Mike Mentzer: 'Less is More'

[MisterRhul]

I always go to failure and I lie to myself:
- Yeah, yeah, I could do more 2 or 3 reps.

[IamTx]

Most people don't ever train to failure but I honestly find it hard not to. It feels like I didnt do anything if I don't

[NobleGuardianW]

I train to failure because I can't count

[Ot-Man]

Been working out for 40 years, I discovered Mike Mentzer just last year and my work outs are at another level, a lot less injury prone, and on top of that, I don’t need to waste my life away at the gym.

[samlouise]

He’s the smartest fitness guy on YouTube

[tonyjones]

Mentzers way is perfect for nattys. In my teenage years I trained 5-6 days a week 1-3 hour sessions and got shredded. Only problem was for the next 10 years I stayed pretty much the same size even loosing gains and covered in injuries. Took about a year off (still sore) started again but soon found Menzter. Now I train 15-20 min a week incredibly intense to absolute failure one set per body part. Less pain, more strength and gained about 20lb of muscle in about 6 months so... somethings working.

[faisaldzulfiqarn]

Oh man, mentzer never advocated to do a dropset. Its just opposite, he always suggested to do a superset. He said "dropset just extending the set to get a muscle damage and dropping down a weight, which is going backwards."

[petek]

HIT style training works. My gains had basically ceased until i reduced my volume and frequency. Took an injury to realize that i shouldn't train so often and needed to decrease volume. Now i train every 3rd day and have been seeing more results than i did in almost a year of training.
Once the weight actually gets heavy, and you're not on the juice, you NEED more recovery time.

[MichiganPowersports]

I have been working out for a few years and i started listening to Mike Mentzer this year. 1 full body workout every 3-4 days. 1 warmup set and 2 to complete failure. I have never gained so much muscle. Completely natty

[positivelynegative]

I just tried drop-sets for the first time. I liked it. Good pump. 💪😃

[jckelley]

I started Mentzer's HDT program in March. I had a hard time NOT going to the gym during the long recovery phase but the results have been fantastic! I was deconditioned after having a knee replacement. For the first HDT workout I did York machine squats and I reached failure lifting only the shoulder yoke and my bodyweight for 12 reps. Every workout since then my strength has increased dramatically. Yesterday I did 160 more pounds for 14 reps to failure! Previously I did 3 sets of 10 reps 3X per week for years without great results.

[Jafmanz]

I just realised ive actually been training too hard for 3 years. no wonder I can only do 1 leg day a week...

[-Robert]

Fucking love dr mike. Probably the best way to start and stay on a fitness journey. Man is funny as shit and puts the science into such dumbed down terms for us average folk and doesn't lose a shred of knowledge along the way; and if he did, he'd tell you. Great guy.

[-Jozef]

That’s why when I trained like mike, I rested 4 days between workouts. Only thing I would’ve changed is maybe do more for arms and shoulders.

[jeremiaha]

Worked out all my life. Been watching some YT fitness videos for years.

This is the FIRST time that I am binge watching a YT fitness guy's content
Most of those dudes have some interesting info but it always annoy me how they talk or present stuff or maybe they just bore me or annoy me.

But I've been binging Mike's videos. He's like Jocko Willink of bodybuilding.

[BrysonWood-dnhl]

This happened to me, I thought I was going to 2 reps away from failure for a month or so. I was doing 10 reps I thought 12 reps was failure. I tested my failure again and I got to 21 💀. I increased the weight and have best testing my failure every other week.

[PhsychoSomatic]

I cant imagine not going to failure
Certainly wont be going anywhere close to success

[turritopsisrockola]

I go to failure everytime but just for 1 set. And if possible beyond failure doing 2 or 3 eccentric reps after that. It has worked for me so far

[BigDaddyBlais]

If you have all the time in the world... So for people whose jobs are not bodybuilding we should follow Mike

[TheManic.-OH]

Time. Under. Tension. NUFF SAID! Form over Factor. Focus on the mind to muscle connection and strive for perfect form throughout the movement.