Mike Mentzer - High Quality Scans You May Not Have Seen Before!!!

**Iceman1981** · 10-09-2012, 03:12 PM

Here are some high quality Mike Mentzer scans. (If you save the pics, they will be saved in original dimensions).

Over 20 Pics -----> Mike Mentzer scans

**johnny_english** · 10-09-2012, 07:09 PM

Does anyone know his age in these 3 photos, one of my favorite Bodybuilders

**hifrommike65** · 10-09-2012, 07:24 PM

The IM cover is dated (81) but Mike's last show was the 80 Olympia; this may have been a guest pose, since the audience is behind him. The other two are late 70s.

**Curt James** · 10-10-2012, 12:42 AM

Originally Posted by johnny_english

Does anyone know his age in these 3 photos, one of my favorite Bodybuilders

Originally Posted by hifrommike65

The IM cover is dated (81) but Mike's last show was the 80 Olympia; this may have been a guest pose, since the audience is behind him. The other two are late 70s.

Mike Mentzer was 29 or 30 in 1981. Wikipedia notes his birth as November 15, 1951 and his death as June 10, 2001. Difficult to believe Mentzer has been dead that long. :-/

Just as unbelievable to me is that his brother -- and fellow Mr. America -- Ray Mentzer died just two days after Mike.

L-R: Ray and Mike Mentzer

Mike Mentzer

Mike and Arnold at the '80 O

**John Hansen** · 10-10-2012, 01:28 AM

Originally Posted by hifrommike65

The IM cover is dated (81) but Mike's last show was the 80 Olympia; this may have been a guest pose, since the audience is behind him. The other two are late 70s.

No, that picture is from the 1980 Mr. Olympia. It was held in the Sydney Opera House and there were people seated both in front and back of the stage

**John Hansen** · 10-10-2012, 01:32 AM

Originally Posted by Curt James

Mike Mentzer was 29 or 30 in 1981. Wikipedia notes his birth as November 15, 1951 and his death as June 10, 2001. Difficult to believe Mentzer has been dead that long. :-/

Just as unbelievable to me is that his brother -- and fellow Mr. America -- Ray Mentzer died just two days after Mike.

L-R: Ray and Mike Mentzer

Mike Mentzer

Mike and Arnold at the '80 O

That means Mike was only 24 years old when he won the 1976 IFBB Mr. America and 26 when he won the Mr. Universe in 1978 (with a perfect 300 score). He was only 27 when he took 2nd place in the Mr. Olympia in 1979 and competed in his last show at 28 years old. The same age when Arnold retired.

**PTB** · 10-10-2012, 10:46 AM

Nice pics, but they show his arms a bit overpowering compared to his chest and delts.

**Curt James** · 10-10-2012, 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by PTB

Nice pics, but they show his arms a bit overpowering compared to his chest and delts.

If Mentzer had been as tall as Arnold and with some broader shoulders he would have put a lot bigger sweat on Schwarzenegger.

Always liked Mentzer's Herculean physique. He graduated from the same high school I did, about 10 years prior. They had a picture of him (in a Sunday suit) in the school's lobby for a time. Ephrata also boasts a Miss America winner. It might be the only town with both Mr. America (Mike held the IFBB's version and Ray was an AAU Mr. America) and Miss America winners.

L-R: Evelyn Ay, 1954 Miss America; Mike Mentzer, 1976 IFBB Mr. America

**Curt James** · 10-10-2012, 12:36 PM

Originally Posted by Natural_O

That means Mike was only 24 years old when he won the 1976 IFBB Mr. America and 26 when he won the Mr. Universe in 1978 (with a perfect 300 score). He was only 27 when he took 2nd place in the Mr. Olympia in 1979 and competed in his last show at 28 years old. The same age when Arnold retired.

They had his win in Acapulco all over the front page of the Ephrata Review, noting his perfect score.

It's an awful shame that Mentzer didn't continue to compete. If he had, I wonder what the next five years would have seen so far as placings go.

**John Hansen** · 10-11-2012, 12:06 AM

This is one of my favorite pics of Mentzer.

**LookinFit75** · 10-11-2012, 08:12 PM

Originally Posted by Natural_O

This is one of my favorite pics of Mentzer.

If I am not mistaken he was 5'8", correct? What was his weight like? He looks thick as heck but I can't imagine him weight more than maybe 230"?

**John Hansen** · 10-11-2012, 11:30 PM

Originally Posted by LookinFit75

If I am not mistaken he was 5'8", correct? What was his weight like? He looks thick as heck but I can't imagine him weight more than maybe 230"?

Yes, he was 5'8". I'm not exactly certain of his weight but I think it was closer to 215 than 230 but I might be wrong. That's contest weight

**GDavis** · 10-12-2012, 12:01 AM

John did you ever know or meet him? What do you think of his Heavy Duty program?

**LouisG271** · 10-12-2012, 12:51 AM

Originally Posted by Natural_O

Yes, he was 5'8". I'm not exactly certain of his weight but I think it was closer to 215 than 230 but I might be wrong. That's contest weight

yea i'm guessing 210-215,

**Curt James** · 10-12-2012, 12:54 AM

Originally Posted by Natural_O

Yes, he was 5'8". I'm not exactly certain of his weight but I think it was closer to 215 than 230 but I might be wrong. That's contest weight

A quick Google offers that fellow 5'8" champions include John C. Grimek, 1940 AAU Mr. America and Samir Bannout, 1983 Mr. Olympia. Mentzer's competition weight is noted as 225 lbs., but I agree with Natural_O and LouisG271 as body weights and measurements are so often exaggerated.

Samir Bannout

John Grimek