Chevron - Safe Disposal of Drilling Fluids From High Temperature & Pressure Wells Anirudh Tunga, Jayachandran Devaraj, Fabio H. Ribeiro, Ray Mentzer, accepted ACS Journal of Safety & Health, 2021. Its hard not to surmise that in his frail state of health (in the previous few months he had been rushed to the local emergency room several times) the death of his beloved brother was just too much to bear. You just cant beat that feeling of knowing that your physique is one youve worked hard for. Not 48 hours later, Ray was found dead in his apartment losing his battle against Bergers Disease. "It lasted 18 months, and every day of that period I had the same commitment and ambition I'd had in preparing for the 1980 Mr. Olympia. Nevertheless, Mike moved in with Ray so that he could look after his brother better. 4 AM: woke up and read philosophy for two hours, 9 PM: studied philosophy and dealt with mail-order administration, "I was in love with being conscious - amphetamines have that effect on a lot of people. In the 1970s, Michael Mentzer created shock waves in the bodybuilding industry by preaching the notion that seven-day-a-week training was unnecessary. He would also become a bodybuilding legend for his 20+ inch arms and the ability to squat in excess of 900lbs for 2 repetitions. Think about it. I always admired Mike Mentzer and knew from my own experience that his training philosophy had great validity. Mike used to say you could get full development
of a physique using his system training only one half hour a week. One of the core principles of Rays training was doing low reps and heavy weight. Greenberger called Mentzer the murderer. WebI watched Mike Mentzer's star rise in the '70s and later came to know him a little. 1979 IFBB Canada Pro Cup 2nd Mike Mentzer I was 19 years old,me and 2 friends drove from Carrollton,Ms to Baton Rouge to see him. For the answer to that question stay tuned for next weeks story. Mentzer On May 13, 1983, Radin and Greenberger were on their way to dinner to work out their problems. When a bodybuilder dies at an early age from organ-related failure, this is the kneejerk response you'll hear from bodybuilding fans: "He had a preexisting condition and would've had that same problem whether he was a bodybuilder or a school teacher!".