The debut of Dorian Yates on the stage of Mr. Olympia destined the bodybuilding sport to take a mass monster turn from the aesthetically inclined phase. The English bodybuilder is known to redefine the sport’s history by practicing the HIT method to build 270 lbs of shredded physique. Now, the 62-year-old unravels the secret to his impressive boulders.

Rob Lipsett, a famous YouTuber with 473K subscribers, shared a short where ‘The Shadow’ spoke about the training method that helped him to build a mass monster physique.

Dorian Yates signifies the importance of targeted training.

The 6x Mr. Olympia is known for lifting heavy weights for a few reps, a High Intense Training strategy with recovery intervals. The believed notion is short and intense weight lifting leads to maximum muscle stimulation. However, the bodybuilder denies the role of heavy volume in building a ripped figure like him.

“If volume was the key factor in stimulating muscle growth, wouldn’t we continually increase our amount of exercise?” he questioned while speaking about his training technique. “I would train 10 hours a day and eat dog shit between sets if that’s what it took or whatever it took,” he added.

Yates further unraveled the importance of targeted training and recovery for muscle growth. “But it is not what it takes, it takes intense targeted training and proper recovery,” he stressed, revealing the secret of his Mr. Olympia training regime. Earlier, the English bodybuilder underlined the importance of the final reps.

The Shadow sheds light on the last or final repetition.

Bodybuilders undergo strenuous training regimens to build a Mr. Olympia-winning physique but often miss out on the last few reps of a workout. Sharing the importance of final repetitions, Yates once confessed, “I often say, the last few reps are the most important!” referring to them as “transcendent reps.”

He suggests to his followers on Instagram to push to the final reps while not compromising on the form and reaching a complete failure before winding up the workout. “It’s a mystical place you go to when your body is screaming, and begging for you to stop… but you keep going,” he opined about the final repetitions.

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The Shadow’s tireless training regime and immense knowledge about his training method helped him engrave his name in golden letters in the hearts of the bodybuilding community. His recent revelation would help rookies learn the ultimate principle of muscle building.

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