Legendary Bodybuilders That HATED Mike Mentzer

I wish I had seen mikes philosophy 30 years ago! Just found him last year and this ectomorph is finally putting on muscle!

A lot of what is said here in not correct.

Arnold overtrained. Nobody needs 5 hours a day. Quit knocking Mike mentzer. He's not here anymore to defend himself.

Screw your freedom Arnold

Did this guy even do any research before posting this shit 😂

Why don't these 4 guys talk shit about another bodybuilder that had unconventional training methods with very short rest periods? That would be Vince Gironda. They were all probably scared to continue Vince and tell him he was wrong

Mike Mentzer was ahead of his time. He went against the grain. They hated anyone who would preach workout hard and short every 4-7 days. That doesn't sell supplements Near as fast, nor is a gym membership quite as important. Mentzer was right and told the truth, and they hate him for it

In the end Mentzer’s philosophy has had greater longevity

Please look into what Mike Mentzer was actually preaching. It was more than just high intens workouts. Also big on recovery time. And what foods to eat as well. He was a genius

Boyer Coe claimed that Mike Mentzer's training methods gave him an "unfair advantage " --- in a competition where everyone used anabolic steroids. That's a knee-slapper. 😆

Not mentioned of course would have been there pharmaceutical philosophies.

This video is a fraud ….

Seriously how many times you are gonna repeat the same thing just to make the video longer??? Wtf same thing 5 times on repeat.

Mentzer was the Nikola Tesla of bodybuilding.. he tried to give us knowledge

Very Wrong 😮

This just highlights that any form of training, ANY, as long as you do it and do it consistently, works. Oh ya, and AAS's/PED's. An absolute must. The idea that your trainign style will dictate your physique is hilarious. Gear is 95% of the equation.

You just repeat same shit for all the bobybuilders on the list

🤨So much misinformation in this video. Mentzer was the alpha male. He stood up to Arnold. He wasn't an A$$ KISSER.

Mentzer was a fraud because he did volume training. He was just doing business

This video is spreading misinformation about mike.

Interesting. Because his method works for me pretty damn well. Plus Arnies one to talk about someone being a fraud.

Mike was way ahead of the rest mentally. I think they found it intimidating 🤷‍♂️

This video is wrong on so many points.

Mentzer was not aggressive, he defended others against Arnold. Arnold was and still is a massive narcissist. Mentzer was always seeking to better himself not just physically but mentally

This is a hate post against Mentzer. Who sponsored this page and video smh

This is ghey

Arnold was a bit of a flog

What a load of un factual garbage not even worth commenting or going into details 😂

Seems quite petty. Listen to your body. 🎉

Funny roid monsters saying mentzer had an unfair advantage.

Ok we get it they didn't like his high intensity training methods 🙄

Who died soon is fruad simple 😅

What is this a hit piece 😂

mike was a genius, 1 set to failure and the magic begins

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh....was mentzer the only jew aaawwww no

Since "Screw your freedom" Arnold is a little bitch, I have to side with Mike on this one.

Mike was right that’s why they hated him

Erm okay.....I heard from Platz himself that he trained with Arnold and regressed.....then applied Mentzers training and got better.....this seems to be a video promoted by Arnold

Arnold was a two faced back stabbing manipulator. He was a chickenshitfuckinpussyasshole.

Schwarzenegger was actually very hostile and critical. Very arrogant so I never really liked him. Boyer Coe, Ferrigno, and Mentzer were nicer, more respectful people who attacked Arnold mostly in self-defense in reaction to Arnold’s comments and habit of belittling his competitors

Schwarzenegger was actually very hostile and critical. Very arrogant so I never really liked him. Boyer Coe, Ferrigno, and Mentzer were nicer, more respectful people who attacked Arnold mostly in self-defense in reaction to Arnold’s comments and habit of belittling his competitors

This channel sucks hard

5 people who didn't like Mike = 5 well known douchebags in the bodybuilding scene.

This video is ridiculously flawed. What a waste of time...

I remember reading Flex magazine and copying what the pros claimed to be the best way to train. I remember reading Mike Mentzer's column in a competing magazine and thinking he was wrong, because his way of training was in opposition to nearly every other pro's opinion in magazines. It took a long time of wasted training techniques to realise Mike Mentzer was correct. When beginners asked Mike for advice, he didn't tell them to do five sets of three exercises (for a total of fifteen sets), like many of the other pros recommended. Mike gave sensible advice, keeping the sets down and doing just one or two exercises per muscle group.

I learned the hard way, from listening to the advice of pro bodybuilders (who were on steroids) with their ridiculous advice that ultimately lead to over-training, that their techniques didn't work.
Having since become certified as a PT, myself (among other related certifications) I can attest that keeping gym time short, but intense is better than dragging out exercises for hours on end. Contrary to old-school beliefs, very slow reps don't build muscle. Heavy, controlled, exercises, with short breaks between each set, work best. Training for size doesn't involve doing endless sets of the same exercises. We only need to sufficiently warm-up the muscles via a warm-up set or two and then one effective set (growth set) with the heaviest weight for the day. Then you're done.
As one sensible pro said: Don't make the gym into a second home. -Get in, get the job done and get out.

Funny how mentzer was apparently addicted to crystal meth, had a bitter attitude and didn’t live long where as Arnie, zane and platz are still relevant today and very likeable and inspiring, on video at least.

I think ChatGPT created this video.

Actually Tom Platz followed a similar ethos to Mike with training. Video is a fraud.

Mentzer is all about recovery so idk what this video is talking about.