High-Intensity Training the Mike Mentzer Way

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Cover Page High-Intensity Training Copyright Page Dedication Contents Preface Introduction: a New Perspective Part 1: Preliminary Considerations 1 The Role of Realistic Coals 2 Individual Potential 3 On the Need for Principles Part II: Fundamentals 4 The First Principle: Idendity 5 The Second Principle: lntensity 6 The Third Principle: Duration 7 The Fourth Principle: Frequency 8 The Fifth Principle: Specificity 9 The sixth Principle: Adaptation 10 The Seventh Principle: Progression Part III: Derivatives 11 A Compendium of High-Intensity Training Principles 12 Free Weights vs. Machines Which Are Better? Part IV: Putting Theory into Practice 13 The Ideal (Principled) Workout 14 Substituting Exercises 15 Advanced (Consolidated) Training Part V: Concerns for the Competitive Bodybuilder 16 The Art of Peaking: Enhancing Muscular Definition 17 Your Mirror and How to Use It 18 The Art of Posing Part VI: Motivation and Psychology 19 Developing a Siege Mentality in the Gym 20 The Psychology of a Competitive Bodybuilder 21 Becoming an Olympian 22 The Best Is Within You Appendix: The Competitive Mike Mentzer Index