Why Time Doesn't Matter in the Gym

Yes, you read that right

Time doesn’t matter in the gym

Consistency matters

Take a look at this phenomenon

And would you believe me if I told you he trained just 30-45 minutes a day?

You probably find it hard to believe

But it is true

Wondering how he got such amazing results?

Let me tell you his secret

He trained with unmatched intensity

Every single day

Now you probably heard a billion guys tell you they train with the highest intensity

But they're light years away from the epic feats this dude pulled off

Which he did through 4 main principles:

1. Negatives

   Mentzer always had a training partner, so he had someone help him raise the weight while he lowered it alone, this challenges the muscle way more than going to failure the traditional way, as we talked about last week.

2. Forced reps

   His spotter helped him when he reached failure to push out another 2-3 reps to destroy the muscle.

3. Rest-Pause style

   You might’ve heard about this already as it’s widely spoken about, but Mike had his own way of doing so. He’d go to failure within 4-6 reps, then rest for 15 seconds and keep doing reps while lowering the weight by 20% each rep.

4. Pre-exhaustion

   This is probably the best method to obliterate your muscles absolutely. Mentzer did supersets between isolation and compound exercises, starting with the isolated exercise, then immediately jumping onto the compound. For example, he went to failure on leg extensions, then started front squatting.

So then what’s the takeaway?

You don’t need to hit the gym 3 hours a day 6 days a week

You can create your own split based on the volume needed with this intensity

Considering you don’t take steroids, it will be sufficient to train a body part twice every 8 days.

And with such high intensity, you only need about 3 sets for each muscle group every training day.

I encourage you to incorporate some of Mike's training methods into your routine and witness the transformative power of efficient, intense workouts.

See you next week

FitQuest