High-Intensity Training the Mike Mentzer Way (NTC SPORTS/FITNESS)

The writing style can labour the point a bit.However there is a clear understanding of the method suggested and a straight forward training programme listed.Personally I have limited time in the gym and it gives a great use of time.My goals are strength and carry over to my other sport.I have found it really has increased my interest in the gym, improved my strength in a small time.Great for strength training and those with limited time.Would recommend the book and method.I mixed the suggestions with compound movements and it is great.But you really have to push it to get the benifits with sets to failure.

"game changing" is such an overused expression. But I really need to use it here.I've known about Mike since early 00s usually as the butt of a joke I'm regards to volume on forums and so ends my exposure, until now at the age of 45 with my training being weighted gymnastics ring calithenics. And I found Mentzer because I had a question.My question was "after 8 weeks of training, and then a week off, why is my first workout back the best in the whole 8 weeks?" It had been bugging me for ages and I was looking for a way to get that first workout back feeling every time. Mike starter popping up in my feed either by accident or through my phones mic 👀He spoke exactly about this situation and so down the rabbit hole I went watching everything on Heavy Duty College. Big shout out to John Little for keeping all this stuff preserved!Mikes high intensity can be summed up as such. Resistance training should be brief, intense and infrequent. This isn't easy training. I was much more comfortable doing 6 days a week 5 sets per exercise and hitting positive failure. going past that to static failure then on to negative failure takes a lot from deep down. It's punishing and done right I was ready to quit near the start... It was even disrupting my sleep at first. It took a month or so to settle in and I'm glad I stuck with it. The gains are utterly insane and 6 weeks after I got my very first "have you started steroids" at 230lbs I'm actually looking to come down to 22lbs as I prefer being lighter for more advanced gymnastics moves but if you're looking for size then this is the book. Each workout was making my muscles look a little different.This style of training works superb for the solo stuff I do. In able to get myself up to the top position of everything I do so I can do the negatives until there's zero left in the tank.Even if you don't follow this book verbatim it will make you look at your intensity, volume and frequency. That in itself is pure gold.10/10

Buy it and change your perception of what you think.

Packed with informationWell presentedVery useful

Most of what Mike puts forward i agree with, he just goes a little too far now and then with statements that are more i think marketing and knocking the competition, things like no other system can grow muscle, which is obviously not correct. BUT his system undoubtably allows a good percentage of people to grow in a much shorter time spent in the gym than any other system which is why i use it. He has an excellent section on the role of genetics and how the average Joe may only be able to put on a couple of pounds of solid muscle per year, therefore it makes little sense to be in the gym 5 or more times a week, doing 20 sets for legs and 18 sets for back etc for just such a small gain. Finally someone telling the truth! We are not all blessed with the genes of the body building stars. Really great information all through the book, really makes you re evaluate the accepted 'norms'. After years of power lifting and then volume type body building i now train approx 2 times per week and have put on 10 pounds of muscle in 2 yrs at 44 yrs old! Highly recommended. However, i think the system may only work ofr those who can train very hard, not all can therefore it won't work for all. However, i find that if i am having a weak day , not even rest or bad diet or alcohol, just add 1 more set in and it will do the same thing, so its win win.

I made little or no progress with other methods, including a heavily over-trained Bruce Lee workout, "Weight training workouts that work" (they didn't for me) "traditional" 2 set 10-20 rep bodybuilding programs, and various martial arts style training regimes, all of which I followed with my trademark obsessiveness and religious devotion.Looking back, the time when I made the most progress in physical strength was when my only weight training consisted of a one rep, max weight, clean and press which I did daily.The particular version of HIT outlined in this book has beaten all of the above in terms of strength, overall sense of fitness and well-being, and muscle size, bearing in mind I used to take an ass ton of creatine, supplements, vitamins and other rubbish, and don't even eat as fanatically healthily as I used to, or stuff myself with protein anymore.I can usually either double the reps or increase the weight by 50 to 100% every time I cycle through the 3 way split routine, and it just keeps going, Iv'e been doing this for about a year now and I'm still making progress. I don't have the stockpile of illegal drugs necessary to look like Arnold Schwarzenegger, or the genetic gifts necessary to look like Mike Mentzer, but I can't believe how strong I'm getting and how much better I feel, bearing mind I'm no stranger to exercise.If you have the sheer mad willpower and determination to make this kind of workout work then it seriously works.

Mike Mentzer's "High Intensity Training" is a game-changer for anyone serious about their fitness journey. His innovative approach to strength training emphasizes efficiency over volume, advocating for brief but highly intense workouts that deliver impressive results. Mentzer's clear explanations and scientific backing make the concepts easy to understand and implement, regardless of your fitness level. The transformative impact on my workouts has been incredible; I've seen significant strength gains and muscle growth in a fraction of the time compared to traditional routines. This book is a must-read for anyone looking to maximize their training without spending hours in the gym. Highly recommend!

Great read

Nach mittlerweile 3 1/2 Jahren Trainingserfahrung und genau dem im Buch beschriebenen Problem, dass man immer mehr ins Gym geht und immer mehr Sätze macht aber keinen gravierenden Fortschritt erzielt, habe ich von Mike Mentzer und diesem Buch gehört. Also habe ich mir gedacht, wieso nicht einmal durchlesen. Mike Mentzer ist von der Philosophie ungefähr das komplette Gegenteil von einem Markus Rühl. Was aber genau das ist, was dass Buch so toll macht. Man bekommt einen Einblick auf das Training aus einer ganz anderen Perspektive und kann so sein Training optimal anpassen. Das Buch ist für Anfänger sowie Fortgeschrittene die im Bereich Bodybuilding eine andere und sehr interessante Perspektive der Trainingsart kennenlernen möchten eine große Empfehlung. Nur sollte man um das Buch zu verstehen einigermaßen gute Englisch Kenntnisse besitzen.

phenomenal book, with a lot of pictures, principalities of Heavy Duty HIT training with philosophical approach - how to become the best version of yourself. for someone that’s just getting into the world of bodybuilding and heard of mike mentzer - this book is a must have. but even for those who hit a plateau and don’t see any progress - get this book, start training this way!

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