Training like mike mentzer

[lonilsny]

I train like mike mentzer now but i feel that 4 days between each workout is crazy as by doing so i target the same muscle each 14 days i feel l like i am losing my gains so can i train a day and take a day-off or should i train like he exactly did.
Ps: i feel recovered completely from the workout after 1 or 2 days max

 

[doks]

@lonilsny It’s almost as if being dogmatic leads to worse results

 

[roselee]

@doks …or, addicted to meth, and high out of your mind when you’re trying to come up with the best methods on how to train.

 

[christianmom21]

@roselee Mike probably needed so much rest from his meth fueled workouts. Nothing quite ups your intensity like meth.

 

[dawn16]

@christianmom21 that is really the only way I can see someone making gains with his method.

 

[lovinghusbandforever]

@doks So i am currently making gains on a Mentzer program, not the same one as OP - but what is with the hate for HIT? every time i see people hating on HIT saying it is a cult yet the same cult like behaviour is done by the advocates of high volume too.

Literally do not understand it lmao

 

[doks]

@lovinghusbandforever When did I say I was a high volume advocate? Do you just assume everyone who criticizes HIT automatically does high volume?

 

[lovinghusbandforever]

@doks Where did i say you where a high volume advocate? I responded to your fucking comment because i agreed people at the extremes can be culty on both ends yet i only see people say HIT is culty. I said i wa scurrently trying HIT and do not get the beef between high vol and HIT...

 

[bk20257]

@lovinghusbandforever Dude, just look at jay Vincent's youtube channel.

 

[dawn16]

@lonilsny Stop following TikTok trends. Mike liked to give himself 4 days of rest because that is when he needed those days as his meth binges. I can’t see how anyone can get big by working out once a week lmao

 

[supern0va]

@lonilsny I like Dorian Yates’ philosophy better. High Intensity but still hits each muscle group once every 7 days. 72 hours between workouts is way too much.

 

[harrysullivan]

@supern0va His blood and guts split is elite, best method of training

 

[supern0va]

@harrysullivan For sure. Followed it for years and made a lot of progress. If you’re gonna do HIT style training, this is the way to go.

 

[lovinghusbandforever]

@supern0va Mike's earlier routine from the 70's was decent; mon/thur do legs, chest and triceps, tue/fri do back, shoulders and biceps.

It is currently working very well for me, after this meso i will give Yates a try i think

 

[dawn16]

@lovinghusbandforever That split is what I used back in the early 80's. Usually 2 sets per exercise (some 1 set). I loved his Heavy Duty booklets from that period. His later training recommendations in the late 80's and 90's seemed to go a little over the top.

 

[lovinghusbandforever]

@dawn16 Yeah, i am loving this workout split and for the first time in a while i am actually sore after a workout.

It is important for us to mention that later on Mike made programs for his clients, for example he made the consolidation program for a client. Also, he was a very elite level lifter so he could go super heavy... which meant he really did need to take waay more rest then an inexperienced lifter.

 

[indybap]

@lonilsny Mentzer has been proven wrong over and over in modern sports science. Please, for the love of God, leave his methods behind.

 

[heartfire]

@indybap He was just too extreme in his ideas

 

[lovinghusbandforever]

@indybap Where? when i read the science it says Mentzers training will work just like higher volumes will. People usually argue for it being more efficient which i disagree with, i just think it works for some people...

 

[livingme7]

@lovinghusbandforever In a contest, like say a bodybuilding contest, you aren't the only one on stage. And maybe someone else trained 3 times as often as you.