Mike Mentzer was a former Mr. Universe and a pioneer in bodybuilding who died young at the age of 49. The cause of death was a heart attack. Mentzer died 25 years ago this week, on June 10, 2026. The ...

Recently, I noticed a guy I'd trained around for a few years in the gym move some pretty impressive weight, far more than what he'd been regularly capable of. He was in good shape too. Naturally, I ...

Almost everyone in the gym trains biceps – but according to bodybuilding icon Mike Mentzer, most people are doing it wrong. Building bigger arms is one thing. Building a pronounced biceps peak is ...

Heavy Duty pioneer Mike Mentzer reignited one of bodybuilding’s longest-running debates on July 24, sharing an Instagram clip in which he argued that Arnold Schwarzenegger’s legendary physique was the ...

In the last few years, I've come around to the idea that bodybuilding is an extreme sport. The training is extreme, the physiques are extreme and, perhaps more than anything else, the nutritional ...

Only 30 minutes? That’s all you’re doing? That’s the reaction most of us would get if we went to a gym and told someone we were training the Mike Mentzer way. Yes, you heard it right. According to the ...