Listen "John Little, author of Mike Mentzer: American Odysseus, Part Two"
Episode Synopsis
On this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, author John Little talks about his new book Mike Mentzer: American Odysseus. In Part Two of his interview, John talks about Mike Mentzer's physique progress in regards to his genetics vs his Heavy Duty training style. John also talks about Mike's challenge of competing in the Frank Zane era, his weight for the 1980 Olympia Time Stamps: 2:23 - Emails to the Podcast 7:20 - Start of interview with John Little 12:00 - Mike Mentzer's Challenge of competing in the Zane Era 16:50 - Mike's weight for the 1980 Olympia 22:00 - 1980 Olympia coverage in the book 31:20 - Was Kal Szkalak the heir apparent to Arnold? 35:40 - Joe Weider vs Arthur Jones 39:37 - The lawsuit between Arnold and Joe Weider 44:00 - What if Arnold had guest posed at the 1980 Olympia? 50:35 - Host John Hansen reads the article "Rest Pause Training" written by Mike Mentzer from the June, 1979 issue of Muscle Builder Magazine. Links: Become a Patreon Member John Hansen Training and Nutrition Programs Bodybuilding Legends Website John's YouTube Channel
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