IIRC, Mike smoked like a chimney and had a massive heart attack, Ray died of
"natural" causes.

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Subject: Re: My Heart -- Your Opinion Requested


> Interesting, I only recently discovered that Mike and Ray Mentzer had died
> in 2001, at ages 49 and 47 respectively (and within 2 days of each
> other!).  As you may or may not know, the Mentzers were huge promoters of
> high intensity exercise.  I'm assuming they were also heavy steroid users
> in their younger days, it seems likely that the roids contributed to their
> early demise (Ray was on dialysis when he died).
>
> OTOH, now I'm wondering if high intensity weight training is too hard on
> the heart?  You could argue that the kind of things Mentzer promotes are
> not Paleo/natural.
>
> Alan Jones
> Garland, TX
>
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