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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: oldschoolfan on March 08, 2026, 09:13:25 AM
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After watching that shit fest at the asc classic this just goes to show, none of these pros today could even compete with Dorian back then
Here is photographer Kevin Horton taking photos of Dorian Yates in his gym in 1993. Video taken by his physio', Stuart Cosgrove & downloaded by Roger Shelley
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-t3bDOFAK8
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Still the best - Dorian had amazing proportions and a certain brutish, rock like, look that was unique.
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Still the best - Dorian had amazing proportions and a certain brutish, rock like, look that was unique.
i dont think anyone has ever matched him on that level especially from the back , that turd derrick lunsford is not even close
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I know video cameras from back then produced stuff that didn't look like shit like this one does.
Wonder if it gets messed up when converted to digital.
Right calf doesn't even look real lol
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I spoke to a physio I know who was at that shoot and he thought Dorian still had fat and water on his low back when he turned around , when he flexed it was muscle that was hanging just on his low lat on his left side
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I spoke to a physio I know who was at that shoot and he thought Dorian still had fat and water on his low back when he turned around , when he flexed it was muscle that was hanging just on his low lat on his left side
Alwyn Cosgrove?
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I spoke to a physio I know who was at that shoot and he thought Dorian still had fat and water on his low back when he turned around , when he flexed it was muscle that was hanging just on his low lat on his left side
He borrowed Hankins’ extra back muscle for ‘93 for just the finishing touch
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I spoke to a physio I know who was at that shoot and he thought Dorian still had fat and water on his low back when he turned around , when he flexed it was muscle that was hanging just on his low lat on his left side
You could see it in the video a tad still credibly he literally had slabs of beef hanging off his lats on every corner very unbelievably thick and his midsection had a little bit too as well but when he flex everything in that video, everything rocked right up pretty incredible for being few weeks out
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pros today r made out of plastic.
seriously.... plastic.
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Still the best - Dorian had amazing proportions and a certain brutish, rock like, look that was unique.
Agreed. I've heard from people who saw him in person and said pictures did not do him justice. He deserved many of his wins. Too bad he had that bicep injury...
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Agreed. I've heard from people who saw him in person and said pictures did not do him justice. He deserved many of his wins. Too bad he had that bicep injury...
In person, he is unimaginable. Better in person than Ronnie. Especially off season.
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Dorian had amazing proportions and a certain brutish, rock like, look that was unique.
yates could b considered the masculine ideal.. in the same way that paris could b considered the aesthetic ideal, and haney the athletic ideal.
those three representative forms more or less encapsulate the best of bodybuilding imo.. with yates on top.
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In person, he is unimaginable. Better in person than Ronnie. Especially off season.
I was at the 93 O, Yates condition was out of this world.
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yates could b considered the masculine ideal.. in the same way that paris could b considered the aesthetic ideal, and haney the athletic ideal.
those three representative forms more or less encapsulate the best of bodybuilding imo.. with yates on top.
And Paris on bottom? :-X
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I wasn’t a big fan of Dorian back in the days, but now I can see why he was insane especially in 93. Cormier, levrone, wheeler , jay, have spoken about his dominance and in seeing him in person
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Alwyn Cosgrove?
Yes
he once told me that he went down to treat Dorian at his house, he was sat chatting and Dorian got up and left the room, a few minutes later Cosgrove said to Debbie, "wheres Dorian" she said "oh hes gone to bed , he always has a couple of hours sleep at this time"
Cosgrove had to sit there and wait for him before treating him.
Personally I would have got up and told Debbie to tell Dorian to go fuck himself.
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yes this was his absolute peak form
I think even peak Ronnie could have a hard time dealing with this Yates. Hard to say we will never know really.
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shit biceps
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yates could b considered the masculine ideal.. in the same way that paris could b considered the aesthetic ideal, and haney the athletic ideal.
those three representative forms more or less encapsulate the best of bodybuilding imo.. with yates on top.
And Paris on bottom? :-X
:D
(https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExMTl6Y2hycnp4bWFxZ2V1Z3d4bXlpc2tsdW03a210YXpmNzAzZG9jbiZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/12ZDIx1Mw1cXVm/giphy.gif)
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In person, he is unimaginable. Better in person than Ronnie. Especially off season.
Yes, saw him guest post at 305lbs.
He didn't even look like a real person.
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I saw Yates guest pose a few weeks after the 1992 Olympia.
In 1992, he won, but he overdieted and was about 240lbs maybe less.
So, two weeks later, he basically had filled out but was still extremely lean. He must have been 265.
People were GOBSMACKED… His back was so thick it was scary. He still had striations throughout his lower back and lats. The calves were otherworldly. Triceps outstanding.
This was pre biceps tear also.
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I saw Yates guest pose a few weeks after the 1992 Olympia.
In 1992, he won, but he overdieted and was about 240lbs maybe less.
So, two weeks later, he basically had filled out but was still extremely lean. He must have been 265.
People were GOBSMACKED… He back was so thick it was scary. He still had striations throughout his lower back and lats. The calves were otherworldly. Triceps outstanding.
This was pre biceps tear also.
I still think Yates had the best side triceps pose ever
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And Paris on bottom? :-X
definitely
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I saw Yates guest pose a few weeks after the 1992 Olympia.
In 1992, he won, but he overdieted and was about 240lbs maybe less.
So, two weeks later, he basically had filled out but was still extremely lean. He must have been 265.
People were GOBSMACKED… His back was so thick it was scary. He still had striations throughout his lower back and lats. The calves were otherworldly. Triceps outstanding.
This was pre biceps tear also.
Saw him two weeks after his win in 93 never seen anything like it before or after.
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I spoke to a physio I know who was at that shoot and he thought Dorian still had fat and water on his low back when he turned around , when he flexed it was muscle that was hanging just on his low lat on his left side
😆 Big of you to admit that, mate, since I get the vibe you aren't Dorian's biggest fan.
That might just be a misperception on my part, mind ya. I used to be very smart, up until 'round 2013 or so. Now? Not so much 😕
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I still think Yates had the best side triceps pose ever
100%
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I still think Yates had the best side triceps pose ever
Yes, and at that period in time the hardest physique that looked carved out of granite.
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There were periods during Sergio, Arnold, Haney, Yates and Ronnie when they were just head and shoulders above everyone else and if they came in in basically decent shape with no injury it was always a battle for 2nd. The magazines tried to hype things up, but come contest day everyone knew this.
I saw Haney/Gaspari at their peaks in late 80s in Columbus, Gaspari was amazing, but Haney was easily the winner.
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Yates was the pinnacle of bodybuilding and has never been matched.
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Yates was the pinnacle of bodybuilding and has never been matched.
I 100% agree with you and I wasn't a fan of his physique and I'm not a fan of him post bodybuilding. But that doesn't take away anything from his physique especially 1993.
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after watching that shit fest the asc classic this just goes to show , none of these pros today could even compete with dorian then
Notice how "small" his delts look, compared with today's average pro's.
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When Jay started winning in 2006 it was all down hill. The fridge’s physique just sucks balls
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When Jay started winning in 2006 it was all down hill. The fridge’s physique just sucks balls
Jay paid his dues and that goes a long way in the ifbb.
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When Jay started winning in 2006 it was all down hill. The fridge’s physique just sucks balls
He seemed to have this pattern: Win decisively; squeak by; lose!
2006 (Win decisively), 2007 (Squeak by), 2008 (Lose), 2009 (Win decisively), 2010 (Squeak by), 2011 (Lose).
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He seemed to have this pattern: Win decisively; squeak by; lose!
2006 (Win decisively), 2007 (Squeak by), 2008 (Lose), 2009 (Win decisively), 2010 (Squeak by), 2011 (Lose).
Who cares? This was decades ago.
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Who cares? This was decades ago.
So is Dorian Yates' 1993 photo shoot. What's your point?
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When Jay started winning in 2006 it was all down hill. The fridge’s physique just sucks balls
jay along with lunsford and that glazed turd ramy are the wost mr olympias ever
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When Jay started winning in 2006 it was all down hill. The fridge’s physique just sucks balls
I beg to differ. Jackson, Heath (his first three years), Rhoden, and Curry looked great.