0ni
Registered Rustler
Mentzer was a fucking lunatic, I'd never try and understand his cocaine infused ramblings.
Jones himself was a tiny guy, with no appreciable muscle mass and no definable reason for believing that his system was the best, save for the fact that he apparently hated working out.
Mentzer believed:
That heavier training through progression took more of a toll on the body as one progressed
That the more intense the workout, the shorter it should be. "For every slight increase in intensity, there has to be a disproportionate decrease in volume."
Mentzer believed that "intensity" was defined as "how hard you train", a completely subjective concept. Everyone else in strength training and physical culture knew (and know) that "intensity" describes the amount of weight used in relation to one's limit lift. Thus, 90% of one's 1RM (one rep max), is a far greater intensity than 60% 1RM.
"The full completion of the recovery process may take anywhere from one day to a couple of weeks." Sport science would disagree, claiming that individuals' training capacities may vary widely, but that most trainees recover in between 6 and 72 hours, depending on the volume and intensity of one's workout. He also thought that "up to 3 months might be required in order to recover from a high intensity workout for the biceps" in spite of the fact that BROKEN BONES HEAL FASTER THAN THAT.
"Anatomically and physiologically, every human being is essentially the same", in spite of the fact that he believed in somatotyping, and the fact that it's been widely demonstrated that no two people are "essentially the same", exhibiting widely varying metabolisms, enzymatic processes, organ location and sizes, and muscle fiber compositions.
That one should consume massive amounts of carbs, and no more than 100g of protein a day! HAHAHAHAHA.
That one needs only to do one set for each bodypart to total failure every week and a half, though he regularly exceeded this volume by an order of magnitude.
Lastly, Mentzer believed that "the mind can alter any physiological system. This is hilarious, given the fact that he didn't believe that one's recovery EVER adapted to training, hahahahaha. (Lewis)
Jones himself was a tiny guy, with no appreciable muscle mass and no definable reason for believing that his system was the best, save for the fact that he apparently hated working out.
Mentzer believed:
That heavier training through progression took more of a toll on the body as one progressed
That the more intense the workout, the shorter it should be. "For every slight increase in intensity, there has to be a disproportionate decrease in volume."
Mentzer believed that "intensity" was defined as "how hard you train", a completely subjective concept. Everyone else in strength training and physical culture knew (and know) that "intensity" describes the amount of weight used in relation to one's limit lift. Thus, 90% of one's 1RM (one rep max), is a far greater intensity than 60% 1RM.
"The full completion of the recovery process may take anywhere from one day to a couple of weeks." Sport science would disagree, claiming that individuals' training capacities may vary widely, but that most trainees recover in between 6 and 72 hours, depending on the volume and intensity of one's workout. He also thought that "up to 3 months might be required in order to recover from a high intensity workout for the biceps" in spite of the fact that BROKEN BONES HEAL FASTER THAN THAT.
"Anatomically and physiologically, every human being is essentially the same", in spite of the fact that he believed in somatotyping, and the fact that it's been widely demonstrated that no two people are "essentially the same", exhibiting widely varying metabolisms, enzymatic processes, organ location and sizes, and muscle fiber compositions.
That one should consume massive amounts of carbs, and no more than 100g of protein a day! HAHAHAHAHA.
That one needs only to do one set for each bodypart to total failure every week and a half, though he regularly exceeded this volume by an order of magnitude.
Lastly, Mentzer believed that "the mind can alter any physiological system. This is hilarious, given the fact that he didn't believe that one's recovery EVER adapted to training, hahahahaha. (Lewis)