Bodybuilding Legend Dorian Yates Reveals ‘Blood and Guts’ Workout to Help Popular Fitness Trainer Stand at Par With the Legendary Mass Monster

Bodybuilding juggernaut, Dorian Yates was the curator of unique exercise methods during the 1990s. The 6x Mr. Olympia focused on intensity like no other bodybuilder. Moreover, before adopting any new practices, he would read all the literature available on it. Yates found inspiration in bodybuilding legends, Mike Mentzer and Arthur Jones.

Through his forty years of fitness experience and analytical bent of mind, he came up with a unique style of training. Yates now trains many famous personalities on his method to get the fittest body. In a recent Instagram post Dorian Yates coaches, fitness trainer and entrepreneur Mike Thurston.

Dorian Yates’ Blood n Guts HIT Method

Yates is an active believer in training with extreme intensity, followed by enough rest and recovery. He would push his body to the limits, then give it ample time to recover. Trainers also know this as ‘Progressive Overload‘ or H.I.T. Exercising this way puts maximum pressure on the muscles for the body to adapt. One gets faster results within a shorter duration. Yates credits this method for his Mr. Olympia to win 6 times.

Yates has  named the method  ‘Blood And Guts‘ and rightly so! The 6x Mr. Olympia Winner has come together with Mike Thurston to teach him all about H.I.T. The Instagram reel shows Yates helping Thurston with his set.

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He gives out all the details of the particular set from start to finish. In the first two warm-ups, Thurnton progressively overloads while in the major set, Yates helps Thurnton train till failure. Yates wrote in the caption of the reel: “Dumbbell shoulder press with @mikethurston”. He then explains the set in its entirety

“Here’s the second and final warm-up set and the all-out set.

With the warm up sets, I usually do two sets between 8 – 12 reps with the weight being approximately 50% and 75% respectively, of the final working set weight.

So with the second warm up, it’s just 8 reps to get the muscles warm and no need to go anywhere near failure… we save that for after!

With the working set, it’s a heavy, controlled set where I help with he last few reps to go failure.

45kg for around 8 reps, solid work by Mike… the DY effect😎💪”

Mike Thurston is going to be sore from this heavy duty workout

Followers have appreciated the collaboration. They are loving the original Dorian Yates exercise method. Fitness experts are keen to apply all the knowledge and information provided by the legendary bodybuilding pro. Some fans also commented that Mike Thurston is going to be sore. Yates also provides online fitness coaching to not just bodybuilders but also anyone looking to get lean and build muscles. What do you think about this training method ? Share your comments.

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