“Gave It My All”: Years After Retiring, Mass Monster Dorian Yates Recalls His Intricate Workout Regime With ‘One Chance Per Week’

Dorian Yates trained intensely during his prime in the bodybuilding arena, back in the 1990s. His efforts fetched him six Mr.Olympia titles from 1992 to 1997. In the Temple Gym, the legendary bodybuilder lifted weights four times a week, to ace the Mr.Olympia competition. Recently, the 61-year-old bodybuilder shared memories from his peak days with his Instagram followers.

In a recent post, ‘The Shadow’ opened up about his determination to complete his workout regime while prepping for the competitions, with his 1.5 Million followers. He revealed how he used to focus on muscle building throughout the year in the post.

Dorian Yates’s immense efforts during training sessions

The English bodybuilder shared a monochrome of him deadlifting weights. He elaborates on his workout manual in the caption of the post. “It was one chance per week!” he wrote. Yates revealed that he would train one muscle per week, throughout his entire professional career.

 This counts to 45 workouts annually after considering the rest weeks. “So one chance, each week to truly try to stimulate each muscle. I did not let a single workout go to waste, I gave it my all each and every session,” he adds, reflecting his sincerity toward his training regime.

Though Yates’s workout sessions were brief, he would make sure they were ‘brutally intense’. He opted for the High-Intensity-Training method to build muscles. However, such a method requires a resting phase for better results, in his opinion.

Yates’s workouts were intensity based

Unlike his contemporaries, Yates relied on lifting heavy weights for a smaller number of reps and sets. He used to take a week off after six weeks of intense training. He believes that the “deload” week is crucial.  

According to him, “Rest and recovery is when the growth happens.” After earning 6 Mr.Olympia titles, the legend retired from the competitive sphere owing to his injuries. He now practices Yoga and meditation for physical and mental well-being.

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Many modern bodybuilders are inspired by The Shadow. Even the 4x Mr.Olympia winner Jay Cutler learned a unique workout from Yates. Such is Yates’s aura. Who is your favorite bodybuilder from the Golden Era? Let us know in the comments below!

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