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Ray Mentzer Bodybuilder

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Ray Mentzer Stats
Born: 8/2/53 Died: 6/12/01
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 220 lbs.

Bodybuilding Titles Won
1976 Jr. Mr. America (Tall)
1978 IFBB Mr. USA
1979 AAU Mr. America

Bodybuilder Ray Mentzer was Mike Mentzer's younger brother and training partner. Mike and Ray are the only two brothers in history to both win the Mr. America contest.

After Ray retired from completion he continued to workout with his high intensity training approach he called "Intensity For Immensity" and reached a peak body weight of 270 pounds in fairly lean condition.

Sadly the whole Menter family seemed to have health problems and all died at a fairly young age, the most shocking was that Mike Mentzer died of heart failure at 49 years old and Ray from kidney failure just a few days later at only 47 years old.

Ray Mentzer Workout

Here is a sample Ray Mentzer style high intensity training workout routine:

Monday
Bench press - 1 x 8 reps
Incline press - 1 x 8 reps
Flyes - 1 x 12 reps
DB shoulder press - 1 x 8 reps
Tricep Extensions- 1 x 10 reps

Wednesday
Squats - 1 x 16 reps
Leg ext - 1 x 16 reps
Leg curl - 1 x 16 reps
Calf raise - 1 x 12 reps

Friday
Bent Over rows - 1 x 8 reps
Pull downs - 1 x 8 reps
Barbell Curls - 1 x 10 reps
Preacher curls - 1 x 10 reps

Note: Ray Mentzer's Routine is based on High Intensity Training for more info see The Colorado Experiment Workout

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