Mike Mentzer Said “1 SET” is All You Need…

Mike Mentzer, pioneer of High Intensity Training, preached in his Heavy Duty book that a single set taken to all out failure with maximum effort was all you needed in order to build muscle.

Was this valid?

Well, as we know, training requires a delicate balance of volume and intensity. The higher the volume, the lower the intensity and as intensity goes up, volume comes down. So that means that a workout with high volume is not going make use of heavy loads nor will it require as much effort per set.

Like I’ve always said, you can train long or you can train hard, but you can’t do both.

With recovery in mind, it is extremely difficult to train with a high number of sets and reps using heavy weights and then come back and train with that same intensity. On the other side of the coin, if you are training with low volume, you won’t achieve the necessary stimulus for growth by using light weights.

As I said before, there is a delicate balance between volume and intensity. Finding that balance is one of the most important things you can do as a natural lifter.

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Jeff Cavaliere MSPT, CSCS served as both the head physical therapist and assistant strength coach for the New York Mets. Jeff earned his Masters of Physical Therapy and Bachelor’s of Physioneurobiology from the College of Health Sciences University of Connecticut Storrs. He is a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).