WILDEST Mike Mentzer Stories: Sword Fights, Meth-Fueled Workouts and Arnold Rivalry!

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This week’s After Hours episode (4/29/25) went full throttle into the chaotic legacy of Mike Mentzer—his genius, his madness, and everything in between. Dave Palumbo and the Whack Pack broke down jaw-dropping tales from Mentzer’s later life, including:

• Strange Fantasies: Mentzer reportedly believed he fought sword duels for love interests and described them in vivid detail over the phone.
• Drug Addiction: Larry recounted living with Mentzer in the '80s—training fueled by meth, Obetrol, Dexedrine, and espresso. He said Mentzer would only agree to work out if Larry first took him to the meth dealer.
• Heavy Duty Comeback: Despite being a shadow of his former self, Mentzer regained serious size in just a few months—running 900mg of NPP/week with zero test.
• Falling Out: Larry was kicked out after refusing to participate in a shady encounter involving a questionable Beverly Hills mansion visit.
• The Arnold Rivalry: Multiple panelists agreed that Mentzer never recovered after being robbed at the 1980 Mr. Olympia, where Arnold returned last-minute and controversially won. The fallout? Mentzer quit bodybuilding altogether.
• Behind-the-Scenes Bombshells: New book dropping May 20, Mike Mentzer: American Odysseus, promises more insane details—possibly Arnold’s own jail visit to see Mentzer during a mental breakdown.
• Industry Secrets: The show also touches on alleged gay-for-pay culture in 80s bodybuilding, shady photographers, and old Weider industry politics.
• Mike’s Final Days: His mental and physical collapse, paired with his brother Ray’s own decline, ended in tragedy—both dying within 48 hours of each other.

A truly unfiltered look at one of bodybuilding’s most brilliant but tormented minds. Did the 1980 Olympia ruin a legend—or was it all self-destruction? Sound off.