“Wanted to Be Freaky”: Bodybuilding Legend Dorian Yates Admits to Tweaking a Part of His Diet for His Physique

The 1992 Mr. Olympia was particularly interesting in that it was for the first time that it was being held in Helsinki, Finland. That edition was also special for a British bodybuilding giant who had marked his arrival on stage big time. Dorian Yates won his first of six consecutive Mr. Olympia titles starting from 1992 in Finland. In a throwback image from before the competition, Yates revealed that he used to slightly alter his diet to get “contest ready”.

Dorian Yates’s physique was widely regarded for its mass monster size, back in the 1990s. But the bodybuilder recently revealed that he didn’t mind tweaking his diet and losing weight if need be. Here’s what he shared.

Dorian Yates found an interesting way to build his physique before every Olympia

Dorian Yates recently took to Instagram to share an image of him from the early 1990s. The image shows his backside, while he was getting competition ready for the 1992 Olympia. He wrote, “4 weeks out from the 1992 Mr. O!” with his physique showing barely any signs of faults. He was stage-ready and his diet was in check.

Yates continued, “As I looked back on the pics and records, I realized that when I was 5 weeks out, I was contest ready but I lost another 12 lbs of mostly muscle. I overdid my diet and wanted to be freaky shredded.” Yates shared an interesting tidbit. The man, known for his large muscular physique, realized that he pushed it too far in terms of his diet, in the last few weeks.

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But he didn’t repeat that mistake. He said, “I was determined not to make that mistake and came 17lbs heavier for the next contest.” What Yates learned from his first Mr. Olympia title win performance is that if he just came in heavy during the weeks leading up to the competition, he could lose weight according to will and still maintain a shredded physique.

Injuries put an end to Yates’s glorious career

Yates started overdoing his diet every time from then on, and come a few weeks before the Olympia, he lost appropriate weight. This preparation process worked for Yates for 6 straight years till 1998. His golden run could’ve continued further, if not for the several injuries he suffered throughout his career. It was particularly exacerbated towards the end, during which he was bound to quit.

Yates used to keep detailed records of his competition results in order to learn from his mistakes. He is still learning from them and he is still working out. At age 60, Dorian Yates still has the perfect beach body, one to envy for. He serves as a fitness goal to millions of his followers.

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