Mike Mentzer vs Weider Magazines

Also includes an answer for those who say "what works for one person doesn't work for another, we have to find what works best for us as an individual. We have to find our own truth because everybody's truth is different."

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• poliquin
• joe
• weider
• mike
• mentzer
• bodybuilding
• muscle
• magazines

[Naturalhit]

@planesx12 True, but his knowledge on proper training approach is dead on correct.

[planesx12]

@Farshad86  That is part of what he says. The other crap is expanded self importance dribble. Look, this guy lost my respect when he quit and whined like a little girl about how terribly he was treated by Weider, the judges and Arnold ad nauseum. He is the perfect example of the amphetamine junkie he was and continued to be a majority of his adult life until found running around in his underwear and thrown in the wacky house. You guys can have him.

[Farshad86]

@planesx12 What he is saying, in other words, is that it's up to each individual to equip his own mind and augment his own ability to think critically, so not to buy into anything or everything that is printed in the magazines. Don't take every piece of advice that is printed in the magazines as a garantuee that it will work for you, instead you should to ask yourself why is it that the writer of the magazine chooses to uphold and propose a certain workout method whilst dismissing another.

[leahcimrac]

"Intellectual Vomit!" That is simply a great statement.

[ironray123]

Mike Mentzer was my idol also when I first got into bodybuilding (1980) . I loved the

ruggedness of his physique. Unfortunately, he decided to go against the grain of

the current bodybuilding establishment (ie:Weider and Arnold) and he paid the

price. Mike once said that when he worked for Weider in the late 70's he was making $200,000 (two hundred thousand) a year. After he fell out with Weider

his income was almost nothing. I admire his character.

[shinshoryuken]

Mike Mentzer basically put things into perspective with bodybuilding science. In other words, he said there is no magic in bodybuilding as much as Weider magazines make you think.

[planesx12]

Well he fails to provide a scientific basis other than, "what I say is so" you must believe everything I say. He contradicts himself by saying don't follow the blind but is asking us to do as he says. The truth is that every body is different though genetically similar. And every way of working out is viable to anyone who it works for. In this high steroid age, one can workout in almost any way and have substantial gain so the detailed methods are less important for the pros.

[o6dude]

I dont think he was right about everything, i think yates perfected his system by goin several sets to failure from different angles

[royorbitol]

I'm watching all the clips and love them, he was my hero for his fysique, but I now realise the intellectual side of him.

I also like to workout for much to long, so I have to think over my tactics.

I've been told before that to long is not ok, but now I wake up.

Thanks for the post.

[realestatefla1]

So, misunderstood in his era. Today, he would be deemed a guru. This man was 30 years ahead of his time.