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Doktor Bollix
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Not to split hairs but it was Arthur Jones who supposedly invented it, then Mike Mentzer who popularized it, but whatever.
I've tried it and I got got good mass gains and a little strength gains for a while. The problem with the system is that every movement to total failure is very tough on the CNS, as well as being counterproductive for gaining strength over the long term if not the short term.
That's why Mentzer prescribed decreasing frequency of workouts as more intensity was reached. He had some of his trainees working out once every 7-10 days! When I had to go from 4 days a week to 2 days a week and I still felt overtrained and deconditioned at the same time I said enough of this shit, it's only good for a short period of time.
It's good to teach you the true meaning of intensity, and I still love me some 20 rep squats, but it's just one key on the keyboard, not the whole fucking piano, as some people like to think.
I've tried it and I got got good mass gains and a little strength gains for a while. The problem with the system is that every movement to total failure is very tough on the CNS, as well as being counterproductive for gaining strength over the long term if not the short term.
That's why Mentzer prescribed decreasing frequency of workouts as more intensity was reached. He had some of his trainees working out once every 7-10 days! When I had to go from 4 days a week to 2 days a week and I still felt overtrained and deconditioned at the same time I said enough of this shit, it's only good for a short period of time.
It's good to teach you the true meaning of intensity, and I still love me some 20 rep squats, but it's just one key on the keyboard, not the whole fucking piano, as some people like to think.
