Mike "Mr. Heavy Duty" Mentzer - Motivational Tribute

[@kw7570]

I trained with Mike Mentzer from 1987 to 1994. He was my trainer when I became serious about bodybuilding in 1987. We would speak on the phone, from NY to CA. I'd send him a check and he'd call. This was long before the internet. I bought his tapes, he would send me cassette tapes. As an ectomorph with many meso qualities, by age 17, having begun weight training at age 10, I knew that I needed to do something different than Volume Training. Mentzer's HIT principles were to me, an idea that seemed perfectly logical, and I made the switch. By 1994, I had wanted to visit Mike and train at Gold's Gym. I still recall puking through the chain link fence at Gold's after doing leg extensions, racking the machine with Menzter standing on the rack, then having to jog over to the squat rack for 500lb free weight squats. I puked, then came back and did hamstrings and calves. Mike was a very interesting person within a sport of mouth breathers. He quoted Ayn Rand often. He made the reading of 'Fountainhead' a requirement. He wore ripped jeans, a baggy Gold's sweatshirt, and had a clip board with a pad of paper. It was $1K cash to train with him in-person for the week. We did Chest/Back, the next day was Legs, third day was Arms, just as I had been doing for 7 years. The last day was a 15 minute chat at the picnic table at Gold's. He brought his book, 'Heavy Duty' and autographed it for me. I asked about the uncomfortable topic of the 1980 Olympia and he wouldn't talk about it. He told me I could stay in California, but that unless I was willing to take the steroids, there was no future, that I could stay and do fitness clothing modeling, but that I should go home to NY, and find what is next. He said it, and it was true; at age 24, having trained since 1980, training super hard for 7 years, I reached the top of my mountain. I had never, did not and will not ever take any steroids. I had no interest in staying in CA, it was something I dreamed of doing when I first saw 'Pumping Iron' at age 10, in 1980, and having been there, trained in Venice, at Gold's at World, spending a week with Menzter, I flew home. I am 47 years old now, and think of Menzter every time I train. I still do the high intensity, short, few sets, super sets, slow movements with contractions, and the kids still have no idea what I do. I put this up, and post photos every few days, and I think of Mentzer every time, check it out: instagram.com/kp1790/ Cheers to Mike. Ask me my thoughts on 1980? I honestly believe Mike was in overall better condition, but the confrontation he had with Arnold before the show rattled him, his chemistry, and his physique suffered. I also believe Mike had a serious issue with perhaps amphetamines, though I do not know for certain. I know that watching the movie he made, which was shortly before his death, he was slurring his words so very badly, and to this day it is sad to hear and see someone so sharp, so well spoken, struggle to annunciate. Elvis Syndrome....uppers and downers. Mike should still be here, and I always enjoyed our phone calls, his challenges to a young teenager over the phone, and in-person, to a young man. For Mike, who helped me understand how to achieve, and keep results: instagram.com/kp1790/

[@EnduringAestheticsBodybuilding]

What an awesome comment, thank you for sharing your story and experiences with Mike. Sounds absolutely epic having been able to train and talk to him. I wish I would have had the same opportunity!

[@petechumly985]

$1000 for a week !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@chrissc-hit3311]

F*ck... 500lbs Squats immediately after doing Leg Extensions with Mentzer + Full Stack. I can do the Full Stack of a 255 lbs machine, but not of an 300lbs one. Thats siiick. Especially with Mentzer standing on it!

[@kw7570]

Christian Sc-HIT - I still easily recall Mentzer's verbal twang. His nasal voice at times. I'm from New York and we sound very different. I had gone to Venice having a solid seven years of HIT under my belt. For Chest we did Pec Dec Flyes racking it, then immediately into Incline Bench Machine for nearly the rack. Back was Close Grip Lat Pulldowns for the rack, then immediately Icarian Machine Rows for 5 plates on either side. I went out there very strong, 24 years old, an athlete and serious in the gym for a long time. I went there doing free weight squats of 405 lbs, which were proceeded by leg extensions, yes, but Mentzer said, "Come on, you came here from New York, the capitol of the universe...you have to find another 100 lbs, it's two plates....we just had a huge earthquake...if you were trapped in this building underneath a beam, what would you do? You'd squat it off you. Do it". So I racked the Leg Extension with Menzter standing on the rack. Super slow, he always loved my form. Never kicking out at the bottom...but lifting up so slowly. Slow negatives. Tight and full contraction at the top for a good four count. Flex Wheeler was in the gym, on the treadmill, and he looked at me like who is this dude? I pointed at him and didn't stop until he gave me a thumbs up. When I puked, there was a chain link fence and it was mortifying to place my lips into a 2.5" square of chain link and puke up breakfast, which was a Breakfast Burrito. I am trying to dig up and find my photo where I am shaking hands with Mentzer outside the gym. In the meantime, here are my current photos, which include the one pic I can find of me standing outside the old, original Gold's, taken during my trip to train with Menzter...I am now 47 years old and cannot quit, or stop doing what I do...see here: instagram.com/kp1790/

[@themalaailaanaa1347]

Mike was epic....but he and his brother fucked up the muscle brotherhood of the 70s and 80s. He was right about the steroids....you should have done them.....less is more. Speed was used by everybody to cut up. It's still not too late to do some steroids and test.

[@simone1037]

A professor, scientist, mentor, artist and philosopher of bodybuilding. A true loss his passing for the sport, and a pity he wasn’t totally understood. Heavy duty deserves much more visibility. Great tribute btw

[@call99P]

@Old Skool Bodybuilding Routines Even if you're an Arnold fan boy , It doesn't mean that You have to be so rude and disrespectful...

[@call99P]

@Old Skool Bodybuilding Routines Man, You ARE an Arnold fanboy. We all know that if even an out of shape Arnold was fantastic, and that genetics are always there, but You can't deny that He would have won 1980 Mr O even with one leg only or one arm simply because of his name... Arnold didn't need to be the best to win, and He said so also.

[@call99P]

@Old Skool Bodybuilding Routines The fact that Arnold was "bigger" is actually bullshit. He was taller and wider, which has to do with his own bone structure / genetics. Lee Priest was shorter and smaller than Ronnie but He won against Big Ron for 5 times. It is kinda known that Mentzer is the only bodybuilder to hit the perfect score of 300, against another former legend like Zane during a Mr Universe, and once again It is known that the 5th place is kinda "strange" when You also think about Gunter Schlierkampf in 2002, which after 2 weeks, off cycle, defeated Ronnie in the Show of Strength. It is also known , from bodybuilders of that time like Nubret and Brainum , that TV reporters and their cameras were ALL and ONLY for Arnold which by that time already had a huge name and fame. No doubt, Arnold had one of the best genetics ever, He had perfect proportions, best posing routine, good looking and the ability to steal the crowd's eyes, BUT He was obviously off that day, because You should only judge what He displayed, which was 70% of his mass, and a very bad quality of details, muscle separations. He knew He was in a very bad shape, so most of the times He was focusing on hitting the front double biceps only, since his back was totally gone both in terms of mass and details. I'm not judging hit training, nor Weider crazy reps workouts or their tools, but as a fact Dorian Yates confirmed the feeling of hate of Arnold and Weider for Mentzer, this is why even Yates himself had to get away from him just to avoid to lose the title. We can surely say that other bodybuilders may have deserved to win the 1980 Mr O , even Dickerson, and not just cuz He came in 2nd place, the dude deserved more. Also Dillet, Levrone and Nasser were all bigger than Dorian, but none of them had that crazy crispy, grainy, conditioned looked of Dorian, so It's not always only about the mass nor the cuts and the separations. Just accept the fact, that Arnold didn't need to be the best to win, which are also the same words He told Mentzer right to his face.

[@richbrake9910]

@Old Skool Bodybuilding Routines Bigger is better? Zane, Dickerson, Nubret, and others didn't need size and still dominated.

[@snoopersmokio]

The man who feared no one in the industry, who didn’t care how much they paid him he would still go out and tell the TRUTH. Mike Mentzer never dies

[@andrewmitchell5807]

He feared Arnold enough to retire early like a baby having a fit. He really did have the best body of the time. But his ego and his meth addiction are what destroyed him

[@stevemann1299]

​@@andrewmitchell5807 And you know so much. Nothing destroyed him. He was always destined to die YOUNG. The pills and steroids may have speeded up his death. But the body of work he left. And tge TRUTH will live on Forever. What Elvis was to rock n roll. Mike Mentzer was to bodybuilding. The KING.

[@stevemann1299]

He feared no one. Imagine what would have happened to Arnold's ego had he lost. Arnold had 4 of the judges in his pocket. The great Bill Pearl knew this and excused himself from the judging. He could see the farce that was about to unfold. Even CBS wanted nothing to do with it. Mike retired because he saw the corruption in professional bodybuilding. And being a man of integrity and TRUTH. Wanted no part of it.. And the 1981 Olympia confirmed this corruption. When Franco won in poor shape and one leg...

[@andrewmitchell5807]

@stevemann1299 bro I like Mentzer I really do but you absolutely cannot say he is the Elvis of bodybuilding that's just kind of silly. Also, he died in his 40s. That's way young even for someone with a genetic condition

[@stevemann1299]

@@andrewmitchell5807 You like Mentzer but you dont know his family history. His father wasn't even retirement age when he died or his mother. Some people are NOT destined to live long lives. Look at Bruce Lee one of the fittest men that ever lived. And he never even made 33. What matters is the impact you make in this life. Not whether you live to 100 or not. And Mike made an impact that MANY are just discovering now. That's why just like Elvis fans will never let him be forgotten. We will never let Mike be forgotten. And I'm telling you NOW this is only going to grow. Because the more people who start taking his training methods seriously the more great results are going to be seen. And it will grow and grow. 2024. Represents the beginning of HIT reaching out to a bigger and bigger group of people life is SHORT. Only an idiot is going to live in a gym and invest 16 hours into something he can get at the very worst the same results for with two 30 minute workouts a week. That's what time it is now. Its Mentzer time..

[@karenmelikyan377]

Many years later, looking at Mike Mentzer, we began to understand what real athleticism means. Mike was right in his principles.

[@TheTektronik]

Since I found out about Mike Mentzer's training principles I never turned back thanks Mike, to me you'll always be the best.

[@fender1000100]

The same here. The best thing that ever happened to me. Was a friend handing me HEAVY DUTY II. And telling me to read it from cover to cover. At the time I was a volume addict. And I had worn myself out training 4 times a week. I could not believe what would happen to me over the next 18 months. For example I once believed my Barbell curl limit was 8 reps with 100lbs. When I trained my arms twice a week. I just couldnt get past it. The same with all my lifts. After reading HEAVY DUTY II. I started doing the consolidation program. As follows WEEK ONE SQUATS WARM UP 135LBS FOR 10 WORKING SET 225LBS FOR 8 TO 15 REPS TO FAILURE PALMS UP CLOSE GRIP PULLDOWNS WARM UP 80LBS FOR 10 WORKING SET 175LBS 6 TO 10 REPS TO FAILURE DIPS WARM UP SET 10 PRESSUPS WORKING SET 225LBS FOR 6 TO 10 REPS TO FAILURE WEEK TWO DEADLIFTS WARM UP SET 135LBS FOR 10 WORKING SET 275LBS FOR 5 TO 8 REPS TO FAILURE. BARBELL CURLS WARM UP SET 50LBS FOR 10 WORKING SET 100LBS FOR 6 TO 10 REPS TO FAILURE INCLINE BARBELL PRESS WARM UP SET 80LBS FOR 10 REPS WORKING SET 185LBS FOR 6 TO 10 REPS TO FAILURE. I was doing this workout every Saturday. I was getting stronger every week. And gaining weight. For exampe I once thought 100lbs for 8 reps was my limit for barbell curls. 18 months later, I could curl it for 22 reps. And my arms had grown by two inches. I was addling only 1 rep to my curls every two weeks. But it never ceased until I hit an incredible 22 reps. All my lifts went up. This man Mentzer might have had his problems. But I tell you now. He was RIGHT about the human body having limited recovery. And ONLY once you found your recovery rate. And RESPECTED IT. Could you hope to see your full potential. He had integrity. And a rare honesty. And thats what drove him half crazy. To know you possess the TRUTH about training for naturals. But to then be ostracized by the powers that be. And ridiculed by dim sheeple bodybuilders. Who would be nothing without all the steroids they were drowning in. To make gains from sloppy volume training. I highly recommend. Everyone try the consolidation program the way I did it. The results were INCREDIBLE. My deadlift would sometimes jump up 30lbs in 2 weeks. My squat could go up 5 reps in one workout. Im grateful to this man. For having the guts and tenacity. To get this truth out there. Any who take it seriously..And apply it properly. Will see RESULTS. Some that might amaze you.

[@TheTektronik]

@@fender1000100 I applied the training principles on pull-ups and every week I was able to add one rep unlike when I was doing it for two to three times a week. Pull-ups really do test the recovery ability of an individual.

[@gilbertomartinez155]

@GENETIC BEAST you need to shut up your f***** mouth,a**hole.

[@gilbertomartinez155]

@GENETIC BEAST that's it. You start crying when you looked at this video,and that's why you copied that previous comment a thousand of times to get some attention your parents maybe didn't give you in the past hahahahahahahahah Idiot 🤣🤣🤣

[@gilbertomartinez155]

@GENETIC BEAST it doesn't understand that there are exceptionally stupid people like you.

[@LuisAlberto-gv8sr]

He’s got it all, conditioning, aesthetics and the crucifix plus the vacuum, he is so complete 💯 on point 👌🏽

[@84Terminator]

Mentzer was ahead of time, he brought 80s & 90s physique during the 70s. Very large, with fine cuts and aesthetic package, yet he didn’t place well in many competitions. RIP

[@themalaailaanaa1347]

No back

[@fender1000100]

@@themalaailaanaa1347 You are talking rubbish. He had a beautiful thick back and V taper..you cannot pull off the CRUCIFIX as well as he could without a good back. That was the thing about Mentzer. Everything was in BALANCE. No bodypart overshadowed the other body parts. Like Arnold's over developed droopy pecs. Or Tom Platzs quads. He was perfectly balanced from top to bottom. That's why he is the only man in history to score a perfect 300 TWICE. The rest is politics.

[@MattePurple1]

Mentzer was the victim of some conspiracy in '80. The fact that he didn't win that year is a tragedy. Not only was he in great condition, he is the best performer on the stage. His posing was like a symphony. Graceful even in the face of his size and power.

[@funtosa5435]

Arnold was Joe weider's favourite and it was just predecided that Arnold would be the winner of 1980 mr. Olympia irrespective of what other bodybuilders performance.Arnold was one of the great bodybuilders.but in 1980 MR. OLYMPIA Mike just outclassed everyone on tha stage.his conditioning was way better than Arnold in 1980.

[@daveconleyportfolio5192]

At least three of the judges in 1980 were friends of Arnold's. Some of that is just a natural consequence of his long time at the center of the sport, but Albert Busek actually sponsored Arnold in his early days in Germany. By rights he should have recused himself from the judge's panel when it turned out his old protege was competing.

[@fender1000100]

For sure. He was perfect. Arnold was way off in 80. Pure politics.

[@bobydidier9436]

This kind of body should be what bodybuilding really is and not the mass overjuiced belly gut we have today

[@EnduringAestheticsBodybuilding]

Agreed 100%

[@martinthemaverick6052]

go watch clasic physique bro

[@imf3z]

He got a perfect 300 for a reason

[@bigboss-dp8tk]

He died from steroids abuse

[@eustacebagge3869]

@@bigboss-dp8tk He died from speed addiction and heavy smoking.

[@retrozocker2294]

The best times. Bodybulding nowadays is not like it was before. Its not pumping iron anymore , its pumping drugs. Mike was great.

[@fender1000100]

100% he was about TRUTH and PROGRESS for the NATURAL TRAINER. Not the drugged out elite.

[@jimmywarner6124]

They pumped drugs then too

[@ABABABABABABABABABABBBBBB]

jimmy warner yeah but its more now. Some of the old bodybuilders have a natural level of musclemass like Zane

[@fender1000100]

​@@jimmywarner6124 If you saw what they take now compared to the 60s and 70s you would be shocked. Do you know the average pro bodybuilder. Spends more than $40,000 just on DRUGS to look like they do now. Think that over for a minute. Just the DRUGS.

[@luxither7354]

I think what makes Mike so appealing to the eyes is the simple fact that his physique was how his body was meant to look like. He didn't undertrain any part to exaggerate any features, he just trained his body wholly and did skimp anything. Yea, he took exogenous hormones, but from what I'm aware, his stack was rather simple and not exact highly optimised.

[@fender1000100]

This the most AWE INSPIRING tribute I have yet seen to the late great Mike Mentzer and his TRUTH. I will train with this in the background.

[@fender1000100]

The editting on this video is INCREDIBLE. I love how you accentuate with reverb the must crucial point about QUALITY AND INTENSITY. A great tribute to Mentzer thankyou.

[@leandroaraujopersonaltrain9811]

Brazil respect Mr. Heavy Duty, Mike Mentzer ! A lot of fans in my country

[@EnduringAestheticsBodybuilding]

Glad you liked the video, sounds like a country of high intensity lifters. My kinda place!

[@tarkovic9623]

@Old Skool Bodybuilding Routines try yo survive here.. here You don't have the oportunity like us PAL.

[@marluslima7782]

@@tarkovic9623 true

[@stevenworld3364]

Mike Mentzer is, there's no words to describe his posing, movement and transitions, He takes you on a journey through his movement. I don't tire of watching his precise and powerful flow. Thats the physique I want representing our sport. We know your working out down there Mike.

[@mantisjdg]

Mentzer had front symmetry that only genetics can provide. Abs and pecs looked like stacked bricks.

[@MS-hb3ol]

2:06 best crucifix ive ever seen

[@DidoInFlames]

legend

[@CrimsonYetiCartoons]

A bodybuilder with great intelligence. Mike was special. I miss him.

[@drbonesshow1]

My first Heavy Duty Training (HDT) workout was in 1979, following a seminar given by the late great Mike Mentzer in Liverpool, NY. In honor of Mike and his HDT (HIT) approach to training I've extended his practices in a method I call X-HDRT (Extra-Heavy Duty Resistance Training). In 1980 (before the Mr. Olympia debacle, which ended his run in IFBB competition) I wrote Mike a letter to tell him of my interest in understanding bodybuilding through the eye of science. As the “thinking man’s bodybuilder” Mike and I clicked and would remain friends until his departure in 2001. Mike has not been forgotten by me as I mention him when I talk to folks about HDT (HIT) an my tribute to him called X-HDRT.

[@colsuper58]

another masterpiece in the books

[@DominikJungtoriusTJB]

Just wanted to say the same :D Awesome Video!!!

[@EnduringAestheticsBodybuilding]

Thank you! Seriously your support makes it all worth it, glad you enjoyed it brother!

[@JohnSmith-ig1rr]

I found HIT worked better for me after years of "traditional training" and building up a certain level of strength. The key was high intensity AND reasonably heavy weight. Years of lifting also made it easier to get a very satisfying pump quicker. There are several problems with HIT. First, many people don't have the requisite strength to superset with heavy weights. If you do pre-exhaustion correctly, you better be strong as hell, or you are going to be depressed at how little weight you can handle on your second or third exercises of a superset. Second, most people do not have the pain tolerance that is necessary to do it right. If you have never laid on the floor puking and literally not been able to stand for at least 5 minutes after a leg workout, you haven't experienced high intensity. Third, as someone mentioned below, the average, drug-free bodybuilder can struggle to recover from a true HIT session. People cannot believe how much you can break the the body in 20-30 minutes. And fourth, some people will drive themselves crazy with guilt not being in the gym every day and spending hours at a time when they are there. For such people, I think the benefits of HIT are negated by the stress caused by the guilt. That was the case with a number of big-time bodybuilders I knew. Ironically, they were convinced that all those hours in the gym gave them the results(quantity vs quality), but the only reason they could train that much was the drugs.

[@martuni1539]

Well said

[@DidoInFlames]

hi's posing is flawless

[@tessjess1]

Hard core bodybuilder .outstanding physical condition.

[@alexanderstevens145]

That gesture with the back of hand resting over forehead is the sickest pose ive ever seen. Perfect poise strength balance

[@HDLifter]

Mike was the best mentor I could have asked for. In the flesh Mike was every bit Hercules. The archer pose, 20 secs in, I was there!

[@markman63]

His brother Ray was a guest athlete at the gym (Athletenschmiede in München) I was training as a teenager, first bodybuilder I saw personally up close.

[@Mulezen]

I first met Mike while in the service at AAFB...later at U of MD. When he occasionally came by my gym he would eschew BB and do power cleans and power snatches with us Olympic lifters. My training partner Al Starck said “I never thought I’d see someone with those sized arms do snatches correctly. Mike’s ‘Heavy Duty’ principles were derived from Stark’s grad work

[@daveconleyportfolio5192]

I always loved that overhead pose where he'd shield his eyes.

[@splatterman4074]

He Should be the Mr. Olympia winner... but His legacy Will live forever... High Intensity Trainning never dies...

[@willbradley3201]

@Old Skool Bodybuilding Routines “it’s dead”. Yeah I guess that’s why plenty of people still train and see results from HIT, because it’s dead. Honestly, do you even hear yourself?

[@splatterman4074]

@@willbradley3201 Mike Mentzer died more than 20 years ago... I know that.... and most of people are not doing his rutines any More..... But his principles show us that there,s another way to workout. Y ultimadamente cuál es el pedo que yo sea fan del Heavy Dutty?

[@molasorrosalom4846]

If you say so......

[@asheriko26]

A true genius and genuine body builder

[@mr.maverick700]

his brother passed only 2 days after his death He became a legend

[@Black-Circle]

Damn

[@luischavez5701]

I'm a loyal follower of Mike, rest in power my mentor 💪😎

[@balsonnaoshekpam6240]

Mike Mentzer is a philosopher He is a dedicated bodybuilder He is the most complete

[@pioneerjatt93]

its incredible to see how great old school bodybuilders looked 👌🏽

[@giovannyc3886]

Great crucifix pose

[@EnduringAestheticsBodybuilding]

He was awesome at it, I always think of Mike when I think Crucifix pose!

[@fender1000100]

@@EnduringAestheticsBodybuilding The best ever at the 78 UNIVERSE..Perfect 300 score.

[@muhanadtayfour7992]

the greatest

[@SuryaDas-ez3lo]

dang dude his moustache alone is enough to give him the perfect score

[@retrodux858]

Mike had the ability to look like a dad, superman, and a bodybuilder

[@chinmay6249]

Rest in peace LEGEND!

[@fender1000100]

My teacher and greatest inspiration. I made more progress in 18 months than I had in the previous 18 years. Following his advice about intensity volume and frequency He was always right. And its only now nearly 20 years after his death. People are beginning to give him due respect.

[@tarkovic9623]

He deserve all the respect and more videos over yt

[@Assasin293]

Quality and intensity of the exercise 🔥🔥🔥

[@0pt0u1]

Every time he hits his crucifix pose my jaw drops

[@ShaneJBurke1]

THE LEGEND MIKE MENTZER

[@joshuameaders8053]

Man this guy is a genius and I wish he was taken far more seriously as a scholar and a revolutionary

[@twinturbo3461]

He was able to do concentration curls with 80lb. dumbells in the late 70s and 80s. Legendary.

[@EnduringAestheticsBodybuilding]

He had some amazing lifts, I wish we had more footage of him doing his own routines. He absolutely legendary!

[@Nickpaintbrush]

He came to our gym in the early 80s and was curling with 50 kilo dumbells!

[@Xerxez22]

Those are 65lbs. Nonetheless, impressive.

[@gozitan5]

Great footage…thanks. Wish someone had his whole uninterrupted posing routine from 1980 Mr Olympia.

[@ChadKakashi]

Beautiful.

[@paulramrattan8278]

If Mike had 5' 11" frame he'd have dominated the Mr. O stage

[@paulramrattan8278]

@Old Skool Bodybuilding Routines In my view, height is always a factor...as part of the overall package on the MR. Olympia stage

[@paulramrattan8278]

@Old Skool Bodybuilding Routines Are you a judge...of such competent authority? If so, then I respect your answer-reply.

[@paulramrattan8278]

@Old Skool Bodybuilding Routines I don't agree with you...Mike got perfect scores at some of his competitions being a rear feat, which placed his physique away above his competitors at the time. To me his body parts were in sync with symmetry and proportions with the right amount of mass for his physique. I just feel his height at 5' 9" lacked the overall package to be crowned Mr. Olympia.

[@TowardtheFlames]

Bodybuilding perfection or as close as humanly possible.

[@juanvaldes1837]

Excellent coverage

[@labrador2687]

awesome.golden proportions

[@markclark7178]

I love the pics with him wearing the nautilus shirt .

[@chrissc-hit3311]

F*cking Awesome Tribute to Mr HEAVY DUTY himself. ONE set to FAILURE for ETERNITY

[@EnduringAestheticsBodybuilding]

Thank you! Really glad to hear you liked it!

[@laleshkumar6047]

Back in the day a group of these massive guys would go out to beautiful scenery places or Venice beach for their photos or videos. Now almost all is individuals either working out or posing in gyms on KZbin.

[@tasosvougiatzis343]

A perfect physic for sure

[@bradbassett1240]

Mike's physique is even more impressive when you consider he only spent a total of 5 hours in the gym....Impressive!

[@leonbatista7654]

Amazing physique 💪🏽

[@beornthebear.8220]

Rest In Peace, Mentzer brothers.

[@umarsyed7538]

Great muscle quality. Seems to be cut out from granite.

[@fender1000100]

He was special. If he had been a Weider yes man. He would have won a few Olympias. But I'm glad he wasnt. The most brilliant mind in Bodybuilding history. His book HEAVY DUTY II MIND AND BODY. Changed my life.

[@gez1972]

Great video mate, also corresponded a bit with mike in the 80's unfortunately I never met him in person as live in England. I remember getting nose bleeds and nearly passing out a few times doing Hit, I was in my late teens and natural just ate food and trained hard, I brought up my lagging body part arms from 15 to 16.5 inches in just 8 weeks! It Worked for me....

[@molasorrosalom4846]

Sure you did pal.....

[@gez1972]

@@molasorrosalom4846 54 and still training hard naturally :) I couldn't give a shit if you don't believe me mate.

[@Magneticlaw]

To this day people are still debating if HIT really works, or if it's safe, etc. etc - it does indeed work if performed property, so it's really their loss for not giving it a shot - they're obviously getting really swell results from whatever system they're currently using, so more power to 'em.

[@bilalhalloufi8446]

golden era

[@claudiojaoliveira]

Very solid!

[@chrise.2666]

My favorite bodybuilder followed by Steve Reeves and Frank Zane

[@Rororobibibiyyy]

Mike "The Doc" Mentzer!

[@mustangNJD]

Bro these edits are fire, keep them up!🔥 Please do Danny Padilla next!

[@EnduringAestheticsBodybuilding]

I am working on Danny Padilla, it's a tough one with not much to go on, but hopefully it'll be done in the next couple weeks!

[@heinrichgafus1495]

Das war Die Zeit des Bodybuildings. LG

[@ronnie_efun]

The GOAT

[@fabiomonfredo3836]

Immortal!

[@guerrerofit2605]

Que motivacion herman@s del #GYM 🤝🏽🥳 Muchas gracias por compartir 🙌🏽😉 #Dios les fortalezca 💪🏽😎 🇨🇱🌍

[@ganirintiniano]

Today is mike mentzer 20 anniversary

[@alcidesrios7222]

3:36 is an awesome pose!!!

[@bh1713]

He was the the best. We just forgot to listen

[@sauceboss7165]

From bodybuilding to bellybuilding

[@orlovphil]

Im need 2 video with Mike I watching this video every day

[@EnduringAestheticsBodybuilding]

I will make another one, thanks for the request!

[@motsmots7940]

Beautiful Monster

[@robertjromero9488]

I think it's a shame he never gave grace before a bodybuilding meal. 🙏

[@kevink8415]

Mike the best 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪

[@EnduringAestheticsBodybuilding]

He was and is a legend! One of my favorites! Glad you liked it, thanks for the support

[@BigLadGreen]

A real mans man

[@molasorrosalom4846]

Yep, a drug addict.

[@drbonesshow1]

HDT means more than HIT as D-duty suggests satisfying a requirement, whereas I-intensity means different things to different people. [An intense sunburn for one person may be a suntan for another person when measured at the same intensity] As a physics professor involved with the Physics of Sport I appreciate the difference between D-duty and I-intensity.

[@EnduringAestheticsBodybuilding]

I've actually never thought of that before, but I can absolutely see where you are coming from. I appreciate this comment, I think thats an important distinction to make and will do so when I post about him in the future. Thanks for your comment!

[@ryanj7517]

Great shape, great everything. Got screwed by politics and retired so young. Passed along with his brother as well far too young! RIP

[@Maani-pu9qf]

Rare shotsss....

[@markclark7178]

A all time great !

[@ramonorlandocapellanmoreta8918]

De los mejores culturistas de la historia.

[@dfcvda]

should have won 1980

[@tarkovic9623]

Not quantiny of the exercise,but quality and intensity of the exercise.

[@lukebrzykcy4680]

Tesla of the bodybuilding world

[@tarkovic9623]

@Old Skool Bodybuilding Routines -180² IQ

[@user-ts2co4ov5h]

Should have beaten Zane in 79 Mr Olympia...lost by a single point... Remember at the time he was promoting his heavy duty courses and if he won that would go against the weider principles which owned all the magazines.... They could not possibly have a Mr. Olympia training a different way..Zane was great but lacked size because of Zane's light bone structure, i preferred Mike's physique..massive yet shapely... On a personal note ,Mike trained me 4 times as a teenager and only charged me $20, because i was broke while he charged rich Japanese tourists $100 in front of me per session in 1991...i never forgot that.

[@kurtvonfricken6829]

People that were there say Zane presented himself better.

[@themalaailaanaa1347]

True cool.

[@MikeDunn]

Zane had that accident before the '80 Olympia; he was not at his best.

[@DarkLordGR9]

@@kurtvonfricken6829 That is more or less true. Zane was a better poser, had more contest experience, and as he said in an interview, Mike posing after him, made the mistake, to "copy" some of his poses, which Zane believes showed Mentzer, as a "follow the leader" guy. Still...Mentzer, had a superior body, at that time, and it is under debate whether a better presentation, should win, over a better body.

[@gopherstate777]

Zane was better then and he is better than any bodybuilder including Ronnie Coleman to this very day!

[@vasiliosagio3127]

Like the great arnold and oliver mike had the golden era physique , symmetry and strength unlike todays distended stomach which i believe is a swollen abdomen caused by internal hepatic damage from excessive growth factors ..mike was big and strong and healthy

[@labrador2687]

Best propotion

[@Ptrickmore]

SOOOOOO UNDERATED!!!

[@richardsilverberg4295]

In that one contest , the brief view of he and Arnold, Mike looks better.

[@suneelspartan978]

Mike & Arnold both are legends. We could not compare.

[@orlovphil]

Arnold and his 21 friends disliked

[@RadicalFitnessLLC]

Any chance someone happens to know the music used in this video? I’ve listened to it so many times now, the music is tied to HIT/HD training in my mind. Thanks!

[@ramzirin2221]

Is he real..this is my first time see a perfect body..😨..damn..im speechless..

[@Julius_Paul]

Regarding his lat/arm mass combo compared to the rest of his body, he had those proportions very close to the GOAT Sergio.

[@SuperNaldolima]

Panturrilha monstruosa!!!!

[@Kainthemain]

Dude lost everything just because an incident in the 1980s. Such a shame. Its weird he could never get over it, especially when he himself was a student go philosophy

[@edaubakaha1845]

Old school the best💎🦍

[@akshaysharma1598]

Why Olympia is not seeing this, we don't need 300 pound bubble hut pregnant mass monster, we need that era back, even shawn rhoden was good