Someone somewhere should be doing a large-scale research project to help us understand more about their place in short- and long-term exercise. Promoted with an extensive Internet media campaign. Mentzer was inducted in the IFBB Hall of Fame in 2002. Ray would approach failure after the ninth rep because the weight would be too heavy. Pay particular attention to the bottom turnaround. Jim Flanagan and I trained Casey for several months in 1978, and helped get his body weight up to 220 pounds, but it was a real chore trying to get him fired-up for the majority of his training sessions. Drugs, hormone injections, implants, and who knows what else, have destroyed professional bodybuilding today. Mike Mentzer's 'Heavy Duty' Training Routine - Iron and Grit Fitness Rodales marketing team assures me that the book will be: Excerpted in Mens Health MUSCLE magazine (September issue). So read on. Rest 2 to 3 minutes While Mike Mentzer was serving in the US Air Force, he would work 12-hour shifts, and then follow that up with 'marathon workouts', as was the accepted standard in those days. Ellington Darden: Arnold spent a week with Jones in November of 1970 and, unfortunately, I wasnt around then. Ellington Darden: Great question, in fact, I could make a winning case for each one, or the idea that they are equally important. Ray was concerned about this since he didnt want his brother to put too much stress on his body given that he knew he had cardiac issues. A goal of 160,000 for The New HIT seems reachable. During one of my stopovers in 1970, I introduced Hutchins to several Nautilus-styled HIT routines and I could tell he was impressed. On June 12th, in York, Pennsylvania, at the 1971 Mr. America, Casey weighed 218 pounds and displayed his dominance by winning the main title and five of the six subdivisions . But it was no use. Thank you for your reply; I appreciate that this is stuff yet to be fully resolved by science but for me your considered opinion nevertheless carries weight. by Greg Merritt. Mentzer died on June 10, 2001 in Rolling Hills, California. !,especially now that hes dead and kept on raving about Casey Viator. In actuality, Rays workouts were limited to 45 minutes. Ray made at least one appearance at the Ephrata Rec Center, signing autographs for fans. And yet, Ellington Darden, Ken Leistner and Peary Rader have watched hundreds of men and women gain real muscle that was impossible for them to build before training harder and briefer. With Flanagan and me pushing him, hed have stopped at 20. At about the same time, he hired Kim Wood to take charge of the Quonset Hut workout room at DeLand High School, where all the training occurred. Barbell CurlStage reps He started competing at the age of 18 in local contests. Mike Mentzer - Evolution of Bodybuilding It didn't take long for Ray's body weight to climb from 250 to a lean 260 pounds. Mike eventually decided to call it a day and go to bed as exhaustion set in. I talked about not-to-failure training in the middle of my first Nautilus book, but it wasnt emphasized. The latest statistics from the Sports Goods Manufacturers Association reveals that approximately 20,000,000 males in the United States are actively involved in bodybuilding and strength training. I was impressed. And although their lights have faded, Ray and Mike Mentzer built some of the biggest muscles the world has ever seen using these methods. Terms of Use - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy. The plain truth is that hundreds of thousands of men throughout the middle of the last century strengthened and built their bodies without drugs. What do you think of his not to fail sets? The insurgent 28-year-old Mentzer finished a controversial fifth and, in the aftermath, retired. Drew Baye: How about a little word, or phrase association test that relates to the bodybuilders youve trained or seen? Multiple sets, warm ups working up to heavy all out sets but there were no negatives or forced reps. We are not medical professionals and nothing on this website should be misconstrued to mean otherwise. And his size increase is all the more impressive for having been accomplished while getting leaner. Barbell Curls - 1 x 10 reps He retired at age 29 and switched to training other bodybuilders. The results in his book, The New HIT, used slow rep training with great results any reason why you passed on asking these questions? Workouts one and three are the ones that stress your largest muscle masses in the upper and lower body, with the first emphasizing the legs, while the torso is hammered in the third. It felt like we were in the middle of an old-fashioned tent revival. Mike Mentzer died in 2001 at 49. Recently, I attended a reunion of Texas bodybuilders and lifters from the 1960s, which was held at Ronnie Rays home in Dallas. There we were: Ken Hutchins and Ellington Darden kneeling at the feet of Dr. Kenneth Cooper, while he lectured to us on aerobic exercise. Joness personal form when he trained himself was impeccable. Twenty reps, Arthur repeated, after asking us about his progress, hell, he can do 50 with each leg. Over the next three minutes, Viator not only did 50 reps, but 2 more for good measure. My methodology is simply to keep pushing at 100% force (or near as I can) until the force drops off significantly, rest a couple of seconds, and repeat until strength-levels drop way down and pain-levels become unbearable. RAY MENTZER - Dave Draper Drew Baye: Did you use NTF workouts in training David Hudlow, who in your HIT book gained 18-1/2 pounds of muscle in two weeks and 39 pounds of muscle in 6 months? With the plan in mind, Hutchins hurried over but just as he approached, an older woman took the seat beside Cooper. Weight loss without dieting: the new trend to remove excess flab! Mike Mentzer "Mr. Heavy Duty" - Fitness Volt Viator had never experienced a workout like Jones put him through and Jones had never exercised anyone with Viators genetic potential. When I went to Baylor University in 1962, there was a guy on the football team named Bobby Crenshaw. Drew Baye: The publisher of your new HIT book is Rodale. He played defensive tackle and was about 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighed 230 pounds. You can make it work for you. As for gaining eighteen pounds of muscle in two weeks, Ive never personally trained anyone who has put on that much size, but knowing how quickly I can put on a few pounds with creatine I wouldnt rule out the possibility that someone like David Hudlow who is much larger than I am could gain a significant amount of size with Ells creatine loading protocol. Casey Viators training history at Nautilus provides an interesting example. Ray and Mike were putting the finishing touches on their newest training DVD, HIT, on June 9th, 2001. If on Monday, for example, you performed 200 pounds for 10 repetitions on the bench press with a barbell, then on Wednesday, you still take 200 pounds, but you stop the set after repetition 8. I remember one day, we had Casey on the duo-squat machine and our goal was 20 reps with each leg, which would be more than hed ever done with us training him. But once you increase your daily calories to the 3,000-plus range, then the number of exercises should double. Ive tried them several times and Ive definitely felt the tension. Mike and Ray are the only two brothers in history to both win the Mr. America contest. Rest 2 to 3 minutes Id respond to them. Could someone from Nautilus pick her up at the Orlando International Airport the next day at 11:00 AM? 1-2 Sets of 6-8 Reps. Yates Barbell Row or One Arm Cable Row. So we use the body's abilities to create inroads into existing strength to our advantage. As the name would suggest, this routine isn't for the light of heart. If you read nutrition labels, sucrose, glucose, fructose, and maltose, all refer to sugar. Ray had become a full-time competitor by the age of 23. Who framed Roger Rabbit? I never attended because I worked at a club. the routines of Mike Mentzer and Dorian Yates are really the only ones I can recommend to trainees with a straight face. I think that the duration and intensity of effort are the main factors, not the range of motion. Mike Mentzer Workout Routine and Diet Plan - Fitness Clone Squat 1976 Jr. Mr. America (Tall) Compared to full-range exercise, Id have to say that full-range exercise given that youre dealing with healthy trainees would supply many more benefits. Mike Mentzer helps brother Ray go beyond failure on machine shoulder presses. Ray noticed physical changes in him that soon produced results. Between 1979 and 1980, Mr. Olympias, high intensity training, got on the peak and Mike Mentzer (Born on 15th November 1951 - Died on 10th June 2001) even seemed to be on the verge of giving transformation to the realms of bodybuilding. Ken and I had been involved in a Nautilus seminar and we were waiting to fly back to Daytona Beach. Look at the workout accompanying this article for a few minutes. McCutcheon placed high in a few contests in Great Britain and relocated in 1992 to Portland, Oregon, where he became an engineer for Novellus Systems. With The New HIT, youll have the next-best thing to thing to being personally trained by Arthur Jones. . When we took the HIT photography, 38-year-old McCutcheon weighed 184 pounds, at a height of 6-feet even, and I personally measured his body fat at 3.4 percent. Mike Mentzer's Diet and High-Intensity Workout Routine - Sportskeeda High-intensity training (HIT) is a form of strength training popularized in the 1970s by Arthur Jones, the founder of Nautilus.The training focuses on performing quality weight training repetitions to the point of momentary muscular failure.The training takes into account the number of repetitions, the amount of weight, and the amount of time the muscle is exposed to tension in order to . The Tight Tan Slacks of Dezso Ban: Bill Pearl Interview - Dennis Weis Rest 3 to 5 minutes I would love for it to be wrong, but hey, it might be right. Lateral Raise Kens exercise/recreation section explained how to define exercise (which involved disciplined overload and was not fun), and then how to separate it from recreation (which required no overload and was enjoyable). Some years ago, I saw all the records Jones kept from training Casey during 1970 and 1971. Many years ago, the entire bodybuilding world watched Mike Mentzer grow very large. Today, I live approximately 25 miles from Ken. Ive heard Hutchins blast Coopers philosophy, but I never knew he had an influence on the Aerobics Center in Dallas purchasing Nautilus. If any nontheoretical, real-life example will serve to prove the efficacy of indirect effect. Drew Baye: Are you saying that you absolutely have to have help in applying high intensity training the Arthur Jones way? Let's start by acquainting them with you. Heavy Duty: Mike Mentzer's Most Productive Routine, by John Little The other project is best described by its working title: Accentuate the NEGATIVE: The Negative Way to Positive Fat Loss. Press Behind Neck. I never witnessed anyone else get a single rep with the entire stack and there were a lot of big, strong athletes who tried. Triceps ExtensionSuper-slow Ellington Darden: It was less than that. Kens dad was a physician in town and Philip visited him often to gain practical knowledge. Although systemic recovery is still affected by each workout more time is allowed for local recovery. Viator lived nearby so Lerille invited him over to talk with Jones and go though a workout. In my new HIT book, I note that Arthur Jones personally trained Casey Viator for 10 months prior to the 1971 Mr. America contest. Each set lasted more than 20 seconds longer as a result of the stutter reps. And when you actually train with high-intensity, you don't need a lot of volume," Arthur Jones said. About 75 of my old friends were there and we had a great time reliving the good old days. One of the highlights was a film that Terry Todd, of the University of Texas, had assembled that showed black-and-white movie clips from the AAU Mr. America contests, 1940 through 1954. The Private Side of Mike Mentzer - NECKBERG Ray Mentzer Workout Here is a sample Ray Mentzer style high intensity training workout routine: Monday Bench press - 1 x 8 reps Incline press - 1 x 8 reps Flyes - 1 x 12 reps DB shoulder press - 1 x 8 reps Tricep Extensions- 1 x 10 reps Wednesday Squats - 1 x 16 reps Leg ext - 1 x 16 reps Leg curl - 1 x 16 reps Calf raise - 1 x 12 reps Friday Ive modified my own workouts and training schedule considerably after reading the book, and am already noticing improvements in my progress. Jones had driven from his home in Lake Helen, Florida, to Los Angeles and on the way back he stopped by Red Lerilles gym in Lafayette, Louisiana, and reassembled some of his initial Nautilus machines that he had displayed in California a week earlier. McCutcheon trains by himself in his basement. . Has a great fear of ocean swimming because he doesn't "want to become filet mignon for some shark!". He always trained alone, after finishing his day job. But the arithmetic of bodybuilding soon presents a difficult problem, If he needs, say, 20 exercises to work everything, and he's decided to cut back to 16 total sets of high intensity work in order to keep gaining, how does he cover all bases? Mike Mentzer's Heavy Duty Training in Action Ive experimented with all styles of leg presses and this one is the hardest of all. He consumed high-quality dairy, chicken, and beef as sources of protein. Get ready for an incredible pump. Ellington Darden: I like SuperSlow. Bergers Disease had been contracted by him. When Hutchins was a senior in high school, Conroe had one of the best football teams in Texas. Divide the movement into thirds. But it wasnt until Jones started experimenting and writing about negative work in 1972, that any bodybuilder took it seriously. Back. (Creamy, Classic Taste), How to make Brown Sugar Grilled Peaches? Drew Baye: In chapter 9 of your new HIT book, you talk about meeting and working with Mike Mentzer. Incline Flye He stood only 5'8 yet packed 215 pounds of rock-solid muscle on his frame. In the end for me, I consider him a genius in his principles (as well as Yates, Jones, Viator, Ray Mentzer). After some small talk, he was going to ask him bluntly to define exercise. Leg Extension The Mentzer brothers were fairly candid about the steroids they used, especially Ray if I remember correctly. Ray and Mike Mentzer used to write to me when they were young children back in Pennsylvania, according to what Bill had to say about them. His conclusion was to accept exercise for what it is, hard work, and not try to make it recreation or fun. Ray was forced to wait for a different donor. Shrug The 18-1/2 pounds of muscle occurred in 11 days, not 14. HEAVY DUTY BASICS Mentzer would spend hours in the gym every day when he began training. Remember, this was on an advanced bodybuilder, the hardest specimen to realize real muscle growth because of being so close to his genetic potential. . Try this routine and let the detractors claim you do 'roids, sneak in extra sets after the gym closes or you're naturally muscular. . Who knows? Mike himself trained three times a week with 30-minute workouts . Seriously, I know that most people will have great difficulty even locating a knowledgeable trainer, much less ever getting a personal training session from Arthur Jones. Bench Press Drew Baye: Due to the level of motivation required to perform the kind of outright hard work involved in high intensity training, do you think most people would get better results training with a partner? DB shoulder press - 1 x 8 reps I choose to remember the drug-free bodybuilders who influenced me when I was growing up. Whole-body routines: To quote Arthur Jones, Split routines make about as much sense as sleeping with one eye open. Each routine in the new HIT features at least some exercise for both your upper body and lower body. Delayed onset muscular soreness is not completely understood, but there does appear to be a relationship with microtrauma. Miller cant understand why anyone interested in lifting and bodybuilding would want to get involved with drugs. Of course Ell writes and says a lot of the same things Arthur did it was his job. How To Train Like Mike Mentzer - Universal Supplements Thats right, Ray Mentzer did single leg extensions in a normal positive-negative manner with 290 pounds, which is equivalent to handling 580 pounds with both legs. 3 Day a Week High Intensity Workout - The Pumping Station Reverse curlStage reps In his first bodybuilding contest, he met the winner, Casey Viator. Whats up with the whole black or white thing? Mentzer is a man of enormous natural talentpotential no less notable than other bodybuilders who know little of high intensity. There was talk of the unusual arms on the boy (Mentzer) as good, some said as Viator's arms. While a person could learn most of what they need to know about training by just reading the first two Nautilus Bulletins, there is a lot of great information in Ellingtons books and some really interesting historical information and interviews in the more recent ones. Ray Mentzer has weighed in at 270 and Lou Ferrigno has competed around 300 pounds. At any rate, Ray was actually a really big, strong dude in his peak years, sometimes weighing in at a massive 270 pounds or more. He took the Nautilus training principles and helped explain them in a way that people could easily understand and apply, and without insulting people in the process like Arthur did. Here is Mike Mentzer's chest routine: 1. To me there was nothing new about this book and can you really gain that amount of muscle within that time span? "A LOOK AT HIGH INTENSITY BODYBUILDING" is a professionally made film featuring the legendary MIKE MENTZER, one of bodybuilding's most massive physique champions and world renowned expert and teacher of HIGH INTENSITY TRAINING. Ray Mentzer - Greatest Physiques Drew Baye: Are you currently working on anything new and exciting? Ray thought that by using these techniques to extend his time under tension, he would improve his muscle growth. Mentzer's heavy-duty training system. The man seemed to project a mesmerizing spell on us and we soon found our heads nodding to concepts that were directly against what we believed. Ray kept up his arduous training in 1983 while utilizing different programs. Here we can see Mike mentoring Markus Reinhardt on the heavy duty stuff. Ray Mentzer who was the brother of Mike Mentzer was born in Pennsylvania on August 2, 1953. But perhaps more importantly, research shows that with that sliding 8 percent, if there was a unified HIT push, it could rather quickly increase back 16 percent, or 3,200,000 trainees. Drew Baye: What did you think of Mentzers Heavy-Duty books? No one could motivate Casey the way Arthur could. 10 Top 1980s Bodybuilders - Then and Now - Tiger Fitness We bid him good night and invited him to visit us the next day at the Nautilus headquarters, if time allowed. He accepted Joness pushing to a magnitude that few people could have stomached. Ray completely overlooked the fact that he had to show up for his renal dialysis treatment amid the chaos that day. Stage Reps - Here you have a way in which to work around both the sticking points in an exercise and the lockout. Ellington Darden: Mike moved to Lake Helen, Florida, in 1983 and worked for Nautilus approximately 6 months. Ray Mentzer's Mr. America Pec Routine Ray Mentzer Workout Here are some excerpts, from a 1979 interview where Ray talks about his workouts leading up to his Mr. America victory. It was about 20 degrees outside and the Atlanta airport was the middle of an ice storm, so all flights were delayed. He himself typically trained three times a week and his 30-minute workouts incorporated no more than 5 sets per body part. I should make a minor correction: the exercises that give me really vicious soreness are the isokinetic exercises, like the drawer-handle biceps-curls I mentioned on another thread. Photography: To illustrate the history, I also have more than a hundred photographs from the 1970s that are placed throughout the text. In fact, we ended up chauffeuring Cooper to his hotel. After another 30 minutes had passed, all the seats in the lobby were overflowing with people, and we had little to do but keep kneeling and nodding. Start your reps immediately with each breakdown; don't spend an extra moment as a breather. At the planned 10-minute mark, I walked over. The New Bodybuilding for Old-School results is sold out, but we can point you toward . Drew Baye: Dr. Darden, which do you think is more important in getting the best results from HIT, intensity or form? All the other HIT books eventually have you performing split routines. He sort of reminds me of the character John Wayne played in his old western movies. Also I put Steve Reeves through a workout in 1978, as well as Frank Zane and Bob Guida. Mike Mentzer Heavy Duty Workout Is One of the Hottest Topic in Bodybuilding. No other HIT books covers NTF training. Ray and Mike both visited their mother while she was in the hospital. Mike Mentzer Diet Plan, Workout Routine, Exercise, Body Measurements Does McCutcheon actually train on Bowflex? But they can be fairly close and still very significant. My original Nautilus book, initially published in 1980 and revised five times, sold more than half a million copies. He started his fitness journey at the age of 12 and became a phenomenal bodybuilder. Edit: two DAYS not years, my b Was Mike Mentzer gay? - Google Groups And Im glad he did. You can build up to it. One workout every 96 to 120 hours, depending on how my . A diversified man with broad interests, Mentzer has earned the reputation of "the thinking man's . Ray would subsequently go on to become a legend in the bodybuilding world with his vascular 20+ inch arms and then-unimaginable weight of 275 pounds.

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