Best Bodybuilder Of All Time: Dorian Yates

This guy proved the efficacy of low volume/ high intensity training and I think he's the best there ever was. Before I tried high intensity for myself, I used to wonder skeptically "How the hell do you grow with one set?!"

Well, here I am, standing 6'2" at 207 lbs (I'm the typical ectomorph prototype) and just hope to reach above 280 within the next five years.

Originally posted by Up In Flames
This guy proved the efficacy of low volume/ high intensity training and I think he's the best there ever was. Before I tried high intensity for myself, I used to wonder skeptically "How the hell do you grow with one set?!"

Well, here I am, standing 6'2" at 207 lbs (I'm the typical ectomorph prototype) and just hope to reach above 280 within the next five years.

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No doubt a thick mo-fo. Pictures really never do these people justice as you have to see them in person to appreciate their size and definition.

why would anyone want to look like that? personally i think it just looks grotesque

it does look grotesque, doesnt it. honestly, if someone said behind my back "that guy's got ugly muscles", it just gives me more fuel to make them even uglier.

damn it feels good to be a mass monster!

Originally posted by BobbyD
No doubt a thick mo-fo. Pictures really never do these people justice as you have to see them in person to appreciate their size and definition.

word.

Ah, the wonders of ingesting questionable chemical compounds mixed with weight training....

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There are two kinds of people in this world. There are those that bring others down to build themselves up, and there are those who just build...

You dig, digi?

wasnt attempting to bring anyone down, was just voicing my opinion... by all means develop your body to any point you want.

I didn't personally follow the sport, if you can call it that, but I would put Ronnie coleman above him.

Originally posted by Up In Flames
There are two kinds of people in this world. There are those that bring others down to build themselves up, and there are those who just build...

You dig, digi?

I dig that you're trying to make me feel guilty for saying something derogatory about your boy here, but I have no qualms pointing out that what the majority of these body builders do is harmful to themselves, and sends a negative impression to those who wish to emulate them.

hey, i like Dorian Yates, but the best bodybuilder ever is Schwarznigger, noone cared about bodybuilding until him and Ferringo came along, How many times did Yates when Mr.Olympia?..... Arnold won it 5 times, and last i checked that was still the record, and all these guys are on the juice, you can't get that big with just protein.

Originally posted by DigiMark007
I dig that you're trying to make me feel guilty for saying something derogatory about your boy here, but I have no qualms pointing out that what the majority of these body builders do is harmful to themselves, and sends a negative impression to those who wish to emulate them.

one of the main problems caused by steroids is heart complications, which yates showed none of. what you must know is that there are other nutritional supplements out there that can produce physiques as such.

by the way, most national and international bodybuilding contests conduct drug testing and some bodybuilders have been disqualified for that, but not this guy.

Originally posted by wuTa
hey, i like Dorian Yates, but the best bodybuilder ever is Schwarznigger, noone cared about bodybuilding until him and Ferringo came along, How many times did Yates when Mr.Olympia?..... Arnold won it 5 times, and last i checked that was still the record, and all these guys are on the juice, you can't get that big with just protein.

yates won it six times. (1992-1997)

arnold won it seven times. (not sure of the dates, he won six in a row then came back for a seventh win in 1980, which many people disputed, saying that mike mentzer should have won it.)

lou ferrigno never won, but an extraordinary bodybuilder nonetheless.

Originally posted by Maestro
I didn't personally follow the sport, if you can call it that, but I would put Ronnie coleman above him.

dont get me wrong, ronnie is the biggest and strongest bodybuilder on the planet, but with a distended stomach i dont think he holds his mass and aesthetics well.

yea my bad, i knew he held the record, i thought it was 5, but you're right its 7...i know Lou never won it, he'd always get 2nd place to Schrawznigger

Originally posted by wuTa
yea my bad, i knew he held the record, i thought it was 5, but you're right its 7...i know Lou never won it, he'd always get 2nd place to Schrawznigger

actually, arnold doesnt hold the record. its lee haney and ronnie coleman with a tie of 8 straight wins. but i have a feeling ronnie's gonna make a nine this year. he's so large, he's in a league of his own.