Heavy duty Paperback – January 1, 1993

I have trained all my clients over the years, " Brief, Intense, and Infrequent ". They all get results. Mentzer is the most efficient.

Thanks! A GREAT deal on a rare find. My brother was extremely pleased with thua gift !!

The absolute best training method of all time, Mike Mentzer was a GENIUS! This book is TIMELESS!!

Great book for anyone interested in maximizing their effort in the gym. Highly informative. Exposes the misconceptions about gaining muscle and explains the theory of high intensity training. Great book!

Very logical approach to build muscle.Highly recommended !Stop wasting time -get educated !

This book assumes you know what techniques/moves are described for the routine. It does not go into detail about the key points of each move. That is available in a lot of places. Bodybuilding resources and physical therapists are good resources for doing exercises properly.I used to train each bodypart one time per week, using 2-3 hour sessions, at times. A quick workout was 1 to 1-1/2hrs. My strength increases were great, but I always struggled with size (genetically an ectomorph) and over training (under-eating). I loved to train, but I was wasting a lot of time and energy.I have used Mike's HIT system before and it was impressive. A complete workout in 15 to 20 minutes, sounded too good to be true! But the scientific application of pre-exhaustion and high intensity offer amazing results. You will be impressed with this system only if you use it as closely as possible according to his guidance and suggestions. At home it is more difficult to accomplish this, but I still get pretty close, using dumbbells, a squat rack (or dumbbells) and a few modified moves for bodyweight donkey calf raises that still allow me to use his principles.Those who complain about it being a poor training method, that it hurts your joints, or causes injury have not paid attention to much of his writing. I have been unable to find the book for several years, but happen to have copied the ideal, principled routine, which is what I use on the wall in my garage where I work out.I slightly modified the leg day based on some great exercises I learned in physical therapy, but they lend themselves well to this routine, using the same principles he describes.Injuries should be blamed on the user if they do not pay close attention to the information on the book. Mike covered this topic extensively, which is where I learned and have applied it. I have never had an injury from it, because it is very sound information. One routine is done for each exercise without going all out, rather, a warmup only. That is followed up with the high intensity routine.The 2nd run through the routine is done with maximum intensity, but the exercises consist of an isolation move, followed by a compound move. The isolation move provides the pre-exhaustion for the compound move, thereby limiting the amount of weight used for the compound move. This severely reduces the potential for injury due to the reduction in available force developed by the warmed up joint and muscles, that were previously fatigued in the isolation move.The system works, is very efficient and effective, and is based on sound and scientific but logical advice and principles. I am frustrated I can't find the book again, but it is out of print now, which is really too bad! I am very fortunate to have had a copy of the routine, and every person I train in it is amazed at how great it works. I will use it until it plateaus, perhaps, but more likely I will just change the exercises using the same concept Mike presents throughout the book. The body will adapt to specific exercises, so change it up if you are not seeing results.I highly recommend this book! If it was the only book you could own, you would have the best resource you need if you take the advice given. But don't sell yourself short, you MUST use maximum intensity to get the best results. Stopping because you reached a specified number goes against the principles described in this book.Update 06/15/2014: I finally found my copy of the book! And in the meantime, I also found that it is back in print for a short time! Go to [...] to order a copy of this book that was out of print for awhile.

Great book

This is one of those books you must study. I think everybody hypes their programs and believes theirs is the best. Mike makes a great point when he says, "even if you get the same results with his program as you get with 12 to 20 set programs you still are better off because of all the time you save." Each set in the workout or superset must be taken to full positive failure. Clocking your total workout time and the time between exercises for body parts is important and eventually your reduce training time as you get better conditioned. The book does explain the relationship between intensity, rest, recovery and growth. It is a worthy book to own and study and worth putting your effort into. I have had success with it in the past and I'm back to it. When I got lazy I started looking at easier programs. I'm serious about training again. I think this is the benchmark of Mike Menzter's work. His later works went a little too far on the rest factor.

Great treatise on his methods and thinking - revolutionary compared to standard bodybuilding methods

Extremely pleased with both items Thankyou