Dorian Yates

💥Throwback to 1992.💥 This was taken mid prep. So this was my second attempt at winning the Mr Olympia after placing second the previous year. For 1992 the title was up for grabs with no defending champ as Lee Haney retired. I knew what I had to do. I believed it and I achieved it! This was the start of my reign… changing the game! #MrOlympia #Throwback #Bodybuilding #Prep #Physique #Muscle

Posted by @thedorianyates on Dec 30, 2022 06:50PM

There are more misconceptions about calves that any other muscle group. This is perhaps because of the big variance in lengths of muscle bellies between people. But this applies to absolutely any muscle group and not just calves. I have long calf muscle bellies, inherited from my mother… but I still had to train then damn hard! To grow your calves, you of course need to train them… but how? One thing I’ve heard over the years is that “you need to train calves everyday because they are stubborn and you walk on them all the time.” Well, why is duplicating this with high reps going to change them. Train them like any other muscle group - heavy to failure! I’ve seen many people simply bounce up and down on the calf machine with no real thought and attention being paid to their calves and they seem to be an after thought. Train your calves with real intention, real focus, full range of motion, down to your heels and up on your toes! So what did I do? I typically did 2 exercises, the standing calf raise and the seated calf raise. I did 2 sets on each of these. The standing calf raise with the legs being pretty much straight targets the gastrocnemius and the seated, targets the soleus. 2 exercises for the two muscles that make the calf. #MrOlympia #Calves #Tip #Training #Bodybuilding #Physique #Legs #Muscle

Posted by @thedorianyates on Dec 28, 2022 11:55AM

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Posted by @thedorianyates on Dec 27, 2022 10:47AM

Happy Winter Solstice from me and mine to you and yours. Love, Health & Wisdom🌟🙏 #WinterSolstice #Celebrate #Family

Posted by @thedorianyates on Dec 25, 2022 11:19AM

When I first started training, I went to the gym 3x per week, no more. My sessions were only 1 hour long. But in that hour, a LOT was achieved! Over the years I did increase it to 4x per week as I had more time to dedicate to my training. But never more than 4x per week. If I did increase it, I noticed that my recovery would suffer and I’d catch colds more frequently, so 3-4x per week was perfect. If you can commit to 3x 45-minute sessions each week, that is all you need to see results. #MrOlympia #Bodybuilding #Training #FatLoss #Muscle #Gym #Fitness #Motivation

Posted by @thedorianyates on Dec 23, 2022 12:13PM

Here’s two sets from my Blood & Guts shoulder workout! I’d typically do 1-2 warm up sets where I’d continue to build that mind muscle connection and prepare myself for that all out set. So here I perform a lighter weight, around 70% of my final working set weight, in a controlled manner… and then it’s the final set! My final set working weight was 75-80lb dumbbells with strict form. I usually did seated dumbbell side raises to help reduce any way of ‘cheating’, and it feels better for myself. My partner helps on the last few and then I do a couple of partial reps to make sure there’s nothing left! I alternated between seated and standing side raises with dumbbells. For standing, I started with the dumbbells being infront of my thighs and seated, being a little stricter with the dumbbells directly at the side of me. Bigger weight with strict form with an increase in reps, equal more size! To get bigger & thicker muscle, you must get stronger… little brands can’t get you out of it! #MrOlympia #BloodAndGuts #Training #Bodybuilding #Gym #Shoulders #Dumbbells #Physique

Posted by @thedorianyates on Dec 22, 2022 12:46PM