MIKE MENTZER: HOW TO BUILD MAXIMUM MUSCLE MASS

[@guy9683]

I am 60. I personally started Mentzer's Heavy Duty program seriously six months ago. I am astonished how fast I reach the max recommended reps and have to put more weight here and there at almost every session. I have been training for years and never ever did attain such a physique and force in such a small period of time. I am so glad I finally found a method that works for a natural like me. Having that said, it makes me angry when I see those YT channels trying to debunk and ridiculise Mentzer's method, claiming it is outdated or not backed by scientific evidences. They made me loose so much time with methods that just don't work for naturals. Don't be fooled by these channels. The evidence, I see it in the mirror. Thank you so much John Little for maintaining this channel and perpetuating Mike Mentzer's legacy, a man still ahead of it's time. I am grateful.

[@fnPrasanth95]

Mike mentzer is original bodybuilding god 🙌

[@MShein.]

Thank you for this insightful comment

[@sixpooI]

awesome bro, respect

[@AaronFernando-rk8lp]

Thanks for the comment. I was looking for this

[@KletoReese]

Thank You for this Terrific comment, much appreciated!

[@americanthaiboxer7224]

At 38 I'm stronger than I've ever been in my life. I couldn't have made these gains without John Little & Mike Mentzer.

[@Trekz86]

Does this training method apply for beginners?

[@americanthaiboxer7224]

@Trekz86 It's tailor made for beginners.

[@levihouse5345]

Which routine did you follow

[@americanthaiboxer7224]

@levihouse5345 at first the ideal routine & then eventually switched to the consolidated routine. That was over a 3 year span. Nowadays I'll do a push, pull, legs routine spacing out my rest days to 3-5. I have added more volume during the training days though.

[@mryorkie]

At 55yr old male by following this program I have actually started gaining muscle like crazy and getting stronger than most men half my age.

[@fortunatoluccresi5243]

Same experience. I will continue this type of training until my last day of training. Heavy and intense, regardless of whether most gym rats tell me I need to reduce the load and train with light weights for my age.

[@arnoldh76]

I have been doing this for 2 months now and realized I used to do a similar style back in the day. I abandoned it because I couldn't go as heavy or as long so it made me feel inferior. I now have fell in absolute love with this style. I have quickly realized that intensity is way way more important than volume. The slow reps crush you I have seen my body respond so much better to this no joint issues no marathons at the gym and have made serious progress in such a short amount of time. I'm a true believer. If someone does this correctly slow grinding sets you will question the wasted years of endless sets you have done over the years. I am crushing my progress from volume. Life changing shit go hard and go home fr.

[@teabiscuit417]

Thank you John for this amazing audio of the legend. Going to make heavy gains with minimal fat gain🔥

[@dannytarver4533]

Big Mike was amazing! In mind and body

[@DB_Muscle]

This is best video of Mentzers I watched. In this video I finally understood my errors and misconceptions about training and nutrition. Funny it took me years to grasp the whole concept but it is so simple 😅

[@Black-Circle]

Love his words. No BS. No fluff. No nonsense optimal science nonsense

[@heitorvieirafilho2643]

This is pure elegance.

[@rockabye_baby187]

I've never heard of this man before because I'm not a bodybuilder but his insight is fascinating

[@OvertIntelligence]

Mentz was adept 💯.

[@Truthmatters4u]

Incredible, I bought the book high intensity training. I am soon to turn 62. I knew about this system for years and never investigated the information. Excited to see the possibilities. Thank you John for spreading this much needed information to debunk the lies. 👍

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

You're very welcome!

[@lock7852]

Wise words💪

[@hardikgurung6027]

Thanks I consider him my teacher ❤

[@mr.maverick700]

Mentzer 💯

[@lumbros2243]

MAn, RIP to a legend. Def ahead of his time, I think he ate furniture!!

[@forgewellness]

I wish we had the dates of original publication on these Mike Mentzer recordings.

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

The date of this particular one is 1996.

[@klevdavful]

This makes sense on every level of nutrition in bodybuilding if you really think about it even the smallest weakest of person needs some source of fuel to be able to perform whatever exercise they are trying to perform so just think if you are trying to perform high intensity you had better have the proper nutrition to get through the workout, and you had better have good rest periods in nutrition doing your days off to recover

[@leavingbabylon3008]

Good vid. Thanks. The food industry has DRASTICALLY changed since Mike recorded this. Seed oils, corn syrup, GMO foods, MSG, maltodextrin -- the list is almost endless of ingredients that destroy our health. It is becoming harder and harder to find GOOD food.

[@randomnerd9088]

Yeah Mike would call you an idiot. The effects of these things are either nonexistent or marginal.

[@ne0nZchr0me]

This is literally how anatoly trains and does hiit/ full body conditioning twice a week

[@supragame1991]

How do you know this? Does he allude to it on IG or you purchased one of his programs?

[@JediStockTrader]

Link to this please.

[@Black-Circle]

I started training heavier and doing 2 to 3 less sets and back to full body workouts from an upper lower split and i enjoy it. But it is tough

[@mmaallday]

Very informative video. Ive been training the right way to failure for months, once every 5 to 8 days, but as i keep getting stronger, im not really gaining much muscle. I have a bit too much fat in the midsection and i believed Arthur Jones's theory that working till failure while on calorie deficit the body will use the fat to build new muscle. I was hoping to kill 2 birds with one stone, but im not really seeing it. Im gonna start eating 300-500 calories above maintence now and worry about fat loss after i build the desired muscle. 👍

[@teflonarmored]

What's your protein intake amount on a daily basis?

[@mmaallday]

​​@@teflonarmored to quote Mike Mentzer, protein is overated lol but in all seriousness i dont really count my protein intake, i just try to eat a well balanced diet, eggs, chicken, beef, pasta, rice, fish etc. Witha bit of cheating here and there. My maintance is about 2500 calories a day but im gonna up that to closer to 3000 now and see what kinda results i get.

[@CornholioPuppetMaster]

Just remember you can’t stay the same. You either get stronger or weaker, fatter or skinnier everyday

[@bigkarl63]

Anyone else miss the feeling of chain driven equipment? These new belt driven machines do not feel as fluid to me

[@klevdavful]

Imagine a car or truck with no fuel to get down the road no matter how small or big the automobile is without some sort of fuel or energy source its going nowhere

[@p.l.diablo9864]

Anatoly enters chat to confirm Mike's legendary scientific advice

[@raminrouchi202]

That strong man dude?

[@p.l.diablo9864]

@@raminrouchi202 Da tovarisch!

[@supragame1991]

How do you know this? Through IG?

[@p.l.diablo9864]

@supragame1991 you mean Anatoly being extremely strong for his weight and size? Or that HIT HEAVY DUTY Mike Mentzer, Arthur Jones, Casey Viator the Colorado experiment works in all sports and is scientifically proven?!!! Be clearer about your query... pays to use intelligence.

[@p.l.diablo9864]

@@supragame1991 also, learn to spot sarcasm when someone writes a funny response, unless you're not American, which explains it.

[@RobertK-d6z]

No doubt this programme works because Dorian Yates used this but tweak it here and there

[@pedrocarrion5449]

Would this work for a 69 year old?

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

Yes.

[@RayRay-g9d]

Of course never stop Learning and Strengthening your body

[@MrWhatever1234567]

Hammys baby I need hammys

[@Starchaser63]

Following mikes advice i could keep gaining weight / Muscle continously and be a 500 hundred pound Muscle monster in 5 years 💪 ,surely there's a limit to Muscle growth and strength increases in Natural trained humans 💪 😊

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

If you follow Mike’s advice you also know that he said you will reach the limits of your genetic potential and that once that’s reached, you cannot go beyond it. And for most of us, that potential will be quite modest. “Nature is very, very stingy in doling out her gifts,” as Mike said.

[@Banker.xXxXxX]

but he said you can build muscle in a deficit and now he is saying you have to be in suficit in order to build muscle. How ist that now possible? That means you cant build in a deficit?

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

@@Banker.xXxXxX You can build in a deficit, but the ability to do so is a genetically mediated trait, which means the extent to which you can do this will vary between individuals. Being in a positive calorie balance, by contrast, ensures that your body has all the nutrients it needs to build muscle should it receive the stimulus to do so.

[@sdthyng]

Some common sense wise words I heard long ago: Your body doesn't grow when you are working out, it grows when you are at rest. Get lots of sleep!