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Originally Posted by andy78139 I disagree, Im not totally sure what u mean by "deloading", but Mentzer did state as the intensity increased the need for recovery also increased. Therefore include randomly inserted extra rest days and periodical dropping of a set from a workout.
Mentzer also designed a consolidation workout for those with poor recovery or those at a very advanced level.
Mentzer also suggested the periodical usage of forced reps, static holds, negatives, rest-pause, omni-contraction to increase intensity. Trainees do have somewhere to go after 4-6 weeks!
I use Mentzers methods exclusively- 3-5 sets per workout every 4-5 days. |
Deloading is backing off (lowering intensity for a time and then ramping back up). No routine, not even Mentzer's works forever unless you change the loading parameters significantly at some point. However, in his texts, Mentzer said if a routine doesn't work continually, then it's not a good routine. We know that for 99% of trainees, they will never find a routine that allows them to do this as almost everyone needs downtime and a change.
Towards the end of his life, Mentzer allegedly admitted to some of the clients he was training that it WAS sensible to deload and not train to failure at some points... however, he had invested so much time and money in promoting the "always train to total muscular failure" method that it wasn't possible for him to go back on this publically.
Mentzer's routines will always be one of my favourite routines. Let's face it - they're low volume routines with progressive resistance, so they're bound to work for many people (although are actually TOO intense for many to recover from). However, his routines should be used as part of a bigger macro training cycle in my opinion, not the holy grail of how to train.