Everyone loves to take advice on maximizing their gains, and what’s better than taking advice from a pro bodybuilder and a former Olympia champion? The six-time Mr. Olympia Dorian Yates is here to share his valuable insights on how to increase your gains by training your subconscious mind in the gym.

Yates recently posted a video on his Instagram account sharing how the subconscious of your mind can affect your number of sets. Your subconscious plays a very important role in the development of your physique. Let’s find out what the six-time Mr. Olympia has to offer this time.

The Shadow mentioned, “Don’t put more stress on your body“

The Shadow explained that the subconscious controls the way you perform in the gym. Yates mentioned that if you think that you’ll be aiming for four sets, then your mind works that way. It doesn’t push you into the first or second set, but it lets you save energy for the rest of the sets left.

“If you do all that set on an exercise to failure and that you’ve gone to failure, there is no point in doing it. All we’re going to do is then basically, you know, shoot on a dead horse,” said the six-time Mr. Olympia. Continuing, Yates highlighted that this will only “put more stress on top of your body, which doesn’t require because you’ve sent the message already.”

The Shadow mentioned, “One set to failure and move on.” The former Mr. Olympia summarized and said, “Mentally as well, I had that mindset of giving myself one chance to get it right in this set and move on, it was easier to handle.”

This is not the first time the Olympia champion has shared a secret for maximizing your gains. Earlier, he shared the importance of the importance of igniting a mind-muscle connection for optimal growth.

Ignite the muscle-mind connection, says the six-time Olympia champion

In another Instagram post while benching with the industry GOAT, Mike Menzter, the Shadow, gave nostalgia to his fans. They trained at Gold’s Gym back in 1993 and started with a few reps of incline machine press so that they could get the blood going and “to ignite that mind-muscle connection that would be building, stronger and stronger throughout each rep.“

The duo took their final sets to failure following the rest and pause approach. “A few seconds pause and 3 reps, a few seconds pause and then 2 reps and finally, 1 rep,” wrote the bodybuilder. He also mentioned that each rep should be done with “immense control.” The six-time Mr. Olympia summarized and said, “Bodybuilding is not an endurance sport. It’s load, form, and intensity!“

The Shadow shared how subconsciousness can help you increase your gains. Along with that, igniting the muscle-mind connection can also increase your gains. Will you control your subconscious to maximize your gains? Let us know in the comments.