Mike Mentzer - The Final Chapter with Ray Mentzer

The Final Chapter DVD is a tribute to these 2 wonderful bodybuilders who sadly passed away in June 2001. The first half of the DVD is devoted to Mike with Part 2 showcasing Ray. Here is a brief description of the various segments.

Mike Mentzer - Training at Home

The legendary Mike Mentzer at his awesome best - a full length home posing and pumping display with closeups on all body parts. This was filmed in Mike's apartment, in West L.A. in July 1978. It was the final solo posing session Wayne shot with Mike. He was in ripped pre-contest condition and performed muscle control that will blow your mind, including the incredibly difficult isolation 'rope' pose!! Every muscle fibre, every vein and every sinew was on display as the camera goes right in for some incredible closeups.

Mike displayed each body part in slow, deliberate flexing, rippling poses. He gave his absolute all. Includes oiling, pumping and dumbell workout. A brutal filming session - according to a sweat soaked Mike! See what he had to say about this filming session in his comments written into his training book he signed and gave Wayne at the end of the shoot!

For 21" arm lovers and those who appreciate the magic and charisma of MIKE MENTZER at his peak, this whole DVD is a must. The Mike Mentzer at home segment is the highlight of the DVD and runs for 28 minutes.

Ray Mentzer - Mr. America and Mr. USA

This half of the DVD starts off with Ray in contest mode:

• 1979 IFBB Amateur World Championships where you see Ray placing a very close second to Jusup Wilcosz in the heavyweight class.
• 1980 Ray Mentzer guest posing at the AAU Mr. America show.
• 1985 Ray is shown guest posing at the Mr. Capital City show in London.

The DVD ends with the wonderful 30 minute documentary "Ray Mentzer Mr. America - The man behind the title". GMV purchased the copyright to this rare gem which has been unseen outside Europe. Full English soundtrack. Shot in Germany in 1981 when Ray was guest posing at the German Championships, it starts out with various sites in and around Munich, Germany. See Ray Interviewed by his friend Rachel McLish, Ms Olympia. The film includes various scenes of Ray posing, eating, jogging, taking his gym workout followed by some rare scenes of Rachel McLish working out.

Ray was quite an all-round sportsman and you even get to see his skill as he goes windsurfing. The climax of the whole documentary shows Ray on stage in an extraordinary, extended posing routine at the 1981 German Bodybuilding Championships.

A GMV Production; Running time: 80 minutes; DVD-Video, NTSC, All Regions.