Ebook: High-Intensity Training the Mike Mentzer Way

The Role of Realistic Goals -- Individual Potential -- On the Need for Principles -- The First Principle: Identity -- The Second Principle: Intensity -- The Third Principle: Duration -- The Fourth Principle: Frequency -- The Fifth Principle: Specificity -- The Sixth Principle: Adaptation -- The Seventh Principle: Progression -- Derivatives -- A Compendium of High-Intensity Training Principles -- Free Weights vs. Machines--Which Are Better? -- Putting Theory Into Practice -- The Ideal (Principled) Workout -- Substituting Exercises -- Advanced (Consolidated) Training -- Concerns for the Competitive Bodybuilder -- The Art of Peaking: Enhancing Muscular Definition -- Your Mirror and How to Use It -- The Art of Posing -- Motivation and Psychology -- Developing a Siege Mentality in the Gym -- The Psychology of a Competitive Bodybuilder -- Becoming an Olympian -- The Best Is Within You -- The Competitive Bodybuilding Record of Mike Mentzer.;Publisher's description: This one-of-a-kind book profiles the high-intensity training (HIT) techniques pioneered by the late Mike Mentzer, the legendary bodybuilder, leading trainer, and renowned bodybuilding consultant. His highly effective, proven approach enables bodybuilders to get results--and win competitions--by doing shorter, less frequent workouts each week. Extremely time-efficient, HIT sessions require roughly 40 minutes per week of training--as compared with the lengthy workout sessions many bodybuilders would expect to put in daily. In addition to sharing Mentzer's workout and training techniques, featured here is fascinating biographical information and photos of the world-class bodybuilder that will inspire and instruct serious bodybuilders and weight lifters everywhere.