Most lifters suffer from "Gymtimidation"—the fear that if they aren't sweating for two hours, they aren't working hard enough. Mentzer called this "Masochistic Voluminous Training." You have to break the addiction to the pump.
“He was right enough to be dangerous,” the old man said. “He was right that most people overtrain because they’re afraid of the silence. Afraid that if they’re not constantly beating themselves, they’ll turn soft. But true heavy duty isn’t about how much you can endure. It’s about how much you can apply . One matchstick can’t light a forest fire. But one blowtorch can.” heavy duty mike mentzer
If you want to walk the walk, you cannot dabble. You must commit. Here is a classic Mentzer "Consolidation" routine. You perform this once every 4 to 7 days. Most lifters suffer from "Gymtimidation"—the fear that if
Leo thought of his own workouts: rep fourteen with sloppy form, rep twenty with a spotter’s fingers on the bar. He’d rarely touched true failure. He’d touched exhaustion. “He was right that most people overtrain because
forces you to make those last 2-3 reps the most violent, focused, and painful moments of your week.