Mike Mentzer's Consolidated Routine. 1 set with a heavy weight followed immediately by incline press. for school. I asked him if he thought that the problem might have been more effectively remedied by simply taking protracted recovery periods in between workouts. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); I am a personal trainer and fitness fanatic. I'm saying before you even look to anabolic steroids or to the I think it is also important to keep in mind that any program can produce mass gains if nutrition intake and recovery are suitable for mass gains. go out and sometimes I'll now be bigger than the bouncer. If, for some reason, I cant perform the workout on the seventh day, I will do it the next possible day. Ever since I started I've tried every single program you could purchase, for example Innervation Mike Mentzer's High Intensity Weight Training - MotleyHealth After legs Id move on to chest for one to two supersets of dumbbell flyes or pec deck and incline barbell presses. The information contained within is not intended to provide specific health advice, or any other advice whatsoever, for any individual or company and should not be relied upon in that regard. Why would I train more and deplete my recovery resources even more?? years with nothing to show for results, before he was willing to trust his mind And his pairing of the exercises is brilliant as well. Please, In fact, apart from Arnold Schwarzenegger, Id argue that hes probably made the largest impact on the bodybuilding community to date, followed by several other successors and his predecessor Arthur Jones. It went beyond. I even shifted my attention most of this last year to focus on other athletic, non-strength/bodybuilding related pursuits. Straight arm pulldown (5 sets, 8-10 reps), 2. A muscle does not need to be trained more than once in a 7 day period. Ali: My background in training started about 8 years ago when I was 15 years old. The biceps receive no direct training in this workout, and the triceps have only one set of dips to hold them for the next week or so. The materials are provided "as is" and without warranties of any kind either express or implied. This is a Mike Mentzer Heavy Duty routine, circa 1979. One set may gas you out. For information contact Joanne Sharkey at (310) 316-4519, visit www.mikementzer .com, or order the books directly from Home-Gym.com . It was during a trip to California to interview Steve Reeves, in fact, that Mike invited me to stay with him as his guest at his apartment in Hollywood. Copyright © 2001-2020 BodybuildingFanatic.com. Derek: What was your initial reaction when Mike first outlined the Heavy Duty workout? Prior to that, the frequency of my workouts was sporadic at best and the intensity moderate. Mike Mentzer died in 2001 at 49. Machine Shoulder Press 2 sets x 68 reps, Dumbbell or Machine Rear Lateral 2 sets x 6-8 reps. If you just care about general health, maximal strength, and maximum size (with the absence of symmetry), minimalist routines (such as Mike Mentzers consolidation routines and similar such routines) with intentionally few exercises performed throughout the week will work just fine. When his gains eventually ground to a complete halt on high-set routines, he happened to make the acquaintance of Casey Viator, then the youngest person ever to hold the Mr. America title, and learned of the high-intensity-training principles advocated by Nautilus creator Arthur Jones. ANALYSIS: Here we see the first of Mentzers pre-exhaust supersets: leg extensions before leg presses. All rights Reserved. Comments. Mike Mentzer's Perfect Consolidated Workout - Day 1
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