there are no absolutes in life.

mike mentzer was full of shit 99.99% of the time. but in order to be successful u need to figure out what the 0.01% of actual truth is and use that. id say optimum recovery. so his rest 3-5 day principle is cool and so is his infrequent traning protocol.

if i had to use this, id tailor it to fit my needs.

id have 2 full body workouts.

workout a
squat variant 3x5
bench press 3x5
rows 3x5
dumbbell shoulder press 1-2 sets to failure
leg press 1-2 sets to failure plus a widowmaker every now and then
weighted chin-ups 2-4 sets to failure
bicep work 1-2 sets to failure
tricep extensions 1-2 sets to failure

then id rest for 3-5 days (and do cardio a few times in the interim) before

workout b
deads 1x5 or 3x3
military press 3x5
box squats 3x5
weighted pull-ups 4x failure
flat dumbbell bench press 2-3 sets to failure
glute ham raises 2-3 sets
bicep work 1-2 sets to failure
tricep work 1-2 sets to failure

3-5 days off

repeat

this is a take-off off rippetoe's and it may benefit a lot of people or it may not. its just some stuff i put together....u can actually tailor this and make it suit u if u know what ur doing.

would i do mike's program ever? no.

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