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Title: Mike Mentzer's High Intensity Training Program by Mike Mentzer ISBN: 1-889462-02-0 Publisher: Advanced Research Press, Inc. Pub. Date: December, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 4 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (38 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: revolutionary material;MENTZER WAS RIGHT
Comment: The late Mike Mentzer was the by far most controversial figure in the world of strength training.He advocated extremely short,low volume,heavy,infrequent resistance workouts.He also advocated plenty of rest to facilitate maximum recovery.Mentzer has been bitterly attacked by the traditional bodybuilding establishment,the fraternity of strength athletes such as Olympic lifters,etc.,and the mainstream exercise physiology academics and strength coaches.
Mentzer was a maverick who never backed off,in spite of the bitter personal consequences of his controversial theories.He insisted,until his dying day,that his system was the only scientific,logically consistent theory of training.He eschewed plyometrics,speed-strength training,volume training,periodization,and all other so-called advances made by European coaches.He never fell in with any fad,nor did he lend his name to any orthodoxy.
In my opinion,Mentzer was right.In spite of everything,Mentzer was right.Frankly,I don't care what gym teachers,bodybuilders,weightlifters,and exercise science "professors" think:I am an athlete and martial artist.My strength training needs to be done as efficiently as possible,and Mentzer's system is by far the most economical.It is also the most effective system for me,anyway.I can't prove it scientifically.But HEAVY DUTY is at least as effective as any other system.I have tried many other systems.Mentzer rocks.
I have a few minor gripes with Mentzer.First,I can't stand Ayn Rand,and I wish he would have shut up about her.
Second,I personally prefer to use a singles/pyramid system for deadlifts,as opposed to a one-set system.The total # of reps is still very low.
Third,I believe in mild stretching and in mild-to-moderate cardio.MM was wrong in condemning all cardio work.
However,MM was right about progressive resistance exercise.Yes, MM was right.Get the system and use it.
As a final note,some people claim to be "anamolies" as far as Mentzer was concerned.I do not believe that anyone who uses Mentzer's system in the context of HEAVY WEIGHTS,COMPOUND MOVEMENTS,AND FUNCTIONAL STRENGTH can fail,unless they do not eat enough.You must do chinups or pullups,and you should do deadlifts and overhead pressing if you can.The only way to fail at HIT training is if you use too many light and/or iso. movements as opposed to heavy compound movements with heavy weights.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Only Way to Build a Better Body
Comment: I sought more information on High Intensity training after reading a debate of volume training vs. High Intensity by Mike Mentzer and Dr. Stone in All Natural Muscular Development Magazine. Prior to reading the article I had not heard of High Intensity training. After reading the article I realized that I had no basic principles upon which I was building my training program. I would read an article in Flex and follow that, then another in MM2K and follow that; some routines produced results and some did not. I purchased the tape series and listened several times to each tape. I was apprehensive about trying the program because I too suffered from the notion that if I was not training 4 days a week for two hours I would lose my hard earned gains. Finally, I decided to follow the program and follow it exactly. I decided that even if the training program was wrong, I was better off having a rational basis for what I was doing and why I was doing it, then continuing to follow the next magazine article. The program presented also made a lot of sense. The results were nothing short of spectacular. For a 41 year old gu y I am very impressed. The information presented on the tapes is clear and easy to follow. I highly recommend this tape series to anyone who is serious about building a better body. Like me, it may also help you the think more critically about many other aspects of your life. Thanks Mike
Rating: 5
Summary: 5+ stars
Comment: The late Mike Mentzer gives you a real insight in muscular development with his no nonsense program. And yes it is the only bodybuilding program that works for athletes that use natural supplements. Now to comment some statements by previous reviewers:
-People that burn up on this program were either already overtrained or they just didnt rest enough between the workouts, or last reason could be poor nutrition.
-The idea that if one set to faillure doesnt work, do another, is just what this system isnt about. 1 set triggers the process, another set on top of that is useless. Adding frequency sure will damage the progress, causing you to quit the program and then tell everybody it doesnt work as some reviewers did.
The reason why this program dont work for some is overtraining. If you come from the typical train the whole body in 7 days principle, and you start right away with HIT, you wont make progress. Simply because you need to recover first from the overtraining you have been under. That can take 2 weeks to one month or more. Once you recovered from the overtraining state you were into, then you can start effectively with HIT.
'Feel' is a key element in all of this. If you still feel sore from an all out leg workout after a 7 day lay off, you should rest further instead of getting affraid of losing muscle mass. You cant lose musclemass if your body is still recovering and you cant give another all out workout if you are still sore in some way. What Mike Mentzer tries to tell all the time is that your will to train is not related to muscle development. Also 'if you get stronger, more rest is needed to compensate the bigger stress'. When an athlete is doing a 600 pounds smith machine squat to 8 reps faillure, you can bet he needs probably 10 days of rest to recover from that, if not more. Put that in contrast with a 300 pound squatter and it is clear he or she needs to compensate less stress. A=A, 1+1=2, Logica!
Mike points also out on the local and overall stress a workout to faillure produces. It is absolutely shocking to experience how his system is the only true and real approach in muscular development, but keep in mind that Mike Mentzer wants you to think independend in the end. Just like he took the Arthur Jones principles to new limits, so should you do too, in relation to your own needs.
Last note: The reason why many gym owners, magazine staff, etc.. are against this program is because of the fear they lose their own market. After all they sell to train 4-6 days a week, and are trying to put the gym fanatics under a constant fatigue so they need more supplements to feel better again.
Mike Mentzers true theory about bodybuilding excercise is bad for the fitness buisness!
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Title: High-Intensity Training the Mike Mentzer Way by Mike Mentzer, John R. Little ISBN: 0071383301 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 13 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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