MIKE MENTZER: THE COMPLETE HEAVY DUTY SEMINAR (1981) — Part 1

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Attending a MIKE MENTZER seminar was a unique experience. He was a person who combined a Mr. Universe physique with a professorial mind. I’ve received numerous requests to post the 1981 seminar Mike Mentzer gave in Rexdale, Ontario in its entirety. This presentation contains the first half of the seminar, which was conducted in a classroom setting, with Mike standing before a chalk board on which he wrote down certain key points. There were lots of questions from the audience and Mike’s erudition and wit were on full display. I recorded this on cassette tape while seated in an audience of perhaps 70 people, so the sound quality is indicative of this (as opposed to say the pristine audio one would obtain from an in-studio interview). In this presentation (Part One of two) Mike addresses the following topics:

Muscle growth being a slow process
The role of nutrition in the muscle growth process
The importance of obtaining a well-balanced diet
How protein has been overemphasized in the muscle building process for commercial reasons
Specificity and Training
How carbohydrates have been maligned but are in reality very important for bodybuilders when training
Determining your daily maintenance need of calories
How to lose bodyfat
How he used his approach to diet to get ripped for the 1980 Mr. Olympia contest
The only time he uses nutritional supplements
Tom Platz’s improvement for the 1981 Mr. Olympia contest
The “Flash Report” of the 1981 Mr. Olympia contest

To see more of Mike Mentzer check out these videos by Wayne Gallasch of GMV:
MIKE & RAY MENTZER TRIPLE PACK DVD SET (V-209SP-DVD)  http://tinyurl.com/ym4vdkta
MIKE & RAY MENTZER – GYM WORKOUT DOWNLOAD  (V-121)  http://tinyurl.com/2ua7p8rj
MIKE MENTZER – FINAL CHAPTER DOWNLOAD  (V-208)  http://tinyurl.com/yc4efn8y