Wasted 15yrs volume training. I'm 33 and glad I still found this at this age and not waste another 15+yrs or more.

There was only one seminar of Mike online. Now you come up with this..You never stop surprising me John. Just amazing....😁

Mike Mentzer: The Greatest Philosopher of Bodybuilding Remember that!

Your contribution to this community is truly great, thank you John.

Not only would I have followed this man into the gym, I would have followed him into battle. RIP ❤

Thanks for sharing this. I saw Mike give this seminar in Worcester, MA in the winter/spring of 1994. The seminar was 5+ hours and cost $25.00. I recall Mike sitting with his legs crossed prior to the seminar and his calves were blowing out of his khaki pants.

After reading Heavy Duty 2: Mind and body. It was literally life changing, it was almost like someone had slapped right in the face and said “Wake up! The theory of exercise science is not infantry complex, but there’s more to it then simple child like notion more is better!” It’s almost a crime that this book particularly is very hard and expensive to find.

He's got alot of fans in Iran,he was a genius who was not undrstood in a right way which was a huge mistake by so many people,thank you for this amazing seminar✌️🙏

I don't speak English very well, so I'm looking at the subtitles, and from what I can understand, what he says is so simple and so logical, he's just an incredible genius! It's amazing!

Thanks for keeping Mike's legacy alive John. Wish I could have met him. I'd listen for hours.

More information in this seminar than 50 years of muscle magazines.

Arnold was a major influencer in and of bodybuilding, bringing it major popularity and publicity. Mike Mentzer, on the other hand, was a paradigm shifter together with Arthur Jones and Ellington Darden. He showed that ”more is not better” when it comes to bodybuilding. I love your videos, John Little!

Thanks John, for uploading these beautiful documentaries. Mentzer's principles will one day be proven as the 1 version of the truth . keep doing gods work. I once contacted Joanne Sharkey regards Mikes interview with PRODODS. This would be worth sharing with your subscribers

Hello John, first of all I want to thank you for sharing the views of a really great man. I want to tell you a little bit of my own experience with Heavy Duty Training. I had trained all my life until 2 years ago when I have had a terrible accident. So I could not train for some months. When I started again I could train only for 5 Minutes and had to rest, in such a horrible condition I was. I started with aerobic training until I had some good condition again. Then I started to train the “Mike Mentzer Way”and what should I say I got stronger and stronger the whole time. Get bigger and bigger. I progress every training in reps ore weight. So it works really very well, I think the biggest problem for most people is to rest 3 ore 4 days. So thanks again for all this information and I wish you the best, continuing this great stuff.

I know you didn't believe Mike but I pray you are somewhere looking down smiling at just how much adoration we have for your dedication to your horribly short life's work. You deserved to live forever champ 🏆💪 rip and God bless John Little and Mike Mentzer

How wonderful to hear my mentor again. Thanks for all these gems…keeping Mike’s legacy alive.

Hands down the most effective technique

The video quality of his lecture is surprisingly good here compared to most I've seen. I met him in-person in early 1979 when he was in prime condition at his Nautilus seminar.

“It’s confidence, not money or muscles that we’re all after.” Wow. Very powerful.

I congratulate you on your channel on Mike's wisdom and training philosophy this by far the best channel to learn from the great man. Mike's legacy will live on and influence so many training that choose to use their minds when entering a gym.

Thank you, John, for all these videos of Mike Mentzer. They have been a life changer for my training and living life 💯

So precious…. Thanks John for reliving the golden days of bodybuilding…. Hope to see more seminars, competition or tv footage of Mike… You are a legend!

These videos should be watched for decades to come. It will preserve Mike Mentzer's legendary legacy to inspire upcoming bodybuilders not just for training, but for the great intellect and science of training he so elegantly always stated.

Great seminar, thanks John for the video ,you can learn something new by watching these uploads

This video should have millions of views

Thanks yet again John for another great video on The Great Mike Mentzer.

Thanks for being there for him when he needed it most.

Mentzer is a 100% right. I'm never looking back on conventional bodybuilding training again. Can't argue with science.

Mike has made a significant impact in my life, I avidly follow his principles and have seen great results, it instantly made sense when I started listening to his seminars and clips I found online. Thank you for uploading and creating this video John.

John, you posting these videos has changed my life. Thank you for these. 🙏

I just listen to these videos while I'm working out now. Heavy sets and Mike Mentzer seminars.

Began delving into the life of Mentzer recently. A truly extraordinary man and big inspiration for me, especially now in my 20s going through education and setting up for a future in which I can look back and be proud of myself. Thank you John for posting this, are you the actual John Little Mike mentions in e.g. his recording about his psychosis?

Damn this has got to be the best time of the week

Hey John I just got ur book for as a surprise christmas present from my dad after watching many of your videos of mikes wisdom. I didn’t know this was ur channel I enjoy watching all your videos keep doing what ur doing it’s great! We have to keep his legacy alive forever! Things need to change in the bodybuilding and fitness world. Overtraining and misinformation needs to be over asap! Thank u again for the great book i’m definitely getting the high intensity the mike mentzer way next. My dad got me the Wisdom of Mike Mentzer🔥🔥💪🏼Ur the best bro I hope to one day start a channel documenting my progress and enlighten everyone on mike mentzer theories and principles.

Im so happy to see more content from mike mentzer being uploaded

John phenomenal Mike content. I can watch them all day long

Great video John, I'm waiting for Netflix to come along and make a documentary about him!!

Mike had a vast amount of knowledge and I was he was still so everyone could pick his brain. He mentions dropsets as a negative in this seminar but some exercises I feel it's necessary because failure doesn't feel like failure. This only applies to a few such as shoulder press or leg press, both safe exercises to do depending on how you have it at up.

Great video. True inspiration. Thank you John.

Terrific Download, THANKYOU so much for these John, great job!

Mate really top class videos on Mike. I look up to Mikes philosophy in bodybuilding both him and dorain Yates a the greatest. May his legacy live on for generations god bless Mike mentzer 🙏

Would have loved to interview Mr. Mentzer. To me what really validates his approach are the various injuries that dorian yates and ronnie coleman sustained due to their training due to either over training or not enough recovery.

Thank you for posting these im looking for his book heavy duty body and mind 2 and its imposible to find so the more content from him the better

A very rational individual, probably an INTJ, who has inspired this INFJ to write a book. He was not only intelligent but had great integrity. I wish I had known him personally.

Brilliance. A principled, logical plan for creating a life of bodybuilding success. Ty for posting this.

A true legend and intellectual.

A god amonst men. Philsophical, spiritual, and fit! Mentzer RIP good sir!

I LOVE thus entire channel! Thank you so much for sharing and putting in the work to spread Mike Menter’s work!! Also.. what is the name if the composer/ music name of the orchestral pieces that come in the background time to time ? Thanks so much again !!

Many thanks John.

This is great stuff. I learned about some of these principles from Jay Vincent. I was really skeptical but it made sense. I was shocked at how little weight it took for just one hard work set. I been doing 5 seconds up 5 down for 90 second set and it was tough. It was pretty funny because 30 seconds into it i was like ya this is way too light . A few seconds later suddenly the weight felt heavy as fuck. Definitely going to keep training this way for awhile to see how it goes

Brilliant john. Nothing like mike to light the fires

John Fantastic When I listen to Mentzer I wonder how anyone could doubt the logic, since to me, it seems irrefutable I am forever grateful to Mike Mentzer for assembling his arguments and teaching them so expertly Chris

The best informative channel out there. Love you brother🙏💪🏼

Thank you John

Thanks again John

Love watching n learning! Great upload thank u

Thank you John Little, i was searching for this Seminar

Thank you so much brother.

Bodybuilding's Foremost Iconoclast!!

A precious video, John. Thank you sir.

Pure gold, thanks!

Hi John another great one really enjoyed this,again all good fundamental stuff that we all should stick to and sometimes don’t great message

Awesome! Thank you!

Brilliant. Thank you!

Truly appreciate your work sir. Thanks for this amazing Knowledge of *Mike sir*❤️

شكرا جون 💖💖💖💪💪😚😚😚😚😚

Saw a similar version of this on another account-definitely was a life-changing lecture!

That podium looks very heavy duty!

Mr. Little, your book "Body By Science" is my fitness Bible.

I think it’s totally logical to find out if one set is all you need.and if not go for two sets!! Rather than starting at 10 or 20 sets and if it doesn’t work not knowing where to go next.but my mind also tells me that you couldn’t preform 10 or 20 sets at %100 intensity anyway.And again it’s what makes what mikes saying totally logical once again….tmo

Another great video, thanks John

Stupid question about intensity but if the 10th rep that exerts the most intensity is the most important rep of the set then why not just do one rep with highest weight possible that requires 100% intensity and effort and just call it a day? Wouldn’t that trigger muscular growth?

gonna listen to this once a day so it’s drilled into my brain 😂

Mike's estate should release this on DVD. I think there are many thousands of sales here.

God God !!! wish he was here today...🙏🙏

Great video !

Brilliant

Is there a way to only have one advertisement at the beginning of the video? It doesnt have to be 5 second skippable, id deal with a 30 second commercial, but im only ten minutes in and ive been hit with 2 speedbump ads, which derail the buffering ive already achieved. it kills my data and makes it unwatchable. i get into osmosis and absorbing the great knowledge mike has to offer and get rudely interruted by a loud "raymore and flannigan"...... im forever grateful youve provided this at all to share with the world for this all could have been lost forever had it not been obtained and converted to digital

ThankQ and Crush on...

What is a book that Mr Mentzer wrote that outlines the principle teaching from his 1996 book Heavy Duty Mind and Body?

'Mike Mentzer Wisdom Binge', and that also courtesy of NONE OTHER THAN Mr. John Little through whose penned articles, impeccable editorship of the last two volumes of/on Mr. Mentzer, and personal endeavour to carry on Mike Mentzer's columns in muscle mags, I came to know about and more importantly UNDERSTOOD Mike Mentzer and the finer nuances of Mr. Mentzer's HD methods at the time (early 2000s) when 'Exercise Physiology', 'Biomechanics', 'Sports Nutrition' etc were totally 'unheard of' (let alone 'understood') things even in the Physical Education and Sports coaching/ teaching circle, at least in my experiences with numerous national and international coaches, and trainers. I apologise to Mr. Little for my consecutive long rants, as I already commented on another gem of an upload and got 'CORDIAL REPLY' from Mr. Little himself, but cannot help myself to express my SHEER JOY (kind of teenage overwhelming one although I am 38 now) for being able to binge upon these 'gems', and that also presented by 'THE MAN' who is DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE for my modest yet satisfactory success in the field of sports of Amateur Boxing, and more importantly for my career as a researcher and educator in the field of 'physiology', and 'applied biomechanics'. Can't thank you enough sir, Mr. John Little 🙏🏼.

@ John Little If you got put through a workout by Mike (or worked out with him), which one do your recall the most? How did he take his coffee, and what did you guys do for recreation when you lived in LA in the early 90's? Just a curious fan, these videos get so many views...

Ive been doing HIT and I love it. But you have to admit I see other people gaining doing high volune as well. So what is the explanation for that if too much is overtraining? So many bodybuilders do rediculous volume and get big. Yes steroids make a difference but it's still a ton of volume

#TEAMMENTZER

Is it possible of buying the book in europe? And if so where can i find this? Thanks in advance

Wish he was still around - to finish his life-work

Another great post. I think there’s a similar talk somewhere here on KZfaq, from Mississauga in 1998?

Amazing

What music is at 10:40? I find it really calming.

Is there any more to this seminar? Thanks for posting!

Hi John, Do you have any copies of the book from back then I could purchase?

Thank you so much for this. I was wondering if there's anywhere I could buy the book from? I looked into it quite a bit but couldn’t find this one. Thanks in advance

Great😎

Do you have a link to a pdf of heavy duty 2: mind and body? It’s 600$ on eBay:/

Hey john do you have something that he share some diet plans. I bought his books and there is lot if info but no diet plan exept one on heaby duty. Nutrition

When the back round music comes on that means John wants you to listen carefully.

woonderful💪🏻👍🔥

Man means Mind!

Hey John. Not sure which video but you said you had heavy duty 2 in hard copy available. Can't find your email address

Having grown up in Pennsylvania and being involved in bodybuilding at the same time as Mike (he was a few years ahead of me), I was fortunate to have crossed paths with Mike and trained at one of the gyms where he worked out. He was impressive to say the least. I recall attending a Mr. Pennsylvania competition where both Mike and Ron Teufel were the guest posers and they posed down at the same time on stage - you could have flipped a coin as to who was in better condition. Frank Zane's mother cheered on the posedown (she was also a Pennsylvania native). Fun times. Mike was a down to earth guy who didn't follow the pack and wasn't afraid to challenge what was considered as dogma in bodybuilding training. He was also an opportunist who marketed his physique development as being the result of the application of intelligent training principles, when in reality it was the combination of superior genetics and anabolic steroid use that built his physique to the level he attained. It may be a safe argument that Mike's development was less dependent on the type of training he performed than the genetic - steroid combination he benefited from. I am a believer in HIT training principles and he certainly made many of us more aware of a rational way to train, and for that he deserves a lot of credit. Where I think one of Mike's greatest contributions to bodybuilding occurred which he gets less credit for, is his common-sense approach to nutrition where much less protein was emphasized and supplementation was nonresistant except for when on a calorie-restricted diet. His nutritional guidance was based on science and not interpreted by him to fit the bodybuilding narrative for profits. I do think his use of the analogy of getting suntan and applying HIT training can be interpreted different ways for the result you are looking for. For example, when one exposes themselves to high intensity sunlight for purposes of attaining a suntan, a reasonable approach is to incrementally increase the exposure to sunlight through increased frequency and longer duration (fitting the narrative of a volume approach to training which says as one becomes more advanced, more volume is required.) Alternatively, one could agree with the HIT mantra and say limited exposure to high-intensity sunlight with adequate time for healing is the best approach (although who would expose themselves for twenty minutes twice a week and believe they would obtain their best possible suntan?). Taking this suntan example a bit further with respect to training, it supports full-body workouts rather than splitting up the body as Mike did in his later years. Who would tan only their chest and back one day, legs the next, then shoulders and arms a few days later? Silly examples, I know, just letting my mind wander off a bit as I need a break from being completely immersed in the Ukraine war reporting. Sorry for the rambling.