Dorian yates HIT?

[Rmj11]

Yates just used the pyramid principle solely in his later years. Nothing radical.

In his early years Yates used not just pyramid sets but also straight sets and reverse sets. This is what his old chest routine looked like back in the 80's.

Bench press 135x10 200x8 265x8 285x7 310x5 pyramid sets
Incline press 250x5 240x5 230x5 reverse sets
Incline flys 70x8 70x7 70x6 straight sets

Source: his 1985 to 1990 journal files

So you see, he did various traditional methods to build up and not hit.

[illuminati]

Yates just used the pyramid principle solely in his later years. Nothing radical.

In his early years Yates used not just pyramid sets but also straight sets and reverse sets. This is what his old chest routine looked like back in the 80's.

Bench press 135x10 200x8 265x8 285x7 310x5 pyramid sets
Incline press 250x5 240x5 230x5 reverse sets
Incline flys 70x8 70x7 70x6 straight sets

Source: his 1985 to 1990 journal files

So you see, he did various traditional methods to build up and not hit.

Whatever his training was It worked very well for him & he built
ATG physique

[joswift]

Yates just used the pyramid principle solely in his later years. Nothing radical.

In his early years Yates used not just pyramid sets but also straight sets and reverse sets. This is what his old chest routine looked like back in the 80's.

Bench press 135x10 200x8 265x8 285x7 310x5 pyramid sets
Incline press 250x5 240x5 230x5 reverse sets
Incline flys 70x8 70x7 70x6 straight sets

Source: his 1985 to 1990 journal files

So you see, he did various traditional methods to build up and not hit.

Really?

You never said....

[illuminati]

Really?

You never said....

Earth shattering news for some folk 
Lord knows why

[IroNat]

Dorian who?

[joswift]

Dorian who?

you had to see him up close to appreciate him..

[IroNat]

you had to see him up close to appreciate him..

Who...Dorian?

He was incredible.

[joswift]

Who...Dorian?

He was incredible.

photos didnt do him credit, you needed to be in a hotel room with the sun streaming through the full length windows to appreciate him...(lying on the floor looking up)

[illuminati]

you had to see him up close to appreciate him..

Yes very true - pics & videos do not do him justice- seeing him live in the flesh is a whole different
Experience, stood next to other top pros is like Man & boy !!!

[IroNat]

photos didnt do him credit, you needed to be in a hotel room with the sun streaming through the full length windows to appreciate him...(lying on the floor looking up)

Vivid imagery.

[Eric2]

photos didnt do him credit, you needed to be in a hotel room with the sun streaming through the full length windows to appreciate him...(lying on the floor looking up)

Is there an ice machine down the hall?

[Rmj11]

Whatever his training was It worked very well for him & he built
ATG physique

Which was standard training. Not hit. That's the point.

[joswift]

Which was standard training. Not hit. That's the point.

wait, you mean Dorian didnt do hit training?

[illuminati]

Which was standard training. Not hit. That's the point.

Ahhh I see - Then everyone should train that way & look like Mike 👍

[Humble Narcissist]

Which was standard training. Not hit. That's the point.

He trained extremely hard. We have the videos.

[Donny]

Yates just used the pyramid principle solely in his later years. Nothing radical.

In his early years Yates used not just pyramid sets but also straight sets and reverse sets. This is what his old chest routine looked like back in the 80's.

Bench press 135x10 200x8 265x8 285x7 310x5 pyramid sets
Incline press 250x5 240x5 230x5 reverse sets
Incline flys 70x8 70x7 70x6 straight sets

Source: his 1985 to 1990 journal files

So you see, he did various traditional methods to build up and not hit.

I´ve heard him mention his journals a few times but never seen them, do you have a link?

[joswift]

I´ve heard him mention his journals a few times but never seen them, do you have a link?

[NarcissisticDeity]

 

[Donny]

Thanks i will take the first screenshot/picture as real ..the rest is magazine speculation.

[NarcissisticDeity]

Thanks i will take the first screenshot/picture as real ..the rest is magazine speculation.

First picture is from his book and the rest is articles Dorian did with magazines

[NarcissisticDeity]

 

[Donny]

First picture is from his book and the rest is articles Dorian did with magazines

yes articles are ..well not always true.
I never met Dorian but i remember speaking to him on the phone back when he was in Temple Gym.
He was very quite spoken & polite.

[Rmj11]

He trained extremely hard. We have the videos.

Not that hard, no.

[joswift]

yes articles are ..well not always true.
I never met Dorian but i remember speaking to prank calling him on the phone back when he was in Temple Gym.
He was very quite spoken & polite.

fixed

[Humble Narcissist]

Not that hard, no.

Oh, come on. He buried almost everyone in effort. Who trained harder?