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High Intensity Training
the Mike Mentzer Way
It was the last book that Mike wrote before he died and it is called Heavy Duty for the obvious reason that is exactly what it gives you. It is a highly intense heavy duty workout with the emphasis on heavy as Mike believed that a short workout of only 30 minutes was all it took to become a major bodybuilder.
He attempts to prove this by comparing his results that he got from this type of training, however we should rather look at the scientific explanation instead of the anecdotal results achieved by what some said was a genetically gifted bodybuilder.
The idea is certainly not a new one and started as long ago as 1945 when Reg Park did his 5 X 5 training that later was popularized in Vince Gironda books and courses. Heavy duty is all about going hard and heavy for a maximum push in a short period of time. Scientifically speaking this is very stressful for the body and the CNS but it still works.
With the freedom to incorporate other HIT training techniques ranging from drop sets to forced reps and negatives this type of training is extreme. Mike insists that increasing the weight or the reps is required with any subsequent workout and that results in progressive overload to gain muscle fast.
It is obviously only recommended that you train this way a maximum of three times a week however there are many bodybuilders who add this type of training to their routine twice or even once a week. Techniques like rest-pause and modified rest-pause are added when the weight or the reps cannot be increased.
The idea is to start training after you have been totally psyched up for the intense training session to come and that you are going to be pushing yourself beyond the point of failure if at all possible. It is vitally important when training this way that you ensure correct nutrition and correct rest time.
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