Mike Mentzer’s Consolidated Routine: Four Exercises May Be the Most Potent Muscle-Building Program
189K views · Jan 5, 2026 · People & Blogs
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@MisunMolotov · 8 months ago (edited)
NEVER skip leg day! The Indirect Effect!
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@farukm7627 · 8 months ago
The ONLY video anyone wanting to build muscle and strength needs to see.
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@Anvergem · 8 months ago (edited)
Whenever I hear Mike Metzer‘s Voice I feel Like I am <br>Connected to My Father and Family.<br>He is the Greatest Bodybuilder. We all miss him.<br>Blessings ❤️
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@americanthaiboxer7224 · 8 months ago
This is the best bodybuilding channel on YouTube!
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@Paulgrothe · 8 months ago
I definitely took a page out of the Mentzer plan. I train 3 times a week, 1 set to failure per exercise, 72 hours of recovery! The magic happens outside of the gym in recovery! The key to all of this is progressive overload, tracking, completing an additional rep each week or increasing the weight. You need better workouts, not more workouts and time to recover and grow!
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@davidtempest263 · 8 months ago
I had never heard of Mike’s consolidation routine but I started out at age 48 with a bare minimum of equipment. I had a trap bar with about 300 pounds of Olympic weights, and a dip/chin up station <br><br>So I did trap bar and dips on Monday. And trap bar and chins on Friday. I gained 20 pounds of muscle in less than a year with just those three exercises - one set to failure after warm ups.
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@TheVintageGamer · 2 weeks ago
Mike menser the true bodybuilding apostle
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@experiongallup · 8 months ago
Life away from the weights gets better too, ie not sore and more time for other hobbies. It's a win-win.
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@DanielFalcon-i6z · 5 months ago
Narrator’s voice for this topic is a chefs kiss.
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@p.l.diablo9864 · 8 months ago
Squats activate the small adrenal glands on top of the kidneys, there's a spillover effect especially training the biggest muscle group like legs. Myostatin, cortisol and insulin. 3 things to educate yourself with. Less is more, rest is best. Deadlifts is a full body workout.
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@RUNGFCA · 8 months ago
For me, the consolidation program designed by Mike Mentzer might be the best program.
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@SmithMassageTherapy · 3 months ago
As a natural lifter I find this accurate! I’ve done 1-2 sets to failure and I rest 3-4 days sometimes 5 days.
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