Mike Mentzer: "The Science Of BodyBuilding Exercise"

n this video, Mike Mentzer explains the science of bodybuilding exercise in simple, easy-to-understand terms. He covers why a high-intensity effort in the gym is the most productive way to stimulate growth and why high-intensity exercise must be brief exercise. Also important is the 3-phases of muscle growth:

1. Growth must be stimulated through high-intensity muscular effort.
2. You must allow time for full recovery to take place (even in 1981, when the audio for this presentation was recorded, Mike recognized that recovery of the muscles and physical system could take up to three days to take place).
3. You must allow time for growth to take place.

Understanding the science of bodybuilding exercise as explained by Mike Mentzer will save you hours of wasted effort.