Ray Mentzer
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Ray Mentzer was the brother of Mike Mentzer
and winner of the 1979 AAU Mr. America
competition. Mike won the rival IFBB Mr America in 1976. Ray also won the 1976 Junior Mr. America
and the 1978 IFBB
Mr. USA.
He was an exponent of heavy duty training along with Mike and although retiring from competition in 1982 carried on training to the Heavy Duty high intensity principles
. In 1983 he flew to Florida in order to be trained by Arthur jones
. At a body of then unthinkable 250 plus pounds he added even more muscle within a month. At one time, training for just 6 weeks, he squatted 902 pounds for 2 repetitions.
He died from complications resulting from Berger's disease. It is said those complications resulted in kidney failure. Ray died just two days after discovering Mike's dead body in the very same apartment due to heart failure.
He has a daughter who was born in 1986.
Mike Mentzer
Mike Mentzer was an American IFBB professional bodybuilder, businessman, and author.-Bodybuilding career:...
and winner of the 1979 AAU Mr. America
AAU Mr. America
AAU Mr. America was a bodybuilding competition started by the Amateur Athletic Union . It was first held on 4 July 1939 and the winner was named "America's Best Built Man". In 1940 this was changed to what is now known as the Mr. America contest....
competition. Mike won the rival IFBB Mr America in 1976. Ray also won the 1976 Junior Mr. America
Mr. America
Mr. America may refer to:* AAU Mr. America, bodybuilding contest held by the Amateur Athletic Union from 1939 onwards* IFBB Mr. America, bodybuilding contest held by the International Federation of BodyBuilders in 1949 and 1959-1988...
and the 1978 IFBB
International Federation of BodyBuilders
The International Federation of BodyBuilders is a competitive bodybuilding organization founded in 1946 by brothers Ben and Joe Weider and is the highest level of competitive bodybuilding in the world. Currently, the IFBB consists of seven different sub-divisions for different competitors ,...
Mr. USA.
He was an exponent of heavy duty training along with Mike and although retiring from competition in 1982 carried on training to the Heavy Duty high intensity principles
High intensity training
High Intensity Training is a form of strength training popularized in the 1970s by Arthur Jones, the founder of Nautilus. The training focuses on performing quality weightlifting repetitions to the point of momentary muscular failure...
. In 1983 he flew to Florida in order to be trained by Arthur jones
Arthur Jones
Arthur Jones may refer to:*Arthur Jones , inventor of the Nautilus exercise machines*Arthur Creech Jones , Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1946–1950*Arthur E...
. At a body of then unthinkable 250 plus pounds he added even more muscle within a month. At one time, training for just 6 weeks, he squatted 902 pounds for 2 repetitions.
He died from complications resulting from Berger's disease. It is said those complications resulted in kidney failure. Ray died just two days after discovering Mike's dead body in the very same apartment due to heart failure.
He has a daughter who was born in 1986.
External links
- Hause, Irene [L.]. (1983, January). Mike Mentzer’s Video Venture. Muscle Mag International. Issue Number 33, pages 22-25. Ray Mentzer is quoted in this article. (Retrieved November 16, 2008.)