Mike Mentzer was right

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[Tanakas]

Petition for Sean to do a full analysis video on Mike's advice. Would like to hear what the rights and wrongs are.

[dalurinzinia]

Mike's philosophy on lifting slowly and steadily is the best ever

[tonyibraham]

His lifting method has given me the best results I've ever had.

[inlifeandfitness]

One of the best decisions I’ve ever made in regards to my training, was to reduce my volume and workload. I broke through plateau, my body felt better, I looked better, and I got stronger. Lower your volume. 🙏

[NewDarkKnight]

Man Milky Mentzer definitely had some great genes. He looked very aesthetic.

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ADDITIONAL NOTES:

On a related note, it’s also important to keep in mind that adding volume is NOT a form of progression in and of itself.

That’s because simply performing more sets does not tell you that any positive muscle building adaptation has taken place.

The physiological purpose of hypertrophy is strength, and so the only way to truly know that positive adaptations have taken place is in your ability to lift a heavier load or perform additional reps with the same load (while keeping technique consistent).

So, volume is only a progression tool to the extent that it affects your rate of strength gain.

But just adding more sets (which a lot of people assume they need to do as they become more advanced) means absolutely nothing on its own and could even be counterproductive.

If anything, most people should find that as they become more advanced, *decreasing* the overall number of sets they perform is what actually improves their rate of progress.

[FitnessAddict]

I can say for certain that the more experienced I've had in the gym, the less volume I've done, the better gains I've made! I used to do 6 days of bro sets and heavy volume and now I train 3 days a week push pull legs heavy intensity and have made far better gains than ever. I truly believe Mike Mentzer was ahead of his time!

[btk_vinny]

i like mike mentzer because he got me into bodybuilding and he simplified important exercises, he may not be right about everything but he was still ahead of his time for an 80’s bodybuilder

[IntegraDIY]

Mike is my favorite bodybuilder. I like listening to him explain his whole program. Rest in peace

[nbarealtalker]

I started training my clients HIT style 2-3 days a week about a year ago. All of them are making progress the likes of which I’ve never seen in my previous 10 years of training.

[jrcell]

This hits home 4 years ago I was 185lbs worked out 6 times a week and felt like I could go all 7 days. Now I’m 225 I work M, T, and W and I’m usually sore till Friday. Once I cut back to 3-4 days of lifting my body feels great and I’m finally seeing new results.

[damanbhatia]

A long format video on this topic on your main channel would be greatly appreciated.

[juliansun]

I’m in my 50’s and have seen more results in the last year and a half doing low volume training and utilizing deep stretches, slow eccentrics with moderate and lighter weights. Best part is experiencing fewer injuries and faster recoveries.

[Iceman-xejo]

Mentzer was a legend. Not so much in his day. His training ideas were unfamiliar. Now science backs a lot of his claims. Research now shows that you mostly only need two sets to failure to maximize what you need out of a given exercise. Whether it’s a set of 8 or 30 make sure it goes to failure or very close and it’s enough to stimulate.

[Youaremaster]

Sean is the only guy on utube with zero bullshit

[ATodor]

when i got serious about the gym, i used to do the bro split and have 2.5hr workouts every day. as i got strong and lifted heavier i just couldn’t progress anymore. switched to only a couple exercises per muscle, with less sets per exercise. i was progressing again, and my workouts shortened to 1hr per day. great stuff

[Major.Tom.]

A guy in my gym is following a 10 sets x 10 reps program. He's working out 2.5 hours 7 days a week but hasn't gained any size or strength at all in a year.

[svaart]

Totally right, after almost 10 years of training, I train less (3 full body workouts per week), 3 working sets for each muscle group, and I keep getting bigger and stronger !

[co]

I started competing in bodybuilding as a teenager, have now been training over 35 years, and can say he is exactly right on this. I learned in my first few years of training, as my strength and ability to focus increased, I started to over-train, and lost muscle. It wasn't until I started reducing my volume and frequency, focusing on increasing intensity, that my results started taking off again.