Bodybuilding is full of programs used by "enhanced" lifters, but most people don't take drugs and can't get good results. Without that slight tearing, they won't be receptive to developmental elements. He performed many types of lowering-only exercises with various trainees for more than a year. One of the underpinnings of HIT is outright hard work and intensity, but how is that defined? No, we're not talking about common-sense stuff like the importance of a dark room. HIT focuses on the isometric and the negative portions of the workout by activating slow and fast twitch muscle fibers that would not be activated by other types of movement. High-Intensity Training routines are meant to be intense throughout the whole workout. Several days later, he almost died from an allergic reaction to an anti-tetanus injection. Worse, it can confuse performance through negative transfer and it's dangerous. Furthermore, with great difficulty was he able to tolerate the stupidity among athletes and coaches in the strength training/bodybuilding field. This one-of-a-kind book profiles the high-intensity training (HIT) techniques pioneered by the late Mike Mentzer, the legendary bodybuilder, leading trainer, and renowned bodybuilding consultant. By all accounts, Jones was a genius on many levels, but no one ever called him a "people person.". If your back workout is taxing your arms more than your actual back, you've got a problem. Dick Butkus, the all-pro middle linebacker for the Chicago Bears, hurled midway through his eighth exercise, a set of shoulder shrugs. Mike Mentzer and HIT - I've recently been reading through this book but thought it odd that I had never seen it mentioned here - granted I don't read the forum that often.Are his theories on body physiology and use of energy etc accurate? Mike had it right over 40 years ago. Still, there's no reason to diddle around either. I'm all for a teaming up with a training partner, but there are plenty of times when that's not possible. Darden: When I became interested in bodybuilding in 1959, most of the Mr. America winners in the muscle magazines used whole-body routines. Mentzer's theories are intended to help a drug-free person achieve his or her full genetic potential within the shortest amount of time. HIT is much too valuable of a muscle-building system to be laid to rest. In short, is it real muscle? With bodybuilding, however, there's no need to rush between exercises. Most athletes and coaches have completely missed the mark when it comes to functional or sport-specific strength. Let me go on record by stating that the unique, creatine-loading procedures–which Hudlow used–were probably responsible for 25-30 percent of the gain. Examine carefully the photos on pages 202 and 203 of my HIT book and you'll see what I'm talking about. Why? And those who tried a fifth exercise would usually have to stop midway and puke. He used HIT to sculpt a body like a greek god and become the first bodybuilder to win the Mr. Universe with a perfect score. HIT training requires slow and controlled movements during each exercise, you can almost consider it a less is more training technique, while you are doing fewer sets and reps you are using very controlled movements while squeezing and holding each contraction for 2-3 seconds. When this photo was taken, Darden was 5' 11" tall and weighed 195 pounds. T-Nation: Got it. Mike Mentzer and Dorian Yates. Later, I point out that cheating repetitions must be incorporated responsibly. Darden: Personally, I've been training in the HIT style for more than 30 years. This has to be a world record for muscle gained in that time period. Negative transfer occurs when the activities of practice are almost the same as those in competition. I do not make any money from this channel, but you can support me: https://paypal.me/HITchannel For all your H.I.T. I worked around Viator at the Nautilus plant in Lake Helen, Florida, for ten years and this was typically the case. The HIT or high intensity training methodology was popularized by the legendary Arthur Jones who many still consider to be one of the most brilliant innovators in the field of exercise science. What a treat it was to see the champions, which most of us had admired in our teenage years, in action. "All it takes to get bigger and stronger," Miller says with his friendly demeanor, "is an understanding of weight-training basics and hard work.". I won't come back each week to try and increase the reps or add 10% onto the bar forever. Like it was stated above, there isn’t a big demand for High-Intensity type of routines but there are still people all around the world who actually use it to take their physiques to new levels. — Mike Mentzer (High-Intensity Training the Mike Mentzer Way©, p. 41). I'm no Arthur Jones type of personality, that's for sure. Wear your cup. That's why having a good coach or training partner is really helpful. Eve Darden: Going to "momentary muscular failure" is the guideline, but you have to learn how to reach failure correctly. I believe this is the best way to load and pack creatine into your muscles. For 90 percent of his exercising, he never used an Olympic barbell. Under the best conditions, this process requires about two weeks of gradually easing into understanding and applying an intense, all-out effort on each exercise. In a career that spanned four decades, Mike Mentzer, who passed away on June 12, 2001 was one of bodybuilding’s most prominent, inspirational and controversial figures.In order to flesh out the unique life, times and psyche of this complicated star, we’re reprinting (beginning on the next page) a feature on Mentzer from the February 1995 issue of FLEX. T-Nation: That's amazing. As I was saying earlier, if your competition is doing the same thing, then no one is getting an advantage and the best athletes and coaches still win. Dec 15, 2015 - Explore Jodi King's board "Mike mentzer" on Pinterest. During a specific exercise, you use the same amount of resistance as before, but you simply stop the set two repetitions short of your best previous effort. Every single exercise needs to be done in a controlled and slow manner; the repetitions should be kept high. Success merely reinforces myth and superstition." Most of the time, from 30 to 60 seconds between exercises is the target. After three or four weeks of such HIT, most athletes were clearly at a superior level of metabolic condition. That was almost 30 years ago and today Ell Darden is still the modern voice of HIT. Mike Mentzer was a world class bodybuilder who won the Mr Universe with a perfect score of 300 back in 1978. Mike Mentzer was a Scorpio and was born in the Baby Boomers Generation. When Greg asked mike if he’d abandoned hit, mike snapped (Mentzer was an asshole btw) that it was the last set that only counts. Mike Mentzer was an incredibly influential bodybuilder in the 1970s. Viator had a damned good physique before he met Arthur Jones, but he had an absolute exceptional body after Jones trained him HIT style, on and off for 10 months during 1970 and 1971. Editor's note: John Little is the co-author with Mike Mentzer of High Intensity Training The Mike Mentzer Way (New York: McGraw Hill; 2002). Heavy Duty Adaptations. Eve HIT training can be excruciating and painful, especially if it's performed properly. He trucked his latest Nautilus machines to Fort Collins and assembled them in the exercise physiology laboratory of Dr. Elliott Plese. Workout Principles Mike Mentzer’s training would mix from HIT, a High-Intensity workout that was founded by Arthur Jones in the 1970s. The answer to this questions is very simple, HIT does not compare in any single way to any other given training method or style. But back to the question, whole-body training is far more efficient than any type of split routine. His dad would routinely test and support his scholastic information utilizing numerous prizes, for example, money to guarantee he dominated. NTF training, we concluded, actually facilitated some trainees' recovery ability. I've always felt that variety in exercise was vastly overrated. It's the predominant method of choice for most bodybuilders. He was a follower of author Ayn Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism: he believed that mind and body are one and the same. “Carrying a set to a point where you are forced to utilize 100 percent of your momentary ability is the single most important factor in increasing size and strength”. That was Jones's goal: to get a team of athletes to a level of conditioning that would be frightening to an opponent. The bodily systems adapted quickly to such extreme demands. But observing, you couldn't help being impressed with Viator because he went at Jones's workouts with a vengeance. I remember the first time I saw his series of Omni Machines, all of which employed a foot pedal that transferred a heavier-than-normal, positive load to your torso or arms. Just don't call your failure a success. Mike Mentzer and Dorian Yates. Mentzer though, built on this model, opted for a ‘Heavy Duty’ variation. The New HIT involves all the basic machine and free-weight exercises. In spending nearly all of his adulthood refining his Heavy Duty training system, Mike Mentzer (1951–2001) had only one goal. In my opinion, most sports teams are overtrained–not by a little, but by a lot. Mike Mentzer’s workout and diet philosophy. Concerning the concept, "training to failure is training to fail," Jones will tell you that "most of learning begins with failure. The HIT or high intensity training methodology was popularized by the legendary Arthur Jones who many still consider to be one of the most brilliant innovators in the field of exercise science. As a result, they got a hell of a workout– if they could make it through the routine. Jones had planned on doing a large, negative-training study in 1973 at a major university. The team with the best athletes and the best coaches still wins. His before-and-after measurements, photos and resting metabolic rate tests are consistent with the adding of significant muscle mass. He would always put on 25 to 50 pounds more on the machines than Viator used on his own. T-Nation: There also seems to be a lot of emphases on "functional strength" and performance in the weight training world, even for those that don't play a sport. What about New HIT? In his heavy-duty system, he kept the reps lower and weights bigger. But most athletes and coaches try to perform their strength training in a way that simulates their sport–which means fast, explosive lifting and lowering, little of which transfers to their sport. Darden: David Hudlow and I, along with Tim Patterson, designed a formula for mixing creatine monohydrate and sugar into a gallon of ice-cold water. The New HIT can help them do just that–in a sane, sensible manner. Considering the lack of science-based knowledge, supplements and the variety of elaborate training techniques we have today, that win was a huge accomplishment that launched Mike’s future career. I've never felt like I needed to switch to anything else. Darden: Hey, wait a minute. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. Many feel that Heavy Duty is the best way to increase your strength and muscle mass in the shorted amount of time. He won the 1978 Mr. Universe and became the first bodybuilder in history to get a perfect score from the judges, the next year he placed second to Frank Zane at the Mr. Olympia, some felt Mike should have won that contest. The cover of your new book, The New High Intensity Training, contains the blurb "Add up to 18 pounds of muscle in just two weeks." ...that kind of mentality. That's why I begin Chapter 1 with this dynamic description of barbell curls the Arthur Jones way. By performing HIT you will slow down your repetitions and sets but you will also be out of the gym faster as you will only need a few sets per exercise to fatigue it, you will be able to create and enhance your muscle-mind connection and you will also become stronger. Tip: Booze It Up, Get Healthy at the Same Time, Tip: The Most Underrated Conditioning Exercise, 6 Hamstring Exercises for the Home Lifter, Tip: Build A Bigger Upper Back With This Trick, Tip: One Forearm Exercise to Rule Them All, Tip: Surprising New Research on Rep Ranges, How to Build 50 Pounds of Muscle in 12 Months, The Best Damn Workout Plan For Natural Lifters. T-Nation: Another trend in strength training is to not pay much attention to the negative and focus instead on lifting hard and fast through the concentric. H.I.T. Don’t think that you can make up for performing the sets haphazardly by doing more. He ridiculed the audience, ignored the scheduled break times, and threatened to "whip the ass" of a graduate student who dared question him. In 1972, Ellington Darden, author of The New HIT, won the Collegiate Mr. America. Nowadays HIT enthusiasts often perform fewer reps, preferring the 6-10 range. Here's how. Here's the missing movement. All Rights Reserved. Doing so produces the most positive transfer and the least negative transfer. Five ten second straight sets or one three minute set with slow negatives and isometric holds? Because it reduces the probability of overtraining. The tried-and-proved, Monday-Wednesday-Friday workout schedule served Jones well, at least with beginning trainees. There's more to building lats than pull-ups and pulldowns. HIT workouts are meant to be kept very brief and spaced methodically around the week, by doing this the body will heal, recover and grow at a faster rate. The solution to breaking the training plateau was more time between workouts. Even using some all-negative days? With advanced HIT'ters, I realize NTF training may not be necessary, especially if they've been getting good results from consistent all-out efforts. His muscles atrophied, and he lost more than 33 pounds, with 18-3/4 of the pounds being attributed to the near fatal injection. When I told people I was doing an article about HIT, I was met with a lot of resistance; it even ticked a few people off that I'd dare bring up the subject. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. In his best condition, at a height of 5' 8" and a weight of 218 pounds, Casey Viator won the 1971 AAU Mr. America. So, this slight tearing, which produces recognizable soreness, is a direct result of the negative part of the exercise. ... Jones also had many devout followers over the years including the legendary yet controversial Mike Mentzer. Here, he is shown in his African base camp in 1968 feeding a baby elephant. He was nauseated and depressed for the next three and a half months and didn't train. And it delivers, every time. Fight the tendency to add more sets to the suggested workout. Nowadays HIT enthusiasts often perform fewer reps, preferring the 6-10 range. The key to muscle growth is creating pressure around the muscle so it can then grow to new heights, think about it, what do you think is more effective? Wilbur Miller of Cimarron, Kansas, in 1964 deadlifted 715 pounds for a world record. This boils down to a personal preference, many say you need a day or two for recovery, but this is will vary from person to person, if you train one body part per day this should not be an issue, there are many supplements or legal steroids that can help accelerate recovery time making it easier to train more frequently. I am often asked if Heavy Duty high-intensity training is suitable for powerlifters. In a career that spanned four decades, Mike Mentzer, who passed away on June 12, 2001 was one of bodybuilding’s most prominent, inspirational and controversial figures.In order to flesh out the unique life, times and psyche of this complicated star, we’re reprinting (beginning on the next page) a feature on Mentzer from the February 1995 issue of FLEX. More is never the answer to stimulating growth, harder is the answer and the harder you train the less will you be capable of doing. This was too little for maximum results, at least for the average trainee. This produced strength gains for a while, but then the training would plateau again. Darden: Because the vast majority of people who have the best genetic potential for building muscle can't train themselves efficiently. Bodybuilding’s original critical thinker, Mr. Universe and creator of HD didn’t care about lifting weights; he didn’t care about strength for strength’s sake. When performing HIT training the best way to achieve failure is on the negative movement of the exercise by doing forced reps, you will need a training partner to do this, what he or she does is help you lift the weight on the way up and then you control the weight coming back down on the negative, this is Dorian Yates meaning of true failure and what HIT training is all about. As a result his body weight dropped to approximately 200 pounds. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are as essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Most bodybuilders perform 2-3 sets ranging between 8-15 reps, those numbers seem to be the norm but not the rule, a lot depends on what muscle group you are focusing on and the intensity and duration of each movement and contraction. Mike Mentzer was born in Pennsylvania. The audience that day at Duke University was getting restless. Do you want to fail?" Arthur Jones believed that the human body will benefit more from one high-intensity set than four low-intensity ones. Here are two replacements that yield better chest-building results and a lot less joint pain. The abbreviation stuck, and Dr. Ellington Darden took his place in bodybuilding history. Viator's body weight increased from 166.87 to 212.15 pounds, for an overall gain of 45.28 pounds. Mike's goal at the time was to look like his bodybuilding hero, Can HIT satisfy those in the "functional" mindset? Darden: It's evident you don't know Arthur Jones. Let's make it #1. He impressed us all with his savvy. Bodybuilding’s original critical thinker, Mr. Universe and creator of HD didn’t care about lifting weights; he didn’t care about strength for strength’s sake. In his left hand is one of his favorite means of protection: a lightweight M2 carbine. The results were truly astonishing. Considering the lack of science-based knowledge, supplements and the variety of elaborate training techniques we have today, that win was a huge accomplishment that launched Mike’s future career. Are those who see such gains in any special situations, like coming back from an injury or using steroids? While there’s nothing wrong with Schwarzenegger’s training style, it simply does not work for everyone and it’s highly overused. For many years, Arthur Jones traveled the world filming and capturing wild animals for his documentary television programs. © 2021 T Nation LLC. It's even beyond that. HIT Training and volume Mike Mentzer believed that one set to failure per exercise was more than enough to stimulate a response from the muscles, any more than that would simply be wasting unnecessary effort and could be considered counterproductive which … Mike Mentzer and HIT - I've recently been reading through this book but thought it odd that I had never seen it mentioned here - granted I don't read the forum that often.Are his theories on body physiology and use of energy etc accurate? DC training works. Mike Mentzer believed that one set to failure per exercise was more than enough to stimulate a response from the muscles, any more than that would simply be wasting unnecessary effort and could be considered counterproductive which would constitute overtraining. Jim Wendler's 5/3/1/ program promises slow and steady gains that will eventually turn you into the strongest guy in the gym. But I don't see a total package such as displayed by the physiques of Sergio Oliva and Arnold Schwarzenegger from the early 1970's and more recently, Dorian Yates from 1992. T-Nation: I know Arthur Jones was really opposed to steroid use, but is it possible that Viator just pulled the wool over his eyes? This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Then, I recall meeting Red personally in 1963. I know that Arthur Jones often prescribed little to no rest and a heart-bursting pace. What is gynecomastia? Afterward, these frayed myosin and actin threads have the power to attract other growth elements. The dumbbell overhead press: you're doing it wrong. New research shows that the world's most popular alcoholic drink has some surprising health benefits. Your email address will not be published. In spite of Mike Mentzer's theories and physical results, many have questioned his concept of training the muscles to momentary failure while controlling load variables with slow movements, other studies have found some very significant “positive” findings. Mike Mentzer. Who is Mike Mentzer? These cookies do not store any personal information. His highly effective, proven approach enables bodybuilders to get results--and win competitions--by doing shorter, less frequent workouts each week. Training out in the garage or in the spare bedroom with minimal equipment? What you do in practice must transfer productively to a game, or it shouldn't be included, right? High Intensity Training instructional video by Mike Mentzer, legendary IFBB bodybuilder. Chris Shugart is T Nation's Chief Content Officer and the creator of the Velocity Diet. Yet all these people admitted they've never read any of the HIT books and have never actually tried this method of training. I doubt that there was another man in the world at that time who could've accomplished what Viator did. T-Nation: Makes sense. Through multiple trials, we discovered that NTF training filled that smaller-reductions-in-frequency gap. During the impromptu presentation, the young man referred to high-intensity training using the acronym HIT. Mike Mentzer's HIT Exercise DVD shows you the real thing, the world's leading HIT advocate, the only man to win Mr. Universe with a perfect score and who single … CrossFit with guns, a supplement ingredient quiz (with prizes), and the delicious food that keeps you full for hours. You did it as a kid. With just a little training (even if it's incorrect), their bodies respond much better than average. In only two weeks, David Hudlow's body weight increased from 173-1/2 to 192 pounds. The key to HIT is keeping the muscle constantly working and then give it time to rest, heal and grow, this training style is a lot more complex than it seems but it works, people just choose to not use it because it “doesn’t look as intense or cool”. There's an interesting one connected to a reunion of predominantly Texas bodybuilders and powerlifters from the 1950's and 1960's that I attended in June 2004 at the home of Ronnie Ray in Dallas. But that turned out to be too severe of a reduction. I hope so. With Jones training him, Viator's body weight would increase to 218 pounds of rock-hard muscle, with hardly any measurable body fat. T-Nation: Let me play devil's advocate. I first got interested in bodybuilding back in 1978, at that time Mike Mentzer was rocketing up the bodybuilding ranks. Use these workout finishers to lose fat, build your legs, and see how tough you really are. ‘Heavy Duty’ training was Mike Mentzer’s encapsulation of High Intensity Training (HIT). His highly effective, proven approach enables bodybuilders to get results--and win competitions--by doing shorter, less frequent workouts each week. was very different than what it has become today. Pulling the wool over Jones's eyes would have been a rare feat, indeed. But I am motivated to bring high-intensity training back to the mainstream. He was a student of Arthur Jones and an advocate of Jones's HIT (High Intensity Training) method. Training in this manner not only worked your skeletal muscles, but also your heart and lungs–both maximally. And it does so in such a way that you can train yourself. (Okay, maybe not that last one.). Mike Mentzer’s workout and diet philosophy. Pictured above are Steve Reeves (Mr. America 1947), John Grimek (Mr. America 1940, 1941), and George Eiferman (Mr. America 1948). The video contained black-and-white movie clips of the winners of the AAU Mr. America contests from 1940 to 1954. 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