Bodybuilding Legend Who Inspired 6-Time Olympia Winner Dorian Yates, Becomes Guiding Light for 23-YO Bodybuilding Influencer

Dorian Yates, the six-time Mr. Olympia champion, is a name that is unmatchable in the realm of bodybuilding. He has put in years of experimentation and finally found the training method that matched him perfectly the High Intensity Training, which was first popularised by a legendary bodybuilder, in the 70s. It is even said that Dorian Yates was completely hooked on HIT after he was shown the style of training after one workout.

Well, there is no doubt that Mike Menzter’s High-Intensity Training style of working out has indeed revolutionized the fitness community. Athletes from the golden era of bodybuilding to the modern era like to inculcate it in their regimes, and the recent desire of the TikTok star is evidence of it.

Max Taylor wishes to become like Mike Mentzer

Max Taylor, the TikTok star, who is famous, not only for sharing his knowledge of staying fit but is also widely acclaimed for his amazingly sculpted physique, recently took to his official Instagram account @maxtaylorlifts and shared a throwback picture of Mike Mentzer on his story.

In the picture, the legendary Bodybuilder was seen flexing his super jacked physique from top to toe and the picture even hinted at the absolute golden days of bodybuilding due to its black and white edit. In the picture, Max Taylor wrote, “GOALS” and the one word was enough to convey his message.

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This implied how he has been inspired by Mike Mentzer and desired to walk in his footsteps, becoming like him. But well, what truly inspired the source of the High-Intensity Training that has changed the game of bodybuilding? 

What inspired Mike Mentzer to come up with HIT?

When Mike Mentzer embarked on his fitness journey, he had just one goal – to become a lookalike of the 5X Mr. Universe Bill Pearl. In order to achieve his goal, he turned to fitness magazines in order to gain insights into how to have such a massive transformation. Now, the problem was that all the magazines he turned to had mostly high-volume and high-frequency training programs.

According to Mentzer, those training programs completely ignored the factors of genetic and chemical advantages that some elite bodybuilders have. It was then that he discovered High-Intensity Training and started preaching it religiously and well. The rest, as you know it, is history. Share your thoughts about Mike Mentzer’s High Intensity Training with us in the comments section below!

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