The Wisdom of Mike Mentzer The Art, Science and Philosophy of a Bodybuilding Legend,9780071452939

The Wisdom of Mike Mentzer The Art, Science and Philosophy of a Bodybuilding Legend

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9780071452939
ISBN10: 0071452931
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-10-11
Publisher(s): McGraw Hill
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Summary

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.

Author Biography

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

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
Part I ART AND PHILOSOPHY
Hunger: The Noble Ethos of Bodybuilding
3(14)
A Question of Character: The Objectivist Versus the Machiavellian
17(20)
Part II BODYBUILDING SCIENCE
Mike Mentzer's Heavy Duty Training Principles
37(12)
Consolidation Training: The Ultimate Bodybuilding Program
49(20)
Advanced Heavy Duty Training Techniques
69(12)
Part III HISTORY
Mike Mentzer's Most Productive Routine
81(10)
The Facts of Life and the 14 1/2-Inch Arm
91(6)
One Set: Mike Mentzer and Dorian Yates's Olympian Workouts
97(14)
Part IV UNDERSTANDING HEAVY DUTY
Heavy Duty Training Q & A
111(44)
References: A Mike Mentzer Reading List 155(2)
Bibliography 157(2)
Index 159

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