Best Bodybuilder Of All Time: Dorian Yates

Started by Up In Flames2 pages

young dorian:

its looks sick imo. I did some weights for a while and liked the feeling it produced. But I stopped when I started getting big, my original target which was weight loss went pear shaped due to the muscle I gained in a short time (15 kilo!!)

I go swimming now, suits me better, trains all muscles and produces a nice body (look at swimmers)

not really. their shoulders tend to look out of proportion in comparison with the rest of their body.

Just a preview to the "Blood and Guts" video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=330zACU0b6E

Originally posted by Up In Flames
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.

All well and good, but if you're deluding yourself into thinking that someone can compete in the bodybuilding world and not be taking some form of steroids, you're sadly mistaken. Anyone in the business will tell you that it's not only common, but an accepted practice (including, famously, Arnold, who admits as much about his days as a body builder).

Also, most nutritional supplements are steroids, or contain some form of them....just in lower doses that are intended to get results without as many side effects normally associated with roids. There's also, as baseball and other sports show us, loads of stuff they can't test for. Testing, at this point, is a joke. If you want to get around tests, you can.

I have no doubt Yates is awesome, and I admire his dedication and dominance in the sport. But just realize what it is exactly that you're looking at rather than attempting to justify it as totally natural.

Yates a natural body builder... That's rich.

Originally posted by DigiMark007
All well and good, but if you're deluding yourself into thinking that someone can compete in the bodybuilding world and not be taking some form of steroids, you're sadly mistaken. Anyone in the business will tell you that it's not only common, but an accepted practice (including, famously, Arnold, who admits as much about his days as a body builder).

Also, most nutritional supplements are steroids, or contain some form of them....just in lower doses that are intended to get results without as many side effects normally associated with roids. There's also, as baseball and other sports show us, loads of stuff they can't test for. Testing, at this point, is a joke. If you want to get around tests, you can.

I have no doubt Yates is awesome, and I admire his dedication and dominance in the sport. But just realize what it is exactly that you're looking at rather than attempting to justify it as totally natural.

you're wrong when you state that all supplements are steroids, but you are right that a lot of bodybuilders use the juice. what i can justify about this guy is that he trains very heavy but with fewer sets and less frequently, compared to some guys who are able to train both heavy and for longer periods of time, only to be back in the gym the next day. performance enhancement is the main effect of steroid use.

Re: Best Bodybuilder Of All Time: Dorian Yates

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.

I think Lee Haney set the bar way before Dorian. My choice is Steve Reeves. Bobybuilding then was clean. Haney, Yates etc just doesn't look natural

Steve Reeves? I would have been more impressed if you mentioned Larry Scott. Steve Reeves still looks a bit too skinny to be considered a bodybuilder.

btw, my new stats: 6'2", 220lbs.

Originally posted by Up In Flames
btw, my new stats: 6'2", 220lbs.

Cool

6'5 290, just a big dude 🙂

Larry Scott mmmm good choice

Originally posted by guy222
Cool

6'5 290, just a big dude 🙂

Larry Scott mmmm good choice

Damn.... thats a Goldberg-like physique, man!

You should start a bodybuilding career.

Originally posted by Up In Flames
Damn.... thats a Goldberg-like physique, man!

You should start a bodybuilding career.

Too old, bad knees
Good shape
Thanks, friend

Originally posted by guy222
Too old, bad knees
Good shape
Thanks, friend

Tough. You were a football player before, werent you?

Originally posted by Up In Flames
Tough. You were a football player before, werent you?

yes

I've yet to see the Blood and Guts DVD. You know of any site that shows it free?

Originally posted by Up In Flames
I've yet to see the Blood and Guts DVD. You know of any site that shows it free?

No

I can do a little research

those chemicals have done a great job 👆

anyway, all natural muscle, i would give it to none other than Fedor Emelianenko. Pure strength.

Anyone that can survive this carnage, and pull off a win and still remaining undefeated...deserves to be the best.

http://www.dailymotion.com/visited/search/fedor%2Bemelianenko%2Bkevin/video/x8nhk_fedor-emelianenko-vs-kevin-randlema

Originally posted by -hh-
those chemicals have done a great job 👆

anyway, all natural muscle, i would give it to none other than Fedor Emelianenko. Pure strength.

Anyone that can survive this carnage, and pull off a win and still remaining undefeated...deserves to be the best.

http://www.dailymotion.com/visited/search/fedor%2Bemelianenko%2Bkevin/video/x8nhk_fedor-emelianenko-vs-kevin-randlema

At least show someone with legs...

I'm not a big guy myself, so I prefer the gymnasts, rather than the body-builders...

I worked out for a while, though, and I have to admit it's addictive...