dorian yates: i didnt do a single squat as a professional bodybuilder

[ratherbebig]

"i used to do squats when i was younger. i read the magazines, everyone said it was the no 1 leg excercise. i dedicated myself to it for a few years when i was starting out. i got some injuries. i got some ok leg development... not great. then i tried legpress and hack squats instead. my legs exploded. much better. for me squats was really overrated, wasnt a good quad exercise. i didnt do any free weight squats as a professional bodybuilder. not a one single squat."

[light weight baby]

and

[ratherbebig]

[ratherbebig]

ronnie also know the importance of the leg press!

[ratherbebig]

myth no 1 - "dorian did a lot of squatting in the beginning, building his base" - bullshit. he got ok results, not great, and then injured himself like many before him on the squat.

myth no 2 - "you have to squat" - obviously not.

myth no 3 - "you can see in the leg development if someone has been squatting or not"  

are squatters the biggest bullshitters in all of bodybuilding ??

[Skeletor]

It worked out well for Dorian:

[NarcissisticDeity]

Pretty sure he was a pro here 

[Mr Anabolic]

The pathetic phaggots on here will come up with every excuse not to do squats.

[Nether Animal]

Dorian's quads were great, maybe even underrated.

[ratherbebig]

i myself do leg presses not once a week, not twice a week but three times a week.

i realize this is way too often for most people who rather take the easy route and squat once or twice.

[oldschoolfan]

what is funny is that clown kevin levrone was saying the reason why he looked like shit at the olympia was he couldnt do squats. so he was blaming his poor leg development on that alone.

[Fallsview]

"i used to do squats when i was younger. i read the magazines, everyone said it was the no 1 leg excercise. i dedicated myself to it for a few years when i was starting out. i got some injuries. i got some ok leg development... not great. then i tried legpress and hack squats instead. my legs exploded. much better. for me squats was really overrated, wasnt a good quad exercise. i didnt do any free weight squats as a professional bodybuilder. not a one single squat."

You don't need to do squats. Myth. In fact for tall guys its harder to do. Everyone is wrapped up in the SOCIAL MEDIA WHORING of big asses sticking out and saying "My Girl Squats". They're full of shit.

Some of those Pro's I used to hang with did a leg workout in 40-45 minutes. That's all they ever worked out. The reason Pro's shut their mouths is because there will always be a big mouth saying "All drugs" "lazy" etc. etc. You'd be surprised what Pro's say they do and what they actually do. I will say this though...the 4-5 Pro's that I knew...all squatted. Oh well.

[nzmusclemonster]

He still did plenty of squats, just on the smith machine

[Ballsview]

"i used to do squats when i was younger. i read the magazines, everyone said it was the no 1 leg excercise. i dedicated myself to it for a few years when i was starting out. i got some injuries. i got some ok leg development... not great. then i tried legpress and hack squats instead. my legs exploded. much better. for me squats was really overrated, wasnt a good quad exercise. i didnt do any free weight squats as a professional bodybuilder. not a one single squat."

You don't need to do squats. Myth. In fact I never work out at all.
Some of those Pro's I pretended to hang with did a leg workout in 40-45 minutes. That's all they ever worked out. The reason Pro's shut their mouths is because they don't want my cock in there. You'd be surprised what Pro's say they do and what they actually do. Of course I have no actual idea because I've never met any. I will say this though...the 4-5 Pro's that I wish Iknew...all squatted. I only squat to pee. Oh well.

[Bevo]

The pathetic phaggots on here will come up with every excuse not to do squats.

Just do 10 sets of leg extensions and wear pants yr round

[8 INCH not biceps]

"i used to do squats when i was younger. i read the magazines, everyone said it was the no 1 leg excercise. i dedicated myself to it for a few years when i was starting out. i got some injuries. i got some ok leg development... not great. then i tried legpress and hack squats instead. my legs exploded. much better. for me squats was really overrated, wasnt a good quad exercise. i didnt do any free weight squats as a professional bodybuilder. not a one single squat."

What are you trying to prove he did squats in the early years and built up a base then later on he stop squatting, if you can show me a pro bodybuilder that never squat in his life then i will drink my piss.

[Rudee]

what is funny is that clown kevin levrone was saying the reason why he looked like shit at the olympia was he couldnt do squats. so he was blaming his poor leg development on that alone.

What excuse did he have for the rest of his bodyparts that looked like crap at the Olympia?

[Parker]

what is funny is that clown kevin levrone was saying the reason why he looked like shit at the olympia was he couldnt do squats. so he was blaming his poor leg development on that alone.

in M3 he said that he messed up his back.

And add Paul Dillett and Flex Wheeler (said that due to his broken neck) to the non-squats.

[oldschoolfan]

What excuse did he have for the rest of his bodyparts that looked like crap at the Olympia?

rudee he claimed that squats makes everythng grow and that is why he placed last !

[Erik C]

If you're juicing, then squats won't get you the results, reported in old school 20 rep squat routines, coupled with GOMAD. Gear fucks up your natural hormone production.

If you are natty, then squats will be a major growth hormone releaser , for the whole body, because it uses so many muscles, and it's especially effective just prior to isolation moves. Just go ATG, as ROM is important, and increase the weights gradually. You're building the body, not in a weight lifting contest.

And try using a squat safety bar. Trying to balance the bar on your back, is a cause of a lot of injuries. Again, your not training for Power Lifting.

[The Abdominal Snoman]

Didn't Yates say recently he never really went over a gram of week of gear? When everyone knows Haney retired at 31 years old because he didn't want to do the amount of shit Dorian was doing.

[cephissus]

If you're juicing, then squats won't get you the results, reported in old school 20 rep squat routines, coupled with GOMAD. Gear fucks up your natural hormone production.

If you are natty, then squats will be a major growth hormone releaser , for the whole body, because it uses so many muscles, and it's especially effective just prior to isolation moves. Just go ATG, as ROM is important, and increase the weights gradually. You're building the body, not in a weight lifting contest.

And try using a squat safety bar. Trying to balance the bar on your back, is a cause of a lot of injuries. Again, your not training for Power Lifting.

Growth hormone release?  Did I stumble into bodybuilding.com circa 2003, by accident

[Danimal77]

The pathetic phaggots on here will come up with every excuse not to do squats.

And bench press (the reason why modern bodybuilders don't have the epic pecs of the classic bodybuilders).

[Danimal77]

what is funny is that clown kevin levrone was saying the reason why he looked like shit at the olympia was he couldnt do squats. so he was blaming his poor leg development on that alone.

There you go again with your hate for Levrone. For someone who hates him so much, you sure as fuck talk a lot about him. Again, he's accomplished more in his life than you ever will.

[Simple Simon]

Didn't Yates say recently he never really went over a gram of week of gear? When everyone knows Haney retired at 31 years old because he didn't want to do the amount of shit Dorian was doing.

Haney retired because his wife was sick of his shit.