Do you have a source for that claim? Bbers I know have torn all manner of muscles and or suffer chronic joint pain.
Using two the most genetically gifted human beings who ever lived is exactly why their terrible examples of anything. Two, simply not correct.
Mentzer ushered in nothing and took from Jones who was a con man. Dorian did not follow HIT per Mentzer but did due less volume than most of his contemporaries, but never followed anything from Mentzer per se but Mentzer tried to claim he did. Dorian being Dorian didn't say anything at the time but has said such in later interviews and told that to my face at tittie bar.
He also tore a variety muscles and was exactly the type referred to in this article, genetically gifted person who would have grown anything. Not a single successful pro bber followed Mentzer's HIT. Ronnie followed lower volume than typical bbing routine in terms of sets/volume but being strong as train, could use some massive weights, but it was not HIT via Mentzer. He's also had multiple back operations and double hip replacement. He's a mess.
Most train quite similar to how Arnold trained and the rest with some obvious variations, with very few changes made since the 60s, 70s. I have done the pre contest prep, etc. for IFBB pros, etc. Going from off season to pre contest in the manner they typically do is not periodization as it's applied to modern applications and of course not everyone who lifts and wants to make progress competes, so a moot issue. mind-muscle connection is again, some 70s bro science stuff.
Finally, what people with genetics 0.01% of the population has and on PEDs does is irrelevant what what us mere mortals should do if they want to make ongoing progress and reduce rates of injuries.
