Mike Mentzer's High Intensity Training Program (All natural muscular development) [Paperback]

Mike Mentzer (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Advanced Research Pr; Pap/Cas edition (December 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1889462020
• ISBN-13: 978-1889462028
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 7.2 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,463,331 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Only Way to Build a Better Body, October 19, 1998

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Paul R. Van Reed (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mike Mentzer's High Intensity Training Program (All natural muscular development) (Paperback)

I sought more information on High Intensity training after reading a debate of volume training vs. High Intensity by Mike Mentzer and Dr. Stone in All Natural Muscular Development Magazine. Prior to reading the article I had not heard of High Intensity training. After reading the article I realized that I had no basic principles upon which I was building my training program. I would read an article in Flex and follow that, then another in MM2K and follow that; some routines produced results and some did not. I purchased the tape series and listened several times to each tape. I was apprehensive about trying the program because I too suffered from the notion that if I was not training 4 days a week for two hours I would lose my hard earned gains. Finally, I decided to follow the program and follow it exactly. I decided that even if the training program was wrong, I was better off having a rational basis for what I was doing and why I was doing it, then continuing to follow the next magazine article. The program presented also made a lot of sense. The results were nothing short of spectacular. For a 41 year old gu y I am very impressed. The information presented on the tapes is clear and easy to follow. I highly recommend this tape series to anyone who is serious about building a better body. Like me, it may also help you the think more critically about many other aspects of your life. Thanks Mike

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Needed: less philosophy, more fitness. Otherwise, GREAT!, April 7, 1999

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Psyched123 (Waco, Tx) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Mike Mentzer's High Intensity Training Program (All natural muscular development) (Paperback)

Mentzer's approach to strength building is exactly what we need - a true plan that really works! I've used this protocal now for almost 3 months and the results are fantastic. I am 52 and I have become more muscular now than ever in my life. What a relief to find out that you don't have to be a gym rat to achieve a physique that gets second looks.

A disappointment is the proportion of the tapes spent on philosophy. Only about half of the set concerns exercises and diet. I would have liked much more description of the exercises and why these particular routines were chosen. We are asked to have faith that they are the best. Incidently, having faith in what we are told is exactly what we are asked not to do in the philosophical Tape 1. I would describe the exercises in the sequencing chosen, however, as elegent. Only one suggestion from my experience - combine superslow cadence with High Intensity.

If you would like to build muscle, you won't find a more rational or efficient technique.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mentzer's HIT program is easier on your joints., January 2, 2000

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Terry J. Tolle, D.C. (Cincinnati) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mike Mentzer's High Intensity Training Program (All natural muscular development) (Paperback)

I have read many of the reviews about the HIT training program and tried it myself. I think that many of the people who are critical of the program are forgetting that this program will have you working out infrequently with plenty of rest. If you were to train like this 3-5 times per week then without a doubt you would overtrain and possibly damage the joints. This is a great program and I highly recommend it to anyone who would like to make consistent gains. Mentzer's program gets tremendous results. Period!