Just started going to the gym again after a couple of years break. I got inspired by Mike Mentzer's Heavy Duty training program, which consists of heavy and short training sessions with several days of rest inbetween.

Mike Mentzer was a successful body builder, winning Mr Olympia in the heavy weight class in 1979, and --what made me especially interested-- an objectivist. Unfortunately he died at the young age of 49 from a heart condition, and his also bodybuilding brother curiously passed away just two days later according to Wikipedia.

I bought his book "High-intensity training the Mike Mentzer way" and have decided to stick to the training program recommended in it for at least a year. To track the results, I will record the weight and number of reps per exercise for each workout session. I will also weigh myself before each session and take a progress picture once per month.

I still struggle to comprehend "4-7 days of rest between workout sessions", but it is a refreshing contrast to being in the gym almost every day, which can feel dystopic after a while and is no longer how I want to spend my time. I do not really know what to expect, but if the results are good, such a training regimen would fit well in a metamodern habit stack.

And this is where I start out (weight 85,7 kg).