MIKE MENTZER: KIDDING AROUND WITH BOYER COE IN THE NAUTILUS STUDIOS

[@TruthSeekerAll]

Mike Mentzer hands down had the best looking stache in all of bodybuilding. Its undeniable.

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

No question.

[@yessroman]

Moist?

[@drbonesshow1]

Everything deniable as any politician will tell you with or without his/her mustache or lady-beard.

[@Mahmood42978]

Porn stache

[@yessroman]

Nay! ‘‘Tis the best in all of Christendom.

[@timschmidt3784]

Several bodybuilders who knew Mike during the 70s and 80s indicated that MIke was bitter for years after the 1980 Olympia. He seems to be in good spirits here while clowning around with Boyer. I hope he found peace about the Olympia contest before he died.

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

These videos were recorded in 1983 I believe, and, as you can see, Mike was in great spirits. His comments are hilarious in these clips. That was the Mike I knew and remember so well.

[@delta9mda]

Recent interviews indicate Mike never got over the fuckery of the 80 Mr 0

[@stevecrass8487]

I got to see Mike and Boyer after the Olympia at a seminar they did together. Mike wasn’t bitter. He seemed rational that if Arnold could be that far off of his game and win, he wasn’t going to dedicate his life to competing. But, Mike continued to dedicate his life to the science of exercise. Mike also unfortunately fell victim to drug use and amphetamines. He reasoned that he could use the drug and not sleep to study and learn. He unfortunately had multiple psychotic episodes from the combination of lack of sleep and the drug use that landed him in the hospital. Later in life Mike suffered from heart issues and depression. He was an incredibly intelligent, caring and giving person. He was my trainer in the early 90’s. To this day, if I was asked “what bodybuilder would you want to look like?” Hands down, Mike. Over Arnold, Dorian, Lee or Ronnie. All great bodybuilders but, Mike had a “Herculean” look to his physique. He had a graininess. Mike will always be my idol. I was lucky to have known him just a little. He was a gentleman. He was quiet and well spoken. He had a dry humor. His legacy lives on thru great videos like these. What a treasure John has shared with us. Thank you!

[@charlesbukowski9836]

@@stevecrass8487 Mike was one of the only ones with a back that night...

[@mdd1963]

I'm sure once he saw the '81 Olympia fiasco, that dashed any thoughts of staging a future return to competition....

[@yessroman]

I wish I could hold a clip-board like Mike Mentzer.

[@EquityCall]

Find yourself someone who will hold you the way Mike Mentzer holds a clipboard.

[@julienofitness]

I actually hold one at work

[@_antonhit]

Makes me feel nostalgic and I wasn’t even born when this was recorded 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@blazorb5907]

When was it recorded

[@florian117]

@@blazorb5907 1983

[@grghkllb3875]

Everything about this video is PRIME 80s.

[@MrChuckwagon55]

They were great friends in their personal lives. Boyer Coe wrote a long, heartfelt eulogy when Mike died. Boyer is a class act.

[@fizeekpoaster]

Do you know if it's available anywhere online for us to read?

[@MrChuckwagon55]

@@fizeekpoaster - I have no idea. I remember reading it shortly after Mike died. I can’t remember whether it was in a magazine or online.

[@TheHaiku2]

This is great. This is the first video I've seen where mike is laughing and having a good time. Great to see!

[@stevemann7073]

This is GOLD. My two favourite bodybuilders. The 80 Olmpia should have been these two in places 1 and 2 either way.

[@mdd1963]

TOm Platz and Frank Zane were hardly token attendees/random fodder, either...

[@BG-pd6os]

Huge mutual respect and admiration among these two. Both should have won at least one Olympia, all time greats for sure!

[@jackcatlin]

It's nice to see Mike getting along with and having fun with someone, he deserved more people like that in his life.

[@gibiore]

I love that 80s plastic cup. You can just smell the dish soap that’s absorbed into it

[@tristanmcguire4820]

“Nah, I got 11! Count it, now” “Okay….I’ll put 9 OR 10” Sent me HOWLING

[@BatEatsMoth]

I read an interview article recently in which Mike told the interviewer that at his peak he only had 18.5" arms. Everybody thought he had 20's because of how big he looked next to guys claiming 20" arms. Turns out that most of those guys back then were measuring pumped and Mike always measured cold. Arnold claimed 22.5" arms but he only measured cold at 19.5". Franco claimed 18.5" but Mike dwarfed him, so he must have been inflating his numbers as well.

[@TheSpritz0]

Franco's arms measured just under 18"...

[@roadstar499]

not sure where you get all your stats...but you never mentioned off season size vs contest size... i remember 40 plus years ago they had a picture of arnolds bicep in our gym ..it was actual size and said 22 1/4'' and looked massive ...it seemed legit since wrist size was same as mine... most all bodybuilders gave their pumped up tape measurement...but again bulked up Arnold was around 260lbs with the 22 inch arm pumped... and for contest all measurements vary depending on contest weight... i agree in a contest arnolds arm could have been under 20... but no one really knows exact arm sizes since everyone does exaggerate...also arnold and many bodybuilders have huge peaks that adds an extra inch...but who really cares...

[@BatEatsMoth]

@@TheSpritz0 Sounds about right.

[@kurtvonfricken6829]

@@roadstar499 Arthur Jones measured it at a little under 20”. Sergio was slightly over 20”.

[@shred9475]

They all lied. Arbold bever had more than a 19 incher and he was no more than 6 foot tall

[@deanarmstrong8185]

Fun to watch! Grew up on Nautilus stuff. Thanks for posting.

[@fizeekpoaster]

Love the candidness between them.

[@GeorgiyVasiliadi16]

Kingdom of heaven to you Mike 💪🏼❤️🙏

[@76063co2]

Thanks for this. It was fun to watch.

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

No worries. Glad you liked it.

[@VolkovVelikan]

“I remember, Boyer Coe stood up as a gentleman, and said hey let’s all just listen to what Arnold is saying on why he wants two weight divisions instead of mindlessly arguing all the time, and then Arnold snapped at Boyer and said ‘oh Boyer grow up and stop acting like a baby’ then is stood up for Boyer and told Arnold that he did not deserved that, that it was uncalled for and Boyer was being a gentleman he didn’t deserve that. Then Arnold stood up with his lip hurled up growling like an animal and said ‘oh come on Mentzer we all know you lost last year because of your big belly’ and I allowed that to irritate me a bit too much I ran towards him and for my surprise he sat down, he went for acting like an adolescent to a calm boy, he sat down I scared him” Mike Mentzer. You know is awesome how he stood up for his friend Boyer, apparently Mike didn’t care about the 2 weight division argument he just got into the heat with Arnold because he insulted his friend. And you can see how Boyer and Mike would be friends, they were both honourable men and both gentlemen, Boyer wanted to deescalate and Arnold didn’t like that because of his big ass Nazi ego, so Mike stood up for his friend.

[@1611Barbarian]

These are so great, keep uploading them please sir

[@Magneticlaw]

It's like a continuous loop of outtakes - good stuff 👍

[@eccesignumrex4482]

I'm imbued with the spirit of the Master Blaster right now.

[@Love4Hardstyle]

Those machines look awesome! Really wanna try that sometime!

[@richbrake9910]

Mike Mentzer: Let's get serious. Coe: Arthur and you keep telling me what to do, but I'm the only doing the work....lol

[@armand6077]

When Men were Men. RIP in Mike

[@MrCrackerdog]

Excellent Stuff, Thanks for the upload.

[@anthonyjosephcaruso]

Mike is a legend

[@davecollins73]

Really enjoyed this!

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

Thanks, Dave!

[@Ubersteve777]

Nautilus needs a line of machines called "Golden Era" bring em back!!!!

[@dimitriosderas7581]

Boyer Coe made a comeback in the early 90's if i remember right and he was bigger than ever in his 40's! He took all kinds of Vitamins like Vitamin G, Vitamin K, Vitamin S etc.

[@Leitmotivation]

Yes, he is in the movie Stand Tall which mainly focuses on Ferrigno's comeback.

[@mikey.1205]

This is such a niche video haha love it

[@Mazzlepazzle]

They both had a fantastic hair.

[@blackvulturemusic4080]

Best video ever!!!

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

Thanks!

[@olipritchard8151]

Get that man a gold star 🌟

[@dwnlogic]

This video is priceless

[@delta9mda]

Mike still jacked at this time. Wow

[@drbonesshow1]

Keep gerkin' the gherkin. RIP Mike my friend from 1979.

[@machohogan]

Comparing Boyer here to 94. Guessing he was natural here. In the days when bodybuilders would make videos when they were off the gas.

[@soulsergeant]

Yes. Arthur Jones drug tested his trainees.

[@warrenhoffman653]

Yeah. He looks a lot different off the gear.

[@shred9475]

He looks on trt here.

[@counterbalancelife4305]

Would be nice to see before and after pics for comparison, 1st workout to last filmed.

[@seanjones6645]

Good video. The guys looked much healthier then than now.

[@Yeer718]

They were

[@trumanjgc]

Where one could find more of the Nautilus Television Studios tapes?

[@kl0ppih]

Seems like they videotaped many workouts. Anyone know what is the source of these videos? Are they for sale somewhere?

[@chocolatier9597]

John, do you have more footage of Arthur Jones? I want to watch the seminars he gave to medical doctors in Florida.

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

Unfortunately I don't. I know the seminars you are referring to and they would have been fascinating to watch.

[@zxtenn]

WOW, what a difference being on and off

[@tractormantp2113]

I always liked Boyer s Physique , He could split that bicep like nobody’s business on stage he had such lines was unbelievable still does obviously if you had a pose there it would be incredible that’s what the guys today with all the HGH need to look at look at these guys that actually had separation ! Lake Boyer like Arnold

[@doczenith5491]

This is great thanks so much where can I find all the workout vids?

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

Good question. Sometimes the odd one (or at least a clip from one) pops up online. I saw one not that long ago that I hadn't seen before, so evidently different people have various workout videos.

[@jondavid1284]

What are those old school Adidas Mike is wearing. I saw a pic of Viators back one time and he had the same ones on. I wanna buy a pair of those. It'd be cool to find a Nautilus track suit too. Man Mike was hilarious. "Lily Tomlin" "those baseball biceps" 😂

[@HDLifter]

Like two little kids playing around.

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

No kidding. Fun to watch.

[@kbeldenkb]

I remember Boyer saying he grew stronger but lost size.

[@CaneFu]

John Little....I know who you are! I have been searching for a video of Mike Mentzer actually putting himself through a HIT workout. I found his brother Ray, but I want to actually see Mike himself taking it to failure. Do you have any videos of that to post? Thanks.

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

I wish I did. Haven’t come across any.

[@CaneFu]

@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE Thanks for the reply. I have read descriptions from a couple of people who actually witnessed Mike doing an HIT workout in his prime in the late 1970s and they said it was really something to see. Unfortunately, people who owned video cameras back then were few and far between.

[@mixedmartialoddest]

​@@CaneFuI bet it's not as nuts as a Tom Platz routine lol.

[@CaneFu]

@@mixedmartialoddest I have seen that video of Tom Platz and it's really stupid, like he was acting for the camera. Try going into any gym in the country and acting like that and you'll probably get your membership canceled.

[@mixedmartialoddest]

@@CaneFu I wouldn't want to go to a gym like that. This soft Planet Fitness bullshit needs to stop.

[@dalewilson9602]

Why didn't it show the actual training? Very strange

[@JEspo83]

The video is about the funny banter.

[@mr.maverick700]

Mike and his brother were left handed

[@Bl4zik3n]

i wish i could design my own nautilus equipment.

[@mikedarrow3809]

John did these ever air on television? I remember these videos from the mid 80’s.

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

Hi Mike, not to my knowledge. They were filmed, but I believe they were kept in house at the Nautilus Studios. The plan had been to record each of Boyer’s workouts, just as Arthur had filmed each of the workouts at West Point, and then release some form of media, with video back up, as to Boyer’s transformation. However, Arthur lost interest in the project after about three months, and everything kind of petered out.

[@mikedarrow3809]

@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE I’ve read about how this project did not workout the way Jones wanted. I do think these were aired at one time.

[@Mahmood42978]

Back when bodybuilders looked like normal men that lifted.

[@niroz6579]

This is awesome. Did you upload the whole series from workout 1 to the end?

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

I don’t have the entire series from workout one until the end. I only have a few workouts on film, but I might upload them in the near future.

[@niroz6579]

@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE that would be amazing! 😊🙏

[@grghkllb3875]

@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE Definitely upload them please, I (and others) would be very interested in seeing them.

[@billschmidt4192]

Arnold might tune in later. Mike almost trashed him backstage at the 80 Olympia- lol!

[@Spiegal5562]

This has to b the chemistry between batman and robin

[@PhilosopherPrince]

Where is the uncut footage?

[@ovathere93]

I love the chit chat

[@pbennett13]

GEMS!! 💎

[@barnetthejosh]

Where is the full file in this

[@nickeyfynn3270]

were all of those machines marketed? that hamstring machine is pretty far out. I wonder where all that equipment went.

[@raymondgarland6928]

Should be titled: How to get on and off Exercise Machines.

[@buddynatty969]

Heavy Duty system it's great . Yea.

[@bobmac9070]

I find this interesting because Boyer looks like he didn’t gain a thing. But it’s interesting to note that the Colorado Experiment had Casey Viator gain 63 lbs in only 28 days on Nautilus Equipment… WTH … Boyers looks like he hasn’t gained a pound in 72+ workouts!? What’s the point of this video did I miss something?

[@psychologixselfmastery]

It looks like neurological adaptation was resulting in strength gains and not size gains. In 82 and 83 Boyer was off steroids, so he was probably at his natural limit at this stage so he could gain either no muscle or very small amounts of muscle whereas Casey Viator had been recovering from a serious infection and so he was way underweight and basically he was playing catch up in the Colorado Experiment.

[@bobmac9070]

@@tigertarleton2159Well guess what it worked looked how many gyms back in the day bought Nautilus Machines tons …. 🤑🤑🤑

[@bobmac9070]

@@tigertarleton2159 Sorry your wrong he sold and marketed this equipment to Scandinavian Gyms around the country your not old enough to know that. They had lots of Nautilus machines hardly any free weights. From back in early 70s Yes he had money from other business ventures and held almost 50 patents on his Nautilus Equipment!

[@bobmac9070]

@@tigertarleton2159 ha your not older I was born in 1952 much older than you bro. Scandinavian Gyms was a local gym in Ohio region I saw all the equipment they had in the gym back the days.

[@williesnyder2899]

The new, “minimized” Boyer Coe is now with frequency on my TV, touting the Chuck Norris product… As Mike and Ray are long gone. I was enthralled by Chris Dickerson vs Boyer Coe in the day.

[@lazur1]

A rule against showing the actual workout? These guys so clever that seeing the sets is unnecessary?

[@warrenhoffman653]

I was wondering the same thing.

[@seaves5]

Can’t believe Boyer was that small, I knew he was short but he looked more like a swimmer, I guess he’s still around, I miss the older Nautilus equipment it was the best ever made in my opinion

[@anthonymartino9917]

it is called anabolics and cycling. You really do not understand that???

[@shredphreek]

A young Boyer..off the supplements😁

[@Johnmasterson5600]

I always thought lawyer was over 6 foot rule 6 foot two on the way I thought it was all so tall are you following all the time when I was young man

[@alainmallette2265]

Most of these machines no longer exists.

[@wataboutya9310]

I wouldn't be too sure about that.

[@michaelsofine]

Or you can’t find them

[@VolkovVelikan]

Not a lot of gyms have them because most people prefer free weights. But they exist, particularly in bigger gyms or specialised gyms.

[@bobestep2003]

good see these guys clowning

[@deangarside5433]

How small they all look without the good old JUICE

[@michaelsofine]

They are really just showcasing the machines. You don’t really need a machine to do a pull-up but they are showing it. Same for the chest fly. Really the machines came after the exercise was discovered. You can get a barbell and dumbbells a lot cheaper than buying all of these machines…

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

You will notice that the video was shot at Nautilus sports medical industries showing how a person exercised on Nautilus machines. It is not a random video of someone working out in a gym using conventional equipment.

[@DaniilParfenov-f3s]

I can't help but put Boyer a slight tag on the form

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

Haha!

[@counterbalancelife4305]

That's a lot of mustache in anybody's language. Sorry about the water....

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

LOL!

[@jawbaw6471]

Coe's off season arms look small compared to his contest arms.

[@oreldm]

These workouts made Boyer shrink

[@hoey3510]

Boyer was off the roids.. size difference is noticeable

[@SonsOfThunder229]

Of course, but still looking great

[@JayVincentFitness]

Boyer didn’t look too impressive in this video. Was he under sized here compared to his usual body weight?

[@Summoning28]

Off steroids

[@DareToWonder]

Real men don't drink water hheeh

[@soulsergeant]

Boyer is training to Fast for HIT.

[@Summoning28]

The original HIT was not the 4/2/4 stuff. Controlled but not slow. 4/2/4 is unnecessary.

[@blazorb5907]

@@Summoning28 what's that mean

[@Summoning28]

@@blazorb5907 Do it in a smooth fashion. You haven't to count in your head. Load and failure is key, not speed. But in a controlled manner, it is easier on your joints and better for longevity. If you have good mind muscle connection, you can do also "explosive" reps in the concentric and smooth in ecentric. But be aware, that the exposiveness comes from your muscle and not from yout joints in a ballistic manner. Greets.

[@blazorb5907]

Why is he always such out of breath, what is he training before he does the set? I thought " one set all you need bro" Edit: how long is he resting, and if so, why so fkn short?

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

As the title may have suggested, this is not a training video. It is a series of excerpts from the various workouts that Mike put Boyer through and some of their banter. Often times the shot picks up after Boyer has finished performing a set.

[@stefanosprokopis6974]

Too much fratenization not enough quality training.

[@nardpuncher]

The training is not shown. Were you kidding?

[@stefanosprokopis6974]

@@nardpuncher what do you think?

[@nardpuncher]

@@stefanosprokopis6974 who knows

[@michaeln3023]

Boyer Coe looks like someone who never train Bodybuilding. Perhaps he looks like a good sportive Man- but a hardcore Bodybuilder???

[@bigt9374]

Who made this terrible edit