Heavy Duty Training – Vintage Body Building Magazines

The Furthest Reaches Of The Pain Zone

InterviewsNovember 24, 2024179Views 0Likes 0Comments

Mike Mentzer explains the need to go into the 'pain zone' for muscular growth. He also provides guidance on diet, mental state, intensity, duration and injury prevention when training in this state. Source: Joe Weider's Muscle (May 1980) Page #92 - Joe Weider's Muscle (May 1980) Page #93 - Joe Weider's Muscle (May 1980) Page #150 -…

High Intensity Training With Moderate Weights

TrainingNovember 24, 202465Views 0Likes 0Comments

A different take on high intensity training using moderate weight for slow movements aiming for peak contraction. Source: MuscleMag International (July 1980) Page #20 -MuscleMag International (Jul 1980) Page #21 -MuscleMag International (Jul 1980)

Intensity

InterviewsNovember 10, 202471Views 0Likes 0Comments

Boyer Coe explains how he dropped volume to increase intensity. Apparently all on the advice of Joe! Source: Muscle & Fitness (April 1981) Page #74 -Muscle& Fitness (Apr 1981) Page #75 -Muscle& Fitness (Apr 1981) Page #151 -Muscle& Fitness (Apr 1981) Page #152 -Muscle& Fitness (Apr 1981)

Mentzer “Downunder”

InterviewsOctober 11, 202484Views 0Likes 0Comments

Frank Burwash provides a summary of the 1980 Mike Menzer Seminar's conducted in Australia. Source: Muscle Australia - Issue #6 (Oct-Nov 1980) Page #21 - Muscle Australia - Issue 6 (March 1971) Page #22 - Muscle Australia - Issue 6 (March 1971) Page #23 - Muscle Australia - Issue 6 (March 1971)

The Role of Individual Potential in Bodybuilding

InterviewsSeptember 28, 202492Views 0Likes 0Comments

Arthur Jones discusses genetic potential and also the merit of what would later be coined 'Heavy Duty Training'. He uses Casey Viator as the ideal benchmark. Source: Muscular Development (March 1971) Page #47 - Muscular Development (March 1971) Page #55 - Muscular Development (March 1971)

Casey’s corner The Colorado Experiment

InterviewsAugust 20, 2024103Views 0Likes 0Comments

An excellent article by Casey Viator on the Colorado Experiment. THANKS GOES TO MARK HOUGHTON AND MIKE LIPOWSKI FOR PROVIDING ME WITH BOTH THE ARTICLE AND CONSENT TO UPLOAD IT TO THIS WEBSITE. Source: Exercise Protocol (Winter 2002). Page #16 - Exercise Protocol (Winter 2000) Page #18 - Exercise Protocol (Winter 2000)

In Conversation with Casey Viator

InterviewsAugust 10, 2024117Views 0Likes 0Comments

An excellent interview with Casey Viator by Brian D Johnston. It covers a number of topics from Casey's early training, his association with Arthur Jones, the Colorado Experiment, his beliefs on Heavy Duty Training and some insight into a controversial article I uploaded a couple of weeks ago titled "Casey Comes Clean" (Muscle & Fitness…

Nautilus Training for Hi-Tech Hip Adduction Machine

TrainingJuly 29, 202489Views 0Likes 0Comments

An article promoting the Nautilus Hip Adduction Machine for glute development. Source: Muscle & Fitness (November 1982) Page #98 - Muscle & Fitness (Nov 1982) Page #99 - Muscle & Fitness (Nov 1982) Page #100 - Muscle & Fitness (Nov 1982) Page #101 - Muscle & Fitness (Nov 1982)

Casey Comes Clean

InterviewsJuly 27, 2024334Views 0Likes 0Comments

An excellent editorial by Casey Viator on his long association with Nautilus and Arthur Jones. He puts straight the myths around the equipment, the Colorado Experiment, Heavy Duty Training and those bodybuilders who claimed to train with only 3 to 5 sets per muscle group in order to sell courses and books promoting the "Heavy…

Coverman Dave Mastorakis – Herculean Development

InterviewsJuly 26, 2024146Views 0Likes 0Comments

David Mastorakis was a competitive bodybuilder of the 1970's. He was a mainstay in both the IFBB and AAU. He was very competitive in the shortman class and often competed against the like of Danny Padilla and Ed Giuliani. In this article we learn a bit more about him and his training methods. Dave followed…

My Total Training Program

InterviewsJuly 15, 2024136Views 0Likes 0Comments

Casey Viator shares his training methodologies and training program for 1978. Source: Muscular Development (April 1979) Page #40 - Muscular Development (Apr 1979) Page #41 - Muscular Development (Apr 1979) Page #72 - Muscular Development (Apr 1979)

Those Troublesome Triceps

TrainingJuly 5, 2024120Views 0Likes 0Comments

Mike Mentzer explains how to build your triceps. He himself states he trains them twice a week for fives sets. Source: Muscle & Fitness (November 1982) Page #58 - Muscle & Fitness (Nov 1982) Page #59 - Muscle & Fitness (Nov 1982) Page #60 - Muscle & Fitness (Nov 1982)

Tag: Heavy Duty Training

The Furthest Reaches Of The Pain Zone

High Intensity Training With Moderate Weights

Intensity

Mentzer “Downunder”

The Role of Individual Potential in Bodybuilding

Casey’s corner The Colorado Experiment

In Conversation with Casey Viator

Nautilus Training for Hi-Tech Hip Adduction Machine

Casey Comes Clean

Coverman Dave Mastorakis – Herculean Development

My Total Training Program

Those Troublesome Triceps

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