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.
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John Hansen Training and Nutrition Programs
