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Anyone tried his 1 set 1-2 reps, 3.5 hours (total gym time per week) routine. I've always been interested to know if anyone else has gotten any results from this. It seems so rediculous that it has to work.
Dorian Yates routine
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Beware of the routines of pro bodybuilders, especially if it is posted in a magazine. Most of them are genetic freaks, and the amount of drugs they use (I met a pro who admitted to me that he was on a gram of test a day, plus tons of other stuff with it) give them a huge amount of leeway on poor training methods.
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Those are all my thoughts, but the way I understand it is he would do a couple of warm up sets from 10-20 reps but wouldn't consider those sets, then basically max out with good form. Theoretically it seems like it would allow you to really dig into your deep muscle fibers in a way that pyramiding would not. I know that sometimes I'm more sore from just a quick max, then doing a full 5-6 set exercise. What were those earlier workouts someone mentioned like?
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HumanTarget said:
He was also, if I read right years ago, the first pro bodybuilder to really use insulin seriously, so put on a huge amount of size in one year and steped in and started dominating out of nowhere.
he was the first true 300+lb freak, i seen him guest pose at NOC in about 93, these hot bitches and a couple dudes carried him out on a king's chair...u could see his quads from the back and his back looked like a fuckin turtle shell...whatever he did worked for him, not us, besides i believe he was on as much/if not more than pros use today. he went from being a freak to a huuuuge, grainy, veiny, monster over a course of a year, u know when they had the black n white pics in flex....
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I just saw something about his earlier routines. It looks like his book 'A Warrior's Story' goes into detail about it, and that each body part was trained 3 times in 2 weeks.
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He actually did two working sets according to his book and his video, which is one of the best training videos ever. And he used 3-4 exercises per bodypart. He trained 2 days on, 1 off. Each body part got hit once every 6 days. That is how he trained. He is a genetic freak, which always needs to be taken into account. He didn't use just HIT. It was his own version of HIT.
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-Thanks, man. I think it is something worth looking into. Like was mentioned earlier, I dont think it was all genetics since he had a number of years of mediocrity before exploding.Makavelli said:
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Skallagrimson said:
No it's not all genetics. I'm not a fan of Dorian's physique, but I am a fan of Dorian. He was very methodical in his approach to bodybuilding. Dorian succeeded because of several reasons. Genetics, work ethic, discipline, and he came in at the perfect time. He changed bodybuilding forever by ushering in the "freak" era. I don't think it was for the better, but the guy dominated. The black and white pics from '93 are nothing short of amazing.
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1-2 reps! Dorian never trained like that. Have a look at his video.
I do however train similar to him, only twice per week, 1/2 sets per bodypart, to failure, 9-14 days between training the same body part.
So far I have a 490lb raw bench, and a 661lb deadlift at a bodyweight of 235lbs (I'm also 6'1", so i have a fair way to push and pull it)
I does work.
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Dorian built his size using the two on, one off, two on split. Like all bbers of the late 80's and early 90's.
And he was NOT the first 300lb freak. That would Lou Ferrigno when made his come back in 91 and was 310lbs.
Edit, I forgot to mention that Dorian changed it up after a few years and went from two on, one off, two on, two off, to eod. Upperbody one day, legs arms the next, cycled nonstop.
You'd be surprised how these pro's really train, how they take their gh, slin, what they really eat, and all their other little secrets. All the shit you see in their videos and books is mostly lies. It's all set up to keep selling mags and videos. You can't blame them as it's tough to make a buck in this sport.
Try becoming close to a few of these guys and you'll be amazed at the shit you hear. And no, it's nothing like what you read in Flex, MD or see in their training vids.
And he was NOT the first 300lb freak. That would Lou Ferrigno when made his come back in 91 and was 310lbs.
Edit, I forgot to mention that Dorian changed it up after a few years and went from two on, one off, two on, two off, to eod. Upperbody one day, legs arms the next, cycled nonstop.
You'd be surprised how these pro's really train, how they take their gh, slin, what they really eat, and all their other little secrets. All the shit you see in their videos and books is mostly lies. It's all set up to keep selling mags and videos. You can't blame them as it's tough to make a buck in this sport.
Try becoming close to a few of these guys and you'll be amazed at the shit you hear. And no, it's nothing like what you read in Flex, MD or see in their training vids.
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