Thank you guys for watching!❤ I got two more videos ready to publish right now, and I'm working on the Strength Iceberg script as we speak. Gonna defend and receive the grade for my masters in 6 days, luv u all❤

@makhundred

Жыл бұрын

Bet your lats are theoretically very cool

@BlackiJ11

Жыл бұрын

Yess, pls do talk about that controversial Mr.Olympia Mr.Back Guy!

@drip369

Жыл бұрын

👏 👏 🎉 💪 A+

@Althamenes

Жыл бұрын

Good luck defending your thesis!

@kain1841

Жыл бұрын

In case you're up to making another "Basically ...", Sam Sulek is the way to go. Mf has been blowing up recently and I'm sure it'd land well for you. Good luck on your exams bud 👍

To be known as 'The Chemist' has got to be one of the most badass names ever

@yannkam2127

Жыл бұрын

*breaking bad theme intensifies* "I am the one who lifts"

@botondfancsali2690

Жыл бұрын

i think nasser el sonbaty has a cooler name and it fits his looks " The Professor"

@gatorgoode8574

Жыл бұрын

The shadow Dorian Yates

@justsomeguywithadogpicture2622

Жыл бұрын

bro thinks he's walter white

@stanleystove

Жыл бұрын

He used meth as a pre-workout

Mike Mentzer is literally built different

@maksim5984

Жыл бұрын

Mike mentzer died at 50 because he used meth as preworkout

@AniviaS

Жыл бұрын

@@maksim5984 he used amphetamine, not methamphetamine. Big difference

@jeffrobe405

Жыл бұрын

@@maksim5984 he died of cardiovascular complications, much like his father. You seem to know everything tho so im sure you were aware

@Mendrawza24

Жыл бұрын

@@jeffrobe405 that likely wasn't helped by amphetamine use.

@browebrowe9753

Жыл бұрын

Gay shit to say tho

Mike is my favorite bodybuilder of all time, not because of some silly shit like "he was underrated and should've been mr olympia" but simply because he was different from anyother, he was unique, from his hair and mustache to his training and profession, nobody can take that away, the dude stood out.

@stevanojv6421

Жыл бұрын

shade

@moreassmoregas

Жыл бұрын

I like him for his crucifix pose

@doublet3n672

Жыл бұрын

@@moreassmoregas It's also my favorite bodybuilder pose coincidentally

@mr_wright_official_

Жыл бұрын

Also he had the most aesthetic flow ever

@williamburch4809

Жыл бұрын

He should've been the 1980 mr Olympia

Strange coincidence that these intelligent body builders had some of the best physiques ever. Also the fact mentzer and platz never won an Olympia is mind-boggling.

@dirkjones3816

Жыл бұрын

Platz had amazing legs but very average upper body. No surprise he never actually won big shows.

@themaridv2000

11 ай бұрын

​@@dirkjones3816his back was insane too

@Mattia-fl9eu

11 ай бұрын

Mike didn't won only because he retired after the 80 Olympia scandal. Tom Platz himself described him as the golden boy that would have wom the next Olympia if the scandal never happened.

Mentzer is the goat in all aspects. Mentally, physically and spiritually. RIP

They are geniuses, people that are passionate about something will get very close to being an expert about something. As well as innovative.

@BackGuy

Жыл бұрын

For sure

Love the format, exposing the community to the legends gives us role models we never knew we needed.

Notice that both platz and Mentzer both preached long rest periods. I really enjoy listening to Mentzer talk, his logical thinking is definitely a step above the average man. Whether the conclusions are or are not accurate doesn’t matter. He had pretty good reasoning for what little exercise science existed at the time compared to today. RIP

The smartest bodybuilder of all time is back guy for randomly including a bunch of stuff in the description for SEO

So glad to see Mike getting some appreciation

I'm so glad Mike mentzer has been getting more attention lately, bro was robbed in '80.

@MrSuperPsymon

Жыл бұрын

No, he was Cosby'd.😎☕

@BuJammy

Жыл бұрын

He came 5th, not 2nd.

@crayscrabitch696

Жыл бұрын

​@Bu Jammy he came in second the previous year, and even if he shouldn't have won, Arnold should not have beat him

@loganfrisby4126

Жыл бұрын

​@@BuJammyand he should have come in 1st

@AZeneki

Жыл бұрын

@@crayscrabitch696 Arnie was bigger, overall still better and Weider's unclaimed son, at the time. So, no effing way!

mentzer wasn't sold to money or limelight, he understood the importance of having a full life and not just bodybuilding, this is a personal opinion as I don't know very well about him but maybe he knew his life was short and he made himself a legend in that time period, as he said "quality over quantity"

yeah mike mentzer is the goat, his training principles really make sense especially for people who don't have as much time to go to the gym

I could listen to Mentzer all day. He makes perfect sense to me and his physique was incredible

Frank Zane has inspired me to go through a lot of more education than I would without knowing about his academic endeavours. Mentzer is totally underrated. Platz is a complete utter legend and Aaaahnold was top tier politician from the day he left the classroom

Great to see the channel expanding. Everyone knows you're well able at making videos to make people laugh but it's great to get some real history that's not covered much elsewhere. Love it man

My only issue with the ideas of some of these bodybuilders is that most likely none of it applies to the average person that is not using PEDs. It's an interesting subject, but imo it only emphasizes how much PEDs are the biggest factor when it comes to professional bodybuilding.

@RDS_Armwrestling

Жыл бұрын

Genetics are the biggest factor in professional bodybuilding. Some people take PEDs and look like they don't even lift, other people don't even lift and look like they're on PEDs. Your base genetics and how you respond to PEDs will have a big impact in how you do in pro bodybuilding - taking PEDs alone won't make you Mr Olympia. Look at young Phil Heath when he used to play basketball, look at young Ronnie Coleman when he was natural, look at Keone Pearson from even a few years ago (he says he was natural right up until maybe 2 years ago yet looked like he was using for years) as just a few examples

@stanclips8227

Жыл бұрын

PED’s or not, it’s the same principles. The numbers may not always be the same but the formula always is. Like the guy above me said, genetics are by far the biggest factor in competitive bodybuilding, not steroids.

What about Nasser El Sonbaty, didn’t he speak 7 languages? His nickname was “the professor”.

@antoinehourtane4459

Жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly. Poor guy was robbed of an Olympia and an honorable mention at least in this video

Dorian Yates was the prime example for high intensity training and destroyed the Mr. Olympia competition

@molasorrosalom4846

Жыл бұрын

Dorian trained with weights 4 days a week, and did moderate cardio on two of his off days.

Great format!

really dig this format, didn't know about Mentzer!

Other bodybuilders claimed to have seen him in the gym for much much longer than 30 minutes.

Yooo really love this type of informational content on bodybuilding, I think you should make more like these.

Bro was smart and built, he was the perfect life form 💀

Great video! Glad to see heavy duty being appreciated again.

More bodybuilding History please!

Man I absolutely love it, you just gathered the content from the subject I love and put it together in a easy to watch film ❤

Frank Zane coming down of the stairs is like watching a god coming down from the Olympus... thats my main goal in this fitness adventure fr 😌

@ivvan497

Жыл бұрын

You'll never achieve it bro. It's literally impossible. Better to set realistic expectations.

Awesome vid smol backguy

Seeing Mike Mentzer with a mustache and then say "I can go to school" is funny haha

yo back guy, i really liked this type of video!

Appart from not getting to the Olympia, John Meadows would fit perfectly with the high intensity intelectual bodybuilders. And of course Dorian Yates as well

Props for the very informative and educating video and for busting misconceptions about the sport. One thing I would like to note is that we currently have a larger pool of data and research in a lot of the topics covered in this video, for example the most effective number of reps in reserve for hypertrophy training and we shouldn't go solely by what worked for others in the past, even if we are talking about respectable people in the space, like Mike Mentzer. The key takeaway is to start focusing on the real research on strength training and start putting aside all the bro-science (aka anecdotal evidence, i.e. non-evidence) that is plaguing the field. I would like to believe that this is a message that people like Mr. Mentzer would endorse.

Mike M always the true man to his craft, the one to find out the TRUTH about bodybuilding without people training every day for 2-3h thinking thats the only way.

Thanks for the video, Back Guy. Remember to train hard and eat well and that's all you need to grow muscle.

my favrote youtuber with another intellint upload 💓

Loved the video man keep this up👍🏽

the cliffhanger for a potential future arnold video was on point

Great video!

great video, very informative!

i love this type of videos

dude was ahead of his time

Damn! The end really hyped me up for the next video.

Just recently found your channel. You've got a great video voice bro lol. I enjoy the content

When the workout revolves around setting PRs in the severity of contraction with one or two sets per musclegroup every single session going up in either weight or reps.

One day in bodybuilding we will look back at a time before and after Mentzer.

Awesome video. I would love to see more like it.

Thank you to John Little (HIGH DUTY COLLEGE) for giving us clips as well

DORIAN YATES DESERVED TO BE IN HERE

Love the new content ! Maybe less stock footage would feel more fluid though, it's a bit jarring to go between grainy bodybuilding footage to a generic guy with glasses smiling at the camera haha

Mentzer was so smart that he died early.

Big Lenny is hella smart

i discovered mentzer 3 months ago and im in love with his training

this weekly dose of fitness tastes different

@BackGuy

Жыл бұрын

Haha dw brah, one coming on sunday as usual ❤️

Mike Heavy Duty Mentzer

Man in his mid 30’s: “but if I don’t train every day, what am I going to do with my time?” Mike: why sir, I might suggest a number of things for your consideration; read a novel or philosophy book by Ayn Rand, learn the laws of logic, translate what you had merely sensed about the nature of existence into an explicitly verbalized philosophy of life. You might even study neuroanatomy and physiology or take up a trade, enroll in a class, go to the movies, take walks in the park, you might even learn about the true nature of romantic love, in short you might seek to actualize your human stature

@mikebond3210

Жыл бұрын

Reading is great but Ayn Rand sucks! Reading Marx is much better

@BuJammy

Жыл бұрын

Pseud's answer.

Love ya bruh❤

Mike is a true man among men.

great job! 💪

I like these types of videoes. I also want a video on that controversial Mr. Olympia . Please.

Love your videos :)

RIP Lord Mike Mentzer.

I Demand more Vids like this!!

Everytime I squat, I always hear platz in the back of my mind say "5 more".

Mentzer was the goat - anything more than 1-2 sets and you're simply wasting your time creating more muscle damage than required for the same if not lesser results.

Strength Iceberg

Very nice informative video, keep it up

Mentzer is mine all time favourite!

I workout my upper body intensly for a hour once a week usually, and I have an exellent figure. I'm just relived that all those times I've beaten myself up for not doing more reps or working out for more days, that There was really nothing to worry about. Now the work nut in me can rest.

Great Video!

I love your video.

Mike Mentzer deserved that 1980 Mr Olympia way more than Arnold Schwarzenegger, fortunately his disciple Dorian Yates won the Mr. Olympia title six consecutive times from 1992 to 1997 and proved Mike's methods worked

Taking care of yourself through training is a sign of intelligence 👍

Yes give Mike the attention he deserves!

Interesting video bro❤

Great vid

Very well done video

Video's like this is what made Nick's strength and power become what it is today. So yeah please do make more! unfortunately Nick has become so complacent that he doesn't even bother to make interesting video's like this anymore or even double check the spelling of his auto generated subtitles of his less than 1 minute video's.

Mentzer end of the story, his intelligence and philosophy was unreal !

Mike giving me Kureha Shinogi Vibes ngl

Mario Rios needs to look at this please 😭😭

I don't know whether his philosophy or teachings work or not ! But there is no doubt in my mind about one thing , the dude had a godly physique and passionate knowledge about bodybuilding . And no sane person can tell me that he didn't deserve to win the Olympia of 1980 ! R.I.P. ❤️❤️

Platz has the best legs of all time. There is nothing arguable about it

Mike was so weak mentally! he quit right away after he lost..he should have trained his mind with his ‘high intensity training’ program😂😂😂

Mike did actually win a Mr Olympia in 1979 as you wrongly stated and he is the only bodybuilder to get a perfect score at the Mr Olympia competition. Though what intrigues me is he trained probably 3 times a week leading up to Mr Olympia as he has stated in other material. Stating that he even overtrained because he was overthinking if what he was doing was enough. So even though he says gym once or twice per week to us. I would take it with a grain of salt.

@molasorrosalom4846

Жыл бұрын

Every bodybuilder said he would workout like 4 times a week, for like 45-60 minutes. Also, his post workout was whiskey, he was a chain-smoker, meth user, etc.

@Molnihun96

Жыл бұрын

He won the over 200lbs category, but the overall winner was Frank Zane. Only the overall victory counts as a Mr. O title.

@devanneschalkwyk9255

Жыл бұрын

@@Molnihun96 Thanks buddy

@topg2820

Жыл бұрын

@@molasorrosalom4846 drugs was the thing that got him killed early too

@sem6045

Жыл бұрын

the power of Heavy duty, I train 2 days a week and make more gains than when i was training 4-5 LOL (one set + intensity modifiers like forced reps, static holds.)

The Trio of Godly Physiques; Perfection, Motivation and Beauty.

New challenge for you Anders, train like Mike mentzer for 100 days

Cbum Grandpa

did Tom Platz really on train legs every 2 weeks?

No Mike Izraetel smh

If you want to research into smart ppl that also loved bodybuilding in my opinion there is no contest, Novel prize winner Santiago Ramón y Cajal.

@BuJammy

Жыл бұрын

Good call. Maybe Yukio Mishima too.

I refuse to be told that I can't work a STEM job and have time for the gym...DAMMIT MY GOAL IS TO MOGG EVERY SINGLE PERSON AS THE CTO OF A COMPANY AND NOTHING WILL STOP ME FROM DOING THAT

Honestly I don't think any of their training styles would work without the juice.

@RDS_Armwrestling

Жыл бұрын

For naturals, I'd say Mike's style is probably better than Arnold's I.e. fewer sets but very difficult is better than more sets that are very difficult. Naturals can only recover from a certain amount of volume (individuals vary) so it's better to err on the side of less than more.

Mentzer and HIT is having a resurgance here in yt meathead circles

Body smart

I would do Mikes program but I have to wait 45 minutes for a bench

>Arnold Schwarzenegger >Smart Pick one.

I've been training using Alfred and Mentzer teachings, I passed from a 5 day PPL-UL rutine to a PPL frequency 1 and now to a 2 full body and 1 isolation where i followed the same principle: I train 1-2 set per exercise per muscle group per workout (2 total in the week for chest, back and the like, the residual of compounds and 1 isolation for small like biceps) and i take each set to failure within 6-8 rep range. Every workout I progress, extra reps or more weight. Only thing is that my legs, specially femoral, doesnt really recover, which is natural given they are such big muscle groups, so I'm thinking about giving them freq 1.5 as in one week doing my 2 sets and another 1 just doing light work for recovery or none.

@gymzofrenico

Жыл бұрын

Though, my exercise selection is different: theres some stuff they are outdated, and the rest time within sets as well. 3 mins or more needed. I also add soleous, tibialis, forearms and so as well to my training, for a complete and anti-injury phisique

@gymzofrenico

Жыл бұрын

Tom Platz was a very smart guy at leg training as well: He knew about neutral hip position squating as the best legs developer and that leg press is no good, something I already came to understand from elongation based hypetrophy and legs anatomy at first, then realise this dude was ahead of its time. I would say he's a genius, but he did skip soleous and tibialis training, which are ideal if you train calves as well, and that he did too many sets and reps.

@Jaschka15

Жыл бұрын

@@gymzofrenico he was not ahead of his time. His Squat style was the basic style back in the day. Look at pumping iron and older articles. Ass to Grass Squats was the standards. I think even Frank Zane "created" the sissy Squat, which even more debunks this tom platz fanatics

@gymzofrenico

Жыл бұрын

@@Jaschka15 with the ahead of its time i meant the sissy hacksquats and how he knew leg presses were shit. And im no tom platz fanatic, I just saw a couple videos of training and what he thought about training legs and thats all.

According to Arnold's bodybuilding Bible he never used body part split described in this video. Even more interesting was the program he presents in his book. And the principles behind it are now getting more scientific base behind them