The HIT regime was crucial for achieving success in bodybuilding, for icon Mike Mentzer. A recently resurfaced YouTube video by Heavy Duty College carries quotes from the late bodybuilder from a seminar. He recognized that everyone’s body reacts to muscular development depending upon the intensity of the workout.
There are many myths regarding muscle growth in the realm of bodybuilding. Mentzer, however, acknowledged how physiologically all humans are the same, as we carry all the same building blocks required for a human to exist.
Muscle hypertrophy describes the biochemical changes mentioned by Mentzer in the lecture. The damage or injury to the muscle fibers creates this phenomenon. The damage that is described here is not severe harm, but rather the soreness that a person experiences after an intense workout session.
Repairing these damaged muscle fibers involves fusing them, which results in a recovery process. This recovery process ultimately leads to the growth of the individual’s muscles. As Mentzer pointed out, the stimuli needed to produce these biochemical reactions are the same for everyone.
“There is no mystery at all surrounding the requirements of muscle growth. The single most important factor influencing the rate of muscular growth as I hope we all know by now is intensity of effort.”
This endeavor is about more than simply professional bodybuilders, as the bodybuilding icon went on to say. Every single fanatic who puts in the effort to get their ideal body type is also a part of this. Some factors distinguish an individual from others, as per the icon, despite a certain similarity:
“True, some will grow faster than others due to a greater innate adaptibility. But, we all grow faster when the intensity of our effort is maximum.”
Reality behind workout results, as per Mike Mentzer
The outcome of one’s exercise will vary from person to person. Even the pioneer of HIT, Mike Mentzer, once highlighted this hot topic, of the reality behind achieving optimal results in a gym session. He did bring up the point that the result varies depending on the effort that an individual puts in. Various people indulge efforts in various ways, so there’s no comparison.
Additionally, Mentzer emphasized that the choice between using weights or machines for exercise is entirely up to the individual. Nevertheless, the legendary bodybuilder emphasized the need to give it your all during an individual’s exercise session.
