stresses 10 reps max for growth. If you can do 11 you add more weight next time.
He told us how to be like Son Goku
High resistance training is good. Like you're holding onto a high-voltage wire. Mind muscle connection through the rhythmic range of motion is hard to beat. Feel the muscles through striations. Both have their place.
Agreed. Mike's method is not the only answer. Otherwise people wouldn't be as big as they are now.
Would like to know exactly what PEDS Mike was taking. I like him and his philosophy, but let’s be real here, from a 64 yr. natural lifter.
He started taking 2 dianabol pills a day at 19 years of age (theres audio footage of him personally saying it) dunno exactly about the dosage, but I've heard from other videos of other people that 5mg dianabol pills where pretty common in the 60s & 70s. Now you are in your 60s so maybe 10mg could be too much to begin with..at your age, you should ask a specialised doctor & do more research about the drug before taking it !
Plus Weider had a thing for arnold
Its over 9000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s a great philosophy of life
This is the reason many bodybuilders have back pain and limping, like Coleman?
A superior physique. Should have beaten Arnold, who enjoyed Big Poppa Joe's protection to win titles that he didn't deserve to win
Everybody knows that.
Bro used to be spotted by Steve Jobs 😂
tldr for NO PAIN NO GAIN
what a physique...ill take this build over todays mutants
Lmao, 40 minutes workouts with just 3-4 working sets per group.
This is surpassed by sooo many training styles nowaday that if you tell a professional bodybuilder to workout 40 mins and get 4 working sets per mouscle group, he will just laugh.
Go for volume and variety of stimulus guys, that's where true gold is.
👊
Didn't knew Steve jobs spotted Mike😮
Arnold called mike fat, Mike had abs Arnold didn't, Mike recieved a perfect score, (300 points) Arnold didn't.
Train harder than last time
Young Steve jobs in the back
Maybe once every 6 weeks is a safer bet than to overkill every week? Just sayin
Mike pre-work was meth. That still blows my mind. But he's strategy definitely worked for him .