MIKE MENTZER: PHILOSOPHY, EDUCATION AND THE THREAT OF STATIST TYRANNY
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
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This excerpt from Bill Phillips’ second interview with Mike Mentzer is a philosophical/intellectual tour de force. The topics discussed cover a broad range and are even more relevant to our culture today than they were when this interview was recorded during the mid 1990s:
The sensation caused by the first interview
How our beliefs on bodybuilding training were shaped
Bob Hoffman and the arbitrary
Training each bodypart 3 times a month - rather than 3 days a week
Joe Weider’s approach
Specificity as the most important scientific principle
Science and precision
Aristotle
ArthurJones and the Renaissance of exercise
Ancient Greece as the cradle of bodybuilding culture
The gift from Plato
How Ayn Rand brought us back to the teachings of Aristotle
Knowledge in schools is boring
Philosophy should be fun
The Buddha’s romantic philosophy
Ayn Rand defined what knowledge itself is
We live in a militantly anti-rational culture
Progressive Education, John Dewey and the stultification of children’s minds
David Rockefeller and one world government
How knowledge and philosophy overcome fear
We are heading toward statist tyranny
How Hitler and theNazis rose to power
Government regulation and the supplement industry
Why do people want to build their bodies?
Don’t neglect the mind
To see more of Mike Mentzer check out these videos by Wayne Gallasch of GMV:
MIKE & RAY MENTZER TRIPLE PACK DVD SET (V-209SP-DVD) tinyurl.com/ym4...
MIKE & RAY MENTZER - GYM WORKOUT DOWNLOAD (V-121) tinyurl.com/2ua...
MIKE MENTZER - FINAL CHAPTER DOWNLOAD (V-208) tinyurl.com/yc4...
Isn't it weird that most people who get addicted to his seminars and teachings are usually constantly over training and eating, burned out and obsessed. Bodybuilding shouldn't consume your whole life and mind. I'm glad God sent Mike to save us from a detrimental regiment. Amen & God Bless 🙏🏼
Isn't it weird that you say god sent Mike to us when Mike was an atheist lol
Just because Mike was an atheist, doesn't mean God didn't use him. God knows and believed in Mike despite him having lack of faith in him. Actually it's to bad Mike like many others had trouble with the belief of God because of organized religion. I've talked to Mike and he actually acknowledged like the bodybuilding orthodoxy the religious orthodoxy have made the actual truth of God clouded for there own agenda. Not saying that Mike admitted to there being a God, just saying he acknowledged that.
@@strengthequals5336 I agree with that. It's still God who gives us the intellect and ability to think rational, establish scientifical theory and make sense of reality. It's actually the religious spirit that keeps people in bondage, persecuting and ridiculing believers. My life totally changed in a very positive way when I got back into studying the great spiritual truth revealed in the Bible, I'm forever grateful for that.
@@alguldandoce7982 your opinion is irrelevant Mike said If there is a GOd aka Creator of course I would like to see my Dad again. If you understood scripture holy that is you would realize Mike will almost certainly be given a second chance in the Age to Come. The Resurrection. While i may not agree with Mike on Atheistic thoughts and mindset i can absolutely appreciate the amount of research and thinking this man has done. Mike is a hero. Far ahead of his time. Stop focusing on negativity and hateful comments and focus on what we all agree on. I said the same thing to Matkus Reindhardt years ago and he agreed. I believe in God and I can always appreciate a good mind stimulating book like philosophy...
Ughhhh nail on the head for me. Feeling like we’re inadequate in our efforts. Forever going harder harder killing ourselves
Thanks again John, as Mike says in the tapes “if 200,000 bodybuilders could hear these tapes it would cause a revolution in the sport.” I hope you realise and appreciate your contribution to they 200,000.
200,000 subs soon 🎉
LOVE THAT THE NAME IS NOW HEAVY DUTY COLLEGE!!! Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart John ❤️ your videos do so much for the world
Thanks, Dalton Rose!
An absolute legend and genius.
"People aren't in the dark age, they're in a black hole!" haha incredible Mike, its so fun to listen to him.
Mike > Arnold 🥂
Couldn’t have said it better myself
Mike Mentzer's ideas on training got me thinking and reflecting. Mike Mentzer's ideas on life and philosophy got me into studying Ayn Rand's philosophy. His impact on my life has been so much more than just sets and reps, he made me realize that my purpose in life is to develop myself mentally and physically and to develop a philosophy of life worthy of me as a unique human being ... Thank you so much, @John Little
I’m glad you enjoyed the content, Niklas. Thanks for your post.
Mike was a physicalist in every sense of the word. 💪🧠
It’s still kinda mysterious Mike and Ray passing so young two days apart. He knew too much, waking up the masses , red pilling the world too soon perhaps ? Someone , some group didn’t want him out preaching helping people think for themselves.
I believe everybody should have mikes approach in every field they choose to indulge themselves in.
Mike Mentzer and his training principles are so underrated just goes to show you that people do Not like to deviate from the norm or So called norm.
💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
Wow Mike Mentzer is so absolutely based when it comes to philosophy and the necessity of individuals to think freely and to put an end to the herd mentality. He's spot on about the coming Fascism/Totalitarianism/Government as the new "God" if we dont collectively "wake up" and have the appropriate level of love for knowledge. He has either read Nietzche thoroughly, possibly Dostoevsky, or he's a one in a billion unique mind that can come to these logical conclusions about the nature of morality all on his own. Either way-BASED.
I can only imagine what he would say about the current political environment and the agent of critical theory into today's philosophical discussions and its effect on society.
He read alot of ayn rand, as do I, check her books out
Based before it was cool to be. Borderline prophet actually. He would lose his mind today seeing the absurdity in society
@@zacharytuttle9179ayn was talking about it wayyy before anybody. All because of her coming from Russia. She could see the socialist BS coming to America unfortunately unfortunately
@@MrBlick76 just as Mike read Ayn Rand, Lenin read Marx who did not have a monopoly on the concept of socialism & I agree his version was disastrous. However there are a couple other options that he kinda shoved aside that are an alternative to both our system and that of the Soviets. This would be the prescriptions of Proudhon, Bakunin & Kropotkin along with the work of Henry George. Now when Rand and Mentzer talk about selfishness as a virtue & I think it's in the context of valuing oneself & their work rather than having an inflated sense of self as if I am somehow of greater value or status than anyone else.
Im just in awe at Mikes level of intelligence and wisdom
I discovered Mentzer back in the early 90s. I ordered this interview set from Muscle Media 2000 and listened to them several times (not 20 though 😂). His philosophy on weight training and the way he presents it with his endless vocabulary is both satisfying and almost addictive for me. I’m so glad I discovered him when I did, in my early 20s. I have used a modified version of HIT, training no more than 3x per week since then and it has allowed me to maintain a muscular physique into my mid 50s with no sign of slowing down. Long live Mike Mentzer! 💪
I wish I had heard of his philosophy when I was in my 20's. I believe I would have had much better results and feel better today. Less joint ache, etc.
we have to build the whole being to be successful in life... Amen Mike
Thank you for your work. Mike Mentzer's knowledge is priceless for me. I am really grateful that i found this channel.
Thank you John always. I don't know how i first stumbled across HIT about a year ago today, but it was most likely from your efforts.
I'm 20, 6'3, 85kg at 14-15% bf, natural, with great proportions for bodybuilding. Been learning and applying HIT principles for many months now. Currently training large muscles twice a month, average workout length is 8 minutes.
Excited to see where I can take this over the next decade and it really is thanks to you.
This was really good, if you have any more talks with Mike like this please upload
Fantastic material.
I find myself so captivated every time I hear him speak.
Mike was a physicalist in every sense of the word. 💪🧠
This is The Best Educational and Inspiring UA-cam Video Ever! on 2nd Thought Life Changing!!! Best Wishes to the HEAVY DUTY COLLEGE.
You could call this 'Mentzer shrugged'.
What a beautiful thumbnail man
Can i have it plz?
I wish he was still around. Gone too soon!
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't force him to drink. You can tell somebody the truth, but you can't make them believe it. New ideas are as scary as old enemies to common minds
Mr. Little did Mike ever speak on the topic of anger in relation to objectivism? Is it weakness or a tool to be used?
I never heard him address that topic specifically. However, anger is an emotion, and as Mike pointed out, emotions are not tools of cognition, so how you feel emotionally about something should not be what guides your decision-making.
@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE 🙏 I love it! Thank you, sir!
Nice
I think that with right volume, even once every 28 days would suffice
is there any follow up video?
Hey John , I watched a Video yesterday in your channel and wondered, mike said to take short breaks between the sets like 30 seconds, but in another video he said to make them as long you need to exhaust the muscle instead of the cardio .. I maybe misunderstood something, cause I’m not a native English speaker
It depends on the context of the video. He described "intensity" as being a function of effort and time, so that one way of increasing the intensity in a workout would be by reducing the time in between sets. However, if you find that you're breathing is so laboured after an exercise that it becomes a limiting factor in your performance of the next exercise, then rest long enough for your breathing to return to normal and then proceed. Some get so used to performing high-intensity muscular work that their breathing ceases to become a negative factor, but that is an improvement in conditioning that occurs over time. If you are new to Heavy Duty training, take whatever time you require in between sets so that when you fail on the next exercise it is due to the muscles level of fatigue (inroad) rather than an oxygen debt.
@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE thanks for your generosity John.
@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE Thank you John, you are a legend
Im completely new to this style of Training, before I did the PPL, so now ultra heavy 1 set intensity exhausts me so hard, I need AT LEAST 1.5 minutes to jump to another set lol
@@kebbus8142 Thanks for your post.
In todays world Mike would be a conspiracy theorist and right wing if he thought like this especially now that they call people who workout right wing smh
Off topic question John, what car did Mike drive or did he like a specific car??
I know he had a Mazda sports car at one point in the 1980s, then a station wagon, and (although I never saw it) a Jaguar.
@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE thanks for your reply! Just ordered your book off of Amazon!
@@jeffrobe405 Thank you!
How much gram per pound is accurate?
Nevermind I found it!! Sorry
No worries, I just retrieved the link for you: ua-cam.com/video/T89mSePvCKk/v-deo.htmlsi=11723OMhl8Ea0EtU
This is still my favorite listening 🙏🏻
Way too ahead of his time
Dude, you’re playing the same thing over and over with a different title. That’s a turn off and a sad desperate attempt
‘….Libraries..?’ Mike was out of the poor guys league.
The thing I'm having trouble with understanding is the lack of training volume.
I train each body part once a week.
I get stronger doing this. My body adjusts to the volume & I'm recovered by my next workout.
Even when I did full body 3x a week I did less sets overall each workout & I got used to that & was recovered after a day & a half of rest.
So I'm not fully grasping how little training a specific body part ends up being better overall?
Like with jiu-jitsu, if you don't go all out every session you can train more often. In a year's time you will have way more mat time & therefore way more experience than somebody who goes all out or who trains less frequently.
It’s not an apt comparison. Martial arts requires a lot of practice in order to develop the technique. That is largely skill training, not unlike learning how to play the piano. The more you do it, the better you get at the technique of doing it. Stimulating muscle growth is a different animal altogether. You literally have to force your body to produce metabolically expensive tissue. That requires big effort in the gym and an adequate recovery time and nutrition for the body to do its job.
@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE Thanks for reply. I'm going through the videos now & this was something sitting on my mind.
Mike Mentzer identifies the stimulus for hypertropy as intensity of effort. Not volume.
That one last all out rep, where you couldnt do another with a gun to your head. Drop sets, forced reps, negatives. Intensity and effort.
2. The human body has limited recovery capacity. This varies from person to person (and steroids boost this ability)
Working out is like digging a hole, recovery fills in the hole and adds a little on top. The more volume, the deeper the hole that needs to be filled before building the mountain atop it. Intensity guages how much to add on top, little effort little gains.