MIKE MENTZER: "WHY I NEVER REACHED MY FULL POTENTIAL IN BODYBUILDING"

Lightyears ahead.

Man that last quote at the end was deep af. Rip Mike.

Sorry for my bad english but I really experimented the benefits if the Mentzer's philosophy cause I used to train five days a week and my body seemed to be overtrained. Then I trained only twice a week during a short period because of my new job and an intense trimestrielle. So my physic improved and gained a lot of mass. Now I train tree times a week and It works for me.

Aaron Baker had one of the best physiques I've ever seen, I had no idea Mentzer trained him until recently.

Every video of an old show I saw with Baker in it I said damn that guy is top condition and balanced.

His interviews are also very cerebral, Mentzer and his folk are very intelligent types.

And the Key being? New Values.

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what a man!

1980 Olympia winner is Mike mentzee. Not Arnold. Arnold is a trickster and fraud

Mike never got the respect he deserved.

Mike Mentzer was, and will forever be, a pro bodybuilder’s bodybuilder. He never looked down on budding bodybuilders, was always mindful of what he said when encouraging them and has given back more to the sport than Arnold and his ilk ever have or can.

I liked working with Nautilus.

I’ve been training correctly this whole time

Brief infrequent 😎

I may be ignorant of this but they were very scientific back then

Mike doing the Crucifix pose is the greatest ever. Perfect proportions and flow. Today they look pregnant. Like they are about to give birth.

Now Arnold's coming out saying he overtrained...over enthusiasm kills

Great little tune in beginning,what is it named?

and once done with the intellectual potential, we move to the spiritual potential.

People are going to hate you. Might as well have them hate you for who you really are. Rest in peace Mike.

Obviously, a machine can also "work" without moving. That is what happens when you are trying to drive up a very steep hill. The engine may be running, trying to move the wheels, but the pull of gravity is so strong that the car refuses to move uphill. It remains stationary.

I think bodybuildin without aesthetics is a madness.Look at these days bodybuilders.All of them look like gorilla.Golden Age is the best.

RIP Mike the uncrowned 1980 Mr Olympia

Mike, what a beautiful man. A philosopher of the highest order!

Mike Mentzer had an amazing physique he definitely stood out for me just a shame he didn’t get the recognition he deserved!!

Arnold called mike fat, Mike had abs Arnold didn't, Mike recieved a perfect score, (300 points) Arnold didn't.

He retired only at the age of 29, quiet sad

He's like the Giordano Bruno of bodybuilding
Edit: typo

If I worked out 2 days in a row but one day was chest and tris, the second day legs, would that still constitute overtraining?

Morons on the left. Correct!

Mike Mentzer name remainds in my spirit. God bless this man

Man had a vision. He executed it with honor and left a great legacy behind. I have the utmost respect for Mike & Ray Mentzer.

"Morons at the far left and geniuses at the far right" - Freudian slip from the Objectivist? 😆

A man who not only developed and refined his body... but also his mind! So many guys are all about physical gains but lack on the focus and discipline of developing the mind to match the body. They are able to life hundreds of pounds at a time but lack the ability to lift a book.

Mind of a stoic... body of an athlete... spirit of a warrior...👊

I wish Mike Mentzer was still alive. Can you imagine him on podcasts dropping knowledge.

My thing is what was the warmup overall or warmup sets🤔 or did they just go right in. Because the warmup alone can be 5-10min and then you have the workout so I don’t think an half hour was probable I’ve been trying this program for a month now and I tend to be done at 1hr 15min everytime. I used to workout 2 and a half to two hours everytime now my program is down to 1 hour and fifteen so I’m just missing a step or something to minimize the time more. My warmup on bench is normally 10min due to wait time. MY warmup on squat is the same. My rest are no more than 2min not 3-5 anymore so with cutting wait time and a few exercises I have cut my time down an hour in the gym.

Wow, the last words are most precious! Amazing wisdom and intellectual.

Arthur Jones, and Mike Mentzer were Einsteins of Bodybuilding 🗿❤️

I appreciate Mikes education on the topic of building muscle RIP Mike Metzer

شكرا جون انا ممتن لك ماك مانتزر كان ومايزال ملهمي في صالة الالعاب 💚💚💚🌷💪💪😚😚😚😚😚

Best guy ever!

We all know he won

Mike Mentzer is the greatest bodybuilder ever. He also understood how corrupted the government had become and talked about it while Arnold became a whore for them and used his fame to destroy California. Mike was a man of integrity, a scholar and gentleman.

I’m going to train the Mentzer way until I die. Long live Heavy Duty

You are legendary Mike, Thank you

I fell in love with the philosophy aspect of Mike Mentzer and never looked back. Rest in Peace to the Uncrowned One and his brother.