High-Intensity Training the Mike Mentzer Way [Paperback]

This title presents the advanced techniques, most productive workouts, and life-transforming personal philosophies of bodybuilding legend Mike Mentzer. Whatever your level of fitness, you can kick your muscles - and your mind - into high gear with the radical training philosophies and advanced bodybuilding techniques of Mike Mentzer, the first bodybuilder to ever garner a perfect score in the Mr. Universe competition. The thinking man's bodybuilder, Mike revolutionized the art of training with his Heavy Duty[trademark] system, proving that "less is more" when it comes to making great gains. But Mike's most advanced ideas have never been revealed - until now.Direct from Mentzer's inner circle - friend and colleague John Little along with Joanne Sharkey, the CEO of Mentzer-Sharkey Enterprises, Inc. "The Wisdom of Mike Mentzer" gives you an insider's look at his most intense, in-depth lessons. Inside these pages you will learn all the fundamentals of: hunger - the code of integrity for displaying a heroic physique; philosophy and character building - why you need never again fear your competition; the science of productive bodybuilding exercise - Mentzer's fail-safe principles for building maximum size and strength; consolidation training - a lightning-quick workout that works "like magic" for producing phenomenal muscle growth; and, advanced heavy duty[trademark] techniques, such as omni-contraction training, infitonic training, and rest-pause training. "The Wisdom of Mike Mentzer" provides readers with a unique insight into the world of Mike Mentzer - the man, the philosopher, and the legend.

The advanced techniques, most productive workouts, and life-transforming personal philosophies of bodybuilding legend Mike Mentzer

Whatever your level of fitness, you can kick your muscles--and your mind--into high gear with the radical training philosophies and advanced bodybuilding techniques of Mike Mentzer, the first bodybuilder to ever garner a perfect score in the Mr. Universe competition.

The thinking man's bodybuilder, Mike revolutionized the art of training with his Heavy Duty^TM system, proving that "less is more" when it comes to making great gains. But Mike's most advanced ideas have never been revealed--until now. Direct from Mentzer's inner circle--friend and colleague John Little along with Joanne Sharkey, the CEO of Mentzer-Sharkey Enterprises, Inc.--The Wisdom of Mike Mentzer gives you an insider's look at his most intense, in-depth lessons.

Inside these pages you will learn all the fundamentals of:

• HUNGER--the code of integrity for displaying a heroic physique
• Philosophy and character building--why you need never again fear your competition
• The science of productive bodybuilding exercise--Mentzer's fail-safe principles for building maximum size and strength
• Consolidation Training--a lightning-quick workout that works "like magic" for producing phenomenal muscle growth
• • Advanced Heavy Duty^TM techniques, such as Omni-Contraction Training, Infitonic Training, and Rest-Pause Training

The Wisdom of Mike Mentzer provides readers with a unique insight into the world of Mike Mentzer--the man, the philosopher, and the legend.

John Little, longtime friend of Mike Mentzer, is the author of more than twenty-five books on bodybuilding, martial arts, history, and philosophy. His books have sold in excess of 600,000 copies and are now published in several languages.

Joanne Sharkey was Mike's closest friend and business manager. As the CEO of Mentzer-Sharkey Enterprises, Inc., she continues at the helm of the Mentzer legacy and operates Mentzer's official website at www.mikementzer.com