“Couldn’t Stand on One Foot Without Falling”: Decades After Grinding His Body for Massive Size, Dorian Yates Struggled to Adapt to His New Routine

Bodybuilding is part of athletic sports that needs a lot of resilience and diligence. Accuracy in training, dieting, and mental tenacity are the main fulcrums of the industry. Enter Dorian Yates, who learned all psychology, science, and training techniques of bodybuilding to be the champion. The beast from Britain has a savage approach to training and nutrition. Today Yates teaches other bodybuilders about the best way to unlock their genetic potential.

The Shadow won Mr. Olympia six times consecutively and changed the bodybuilding industry with his amazing capability. However, at one point, he was not physically fit enough and had to take different steps to recuperate as he grew older.

Lack of mobility through weight training left Dorian Yates in terrible balance

Dorian Yates recently appeared in an interview with Escape Fitness. The YouTube Channel of the same uploaded a video of it on 20th May 2023. In the interview, Yates talked about his journey as a bodybuilder and how he started yoga recently. While he was doing yoga, he realized he had a lack of mobility. Citing the reason, he said, “lack of mobility and flexibility that you get from doing years of weight training.” Further discussing the drawbacks of excessive weightlifting, Yates mentioned, “My balance was terrible. I couldn’t stand on one foot without falling over all the time.”

Yates also shared his thoughts on the difference between mentality in bodybuilding and yoga. He said that the yoga teacher told him not to try so hard. He further said, “Because that is, you know, what I am used to doing, so in yoga, it’s if you try so hard, you just make it harder. So, you’ve gotta learn to relax.”

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The Shadow had some philosophical outlooks after doing the yoga classes and said some profound things. He said, “I learned that that’s kind of like life when the stressful periods come along, we start to tense up and it doesn’t help you know?”

Dorian still gets stressed out

Yates might be a champion in bodybuilding, but even he gets stressed, as he stated in the podcast. However, he also shared that he can deal with stress a lot better after starting yoga. He has learned to be more flexible, not only physically but also in life. Yates has had his share of pain, as he stated, ” I have torn triceps and biceps…but my mobility is greatly improved.”

So, yoga did help Yates in having a better lifestyle and physical flexibility. And the change in routine has worked for him as his mobility has bettered while he has also learned a technique to relax. What are your thoughts on Yoga?

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