MIKE MENTZER'S FIRST VIDEO ON HIGH-INTENSITY TRAINING (1980)

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    This was Mike Mentzer's first-ever video (produced in 1980), on high-intensity training. In it he outlines its general principles and provides sample exercise programs for beginners and intermediate/advanced trainees.
    It’s worth noting that he would refine these programs after he began training clients in the 1990s and discovered that most of his clients could not recover from the volume and intensity even of these comparatively brief workouts.
    Nevertheless, this video is a wonderful historical reference to Mike’s thought in an era when he was a competitive bodybuilder. Also worth noting, this was the first bodybuilding training video released to the mass market and opened the door for other bodybuilding instructional videos that would follow from the 1980s through until today.
    I have tried to diminish the heavy synthesizer music that dated this video with more contemporary music where applicable.

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  • @ROMANMAKEAMOVE.
    @ROMANMAKEAMOVE. 11 місяців тому +13

    Mike Mentzer is an Engineer of bodybuilding.

  • @americanthaiboxer7224
    @americanthaiboxer7224 11 місяців тому +20

    No frills, no filters. Just straight up knowledge & hard work.

  • @Chicky-yy7nk
    @Chicky-yy7nk 11 місяців тому +66

    damn this mentzer guy sure looks good, hope his olympia doesn't get stolen

    • @bigladgeorge3082
      @bigladgeorge3082 11 місяців тому +3

      😳

    • @giakhanhthehinhcoban
      @giakhanhthehinhcoban 11 місяців тому +1

      Lol

    • @14Brocko
      @14Brocko 11 місяців тому

      😂😂👏🏽

    • @ramtrucks721
      @ramtrucks721 8 місяців тому

      He trained Dorian Yates, u know nothing POS

    • @stevemann1299
      @stevemann1299 4 місяці тому +4

      Stolen twice. But at least he had two perfect 300 scores. And left a great legacy for us mere mortals to improve our bodies.

  • @Dad-Gad
    @Dad-Gad 6 місяців тому +4

    When you think about it , Mike has got to be the most documented bodybuilder ever , all his philosophies on training and diet are recorded . I don't know anyone else who was until Okabe started filming the pros .

  • @jeramyjacobs5528
    @jeramyjacobs5528 11 місяців тому +5

    Thank you John Balik for the visuals.

  • @poralay
    @poralay 11 місяців тому +23

    I wish there were books written by Ray as he seemed to have knowledge of biomechanics, etc.
    A mystery man.

    • @ronaldmccutcheon1329
      @ronaldmccutcheon1329 11 місяців тому +1

      Right. Seemed as if Ray was always in the background.

  • @Polysthenes
    @Polysthenes 11 місяців тому +4

    Very informative. Very much appreciated the specifics regarding exercises and days of the week.

  • @josesanchez3266
    @josesanchez3266 11 місяців тому +6

    Thank you for this video. Now to watch it 20 more times💪😎🤘

    • @ronaldmccutcheon1329
      @ronaldmccutcheon1329 11 місяців тому +6

      That's gross "overviewing". Only watch 2x to complete viewing failure.

    • @josesanchez3266
      @josesanchez3266 11 місяців тому +1

      ​@@ronaldmccutcheon1329 haha😂

    • @ronaldmccutcheon1329
      @ronaldmccutcheon1329 11 місяців тому

      @@josesanchez3266
      Jose, I knew someone would get that.

    • @ronaldmccutcheon1329
      @ronaldmccutcheon1329 11 місяців тому

      @@josesanchez3266
      No joke. I am wearing a Mike Mentzer Heavy Duty t shirt at this moment!

    • @t6kyo736
      @t6kyo736 11 місяців тому

      @@ronaldmccutcheon1329😂

  • @sa79869
    @sa79869 11 місяців тому +4

    Very honest and we'll spoken person ❤

  • @RamazChxeidze-hi2ic
    @RamazChxeidze-hi2ic 10 днів тому +2

    hello john so i have one question, is the 19:39 in video mike said triceps extensions and you tell in comments that triceps extensions doesn`t work triceps as well as triceps pressdown, so should i make 2 sets of triceps pressdown or 1 set triceps pressdown and 1 set triceps extension? in this program? or should i stick with just triceps pressdown? thank you john and please answer i have workout tommorrow want to try thanks!

    • @MumlaaOfficial
      @MumlaaOfficial 10 днів тому

      He told me that triceps pressdowns is much better I don’t know why Mike suggested here triceps extension but it is how John told me about triceps.

  • @youyoue4260
    @youyoue4260 11 місяців тому +3

    Thanks for sharing. 💪

  • @Peyman.209
    @Peyman.209 11 місяців тому +5

    RIP Goat

    • @MrBlick76
      @MrBlick76 3 місяці тому

      The true goat ❤

  • @HopeOfHiTm
    @HopeOfHiTm 14 днів тому +2

    Hello John, I have question can I add rest days 72 hours between workouts in this 4 day Split routine program will it be better? Thank you!

    • @HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE
      @HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE  14 днів тому

      It will all depend upon the information in your training logbook. If you add rest days and your weights and/or repetitions go up, then all is well. This was an early program of Mike's (before he refined his approach to training in the mid 1990s). If you find it works for you (in terms of the volume of the program), that's great as we each have different tolerances for high-intensity exercise.

    • @HopeOfHiTm
      @HopeOfHiTm 11 днів тому

      @@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE i am confused because i rested 72 hours between my workouts i go up in my reps on everything but on back one exerciese i didn`t go up in rep is pulldown i got same rep as before, so what can you do in this situation? but i increased reps in barbell row and every other exercises on this day :D also on second set of pulldown i increased the reps from 5 to 7 | but in first set of pulldown i got 7-7 as before. thank you john if you can help me!

  • @ASTRUM502
    @ASTRUM502 11 місяців тому +17

    I don't think the current Olympia guys could do those floor stretches. I could be wrong.

    • @mjshaheed
      @mjshaheed 11 місяців тому +1

      Believe it or not they still do a lot of stretching.

  • @bigb8828
    @bigb8828 11 місяців тому +6

    Beast of a man!

  • @professorchaos5620
    @professorchaos5620 11 місяців тому +5

    Mike Mentzer was built just like me with the exception that he was far superior.

    • @Stan_Castan
      @Stan_Castan 11 місяців тому +1

      He was built just like me too except the fact that im under 70 kg at 20

  • @MikeMentzerHD
    @MikeMentzerHD Місяць тому

    can i try this routine? and see how it works? and if i am getting stronger so i am on right track yes? what you will tell me john thanks! and what 2 cycles means 2 sets?

    • @HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE
      @HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE  Місяць тому

      cycle = superset (as in pre-exhaust); if you're getting stronger, then you're good.

    • @MikeMentzerHD
      @MikeMentzerHD Місяць тому

      @@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE so when mike saying 2 cycles its means 2 superset yes? after one superset i rest and do another superset so total 2 sets

    • @HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE
      @HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE  Місяць тому

      @@MikeMentzerHD Correct - 2 supersets (2 exercises performed with no rest in between).

    • @MikeMentzerHD
      @MikeMentzerHD Місяць тому

      @@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE what you think will this program work? better than the other programs? or why mike created if it not works, thanks!

    • @HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE
      @HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE  Місяць тому

      Yes, the program works. Over 2000 people have used it. You can read the testimonials under the videos posted for this channel and see more evidence that it works. Ultimately your genetics will determine your success if you have good genetics for building muscle, then you will build muscle on almost any program. If you value your time, reason, and not living your life in the gym, then Mike’s program will hold appeal.

  • @britindian3146
    @britindian3146 11 місяців тому +2

    Does anyone have Mike Mentzers actual workout? I have just started doing one of his later workouts, which is 1 set of 3/4 exercises and then resting for 3 days and then training on the 4th day. A little confused after seeing this video.

    • @Handmedownbadboy
      @Handmedownbadboy 11 місяців тому +1

      Mikes book was written when he gave up body building and took on clientele.
      Everything in his book is what he found to be the best method to train, especially for natural lifters.
      You can look to Dorian Yates also as he had/has the same method

    • @joeryan8262
      @joeryan8262 11 місяців тому +6

      The 80s and before menzter had much more volume in his workouts before he dialed in his program and understood the importance of low volume to allow adequate recovery.

    • @Pest44
      @Pest44 10 місяців тому +1

      Im having the same exact issues and have been on the same exact routine as u coincidentally. I’ve seen so many different things of him talking about rest days some saying every other day, some saying every 72 hours some saying 4-7 days some saying 7-21 days. Let’s get in contact so we can talk more cuz we seem to be in the same page

    • @Handmedownbadboy
      @Handmedownbadboy 10 місяців тому +1

      If you need more references to heavy duty training, just watch everything you can with Dorian Yates.
      He has some training videos with Mike Thurston. Watch those.

    • @baronmeduse
      @baronmeduse 3 місяці тому

      @@Pest44 The different rest periods are for slightly different workouts. However, in the 1993 Heavy Duty book he says 'every other day' to begin with (e.g. M W F) and then when reaching no progress for two weeks, to reduce frequency to every 3rd or 4th day. The even lower frequencies are from his later 'Consolidated routine'.

  • @Gypsy-Traveller-Old-Clips
    @Gypsy-Traveller-Old-Clips 11 місяців тому +1

    it works great for me

  • @MrBlick76
    @MrBlick76 3 місяці тому +1

    What id give to have a nautilus pullover machine at my gym 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

  • @keenowl1410
    @keenowl1410 11 місяців тому +2

    👍

  • @eliteman58
    @eliteman58 10 місяців тому +2

    I have that video

  • @crep.kh17
    @crep.kh17 11 місяців тому

    Where can we find mike mentzer's videos ?

  • @tylormack
    @tylormack 11 місяців тому +2

    🫡