To achieve your goals in the world of fitness, you do not need to practice high-intensity workouts daily. The late bodybuilder Mike Mentzer popularized this ideology. Mr. Heavy Duty has always strived to support his ideas and efficient workouts with logical study.
In a resurfaced video of Mentzer, he explained that proper bodybuilding exercise creates total fitness. If you are looking to get in shape, you don’t need to spend hours or days in the gym. Mentzer once disclosed the exact science of exercise and how an individual can follow it enthusiastically.
While talking about the science of exercise, he says people with busy schedules need not sabotage their fitness hopes and dreams. Instead, there is a way your “fitness dreams” can come true, whether you want to be a champion bodybuilder or look fitter and better. He further mentioned that the program does not have to be a hit-or-miss proposition. And the results can be achieved efficiently and predictably if you train correctly.
In addition to this, the late bodybuilder once mentioned that what one needs, most importantly, is a properly supervised weight training program. The exercise stress must be intense, which remains the key. It must be intense enough to cause a physical response. Secondly, the training stress must be cautiously regulated in terms of its volume, amount, and frequency so that the trainee does not overdose.
“My job as your trainer is to make sure that you’re getting the appropriate training stress in just the right amounts. Not only does one not have to train every day, he must not. Sufficient rest… At least several days is required to allow the body to recover and to respond to the exercise.”
Furthermore, Mentzer said that training for productive exercise, number one, must be intense enough to elicit a physical response. Number two is brief enough so that one does not overtrain, and number three is infrequent enough so that the body has sufficient time between workouts to recover fully.
“Exercise truly is a science; it’s not just a casual endeavor that one could hope to succeed with without the requisite knowledge.”
Moreover, he stated that it is always best to train with an exercise trainer, as they keep you motivated. And you’re more likely to show up for workouts regularly. His suggestion to all fitness enthusiasts to keep in mind is that the science of exercise flows from understanding human physiology principles.
Hence, the aim for an individual should be total fitness. This consists of several components, including increased skeletal muscle strength and the maintenance and development of lean muscle mass.
“Improved flexibility, enhanced cardiovascular function, and a more positive self-image.”
Mike Mentzer once shared the impact of HIT on one’s body
Mike Mentzer has revamped the ideograms of an ideal fitness routine with the introduction of his famous HIT technique. Although physically demanding, the benefits this exercise gives physically and mentally are multifold.
Mentzer shared how he identified the potential of HIT, which increased demand for physical strength training. For the sake of his clients, Mentzer experimented with forced and negative repetitions in an attempt to analyze their effectiveness, but these failed to meet the standards set by the clients. This was when HIT, aka high-intensity training, came into the picture.
As a staunch High-Intensity Training (HIT) and one-set-to-failure champion, he has openly shown indifference to adding more sets. He believed that bodybuilding didn’t need to test one’s endurance.
