Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Dorian Andrew Mientjez Yates (born 19 April 1962) is an English retired professional bodybuilder. He won the Mr. Olympia title six consecutive times from 1992 to 1997. Known for his high intensity training, top-level conditioning, and his wide, thick back, he is widely considered to be one of the greatest professional bodybuilders in history.
High-intensity training (HIT) is a form of strength training popularized in the 1970s by Arthur Jones, the founder of Nautilus. The training focuses on performing quality weight training repetitions to the point of momentary muscular failure. The training takes into account the number of repetitions, the amount of weight, and the amount of time ...
Years later, when Yates won Joe Weider's "Mr. Olympia", he credited Mike's "Heavy Duty" principles for his training. Mike, his brother Ray, and Dorian formed a clothing company called "MYM" for Mentzer Yates Mentzer, also known as "Heavy Duty Inc", in 1994. MYM was based on the success of Don Smith's "CrazeeWear" bodybuilding apparel.
Mr. Olympia is the title awarded to the winner of the professional men's bodybuilding contest in the open division at Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend —an international bodybuilding competition that is held annually and is sanctioned by the IFBB Professional League. [3] Joe Weider created the contest to enable the amateur Mr ...
Yates row: [4] [1] named after Dorian Yates; a row done with underhand grip and a slightly more upright torso than a regular row. Two-arm smith machine bent-over-row. This version is similar to the two arm barbell row but utilizes a smith machine bar instead of a barbell, allowing for safer and more controlled movements. [5] One arm rows:
Dorian Yates won his sixth consecutive Mr. Olympia title despite tearing his left triceps three weeks before the competition; Flex Wheeler withdrew from the competition after he was car-jacked by two thieves, whom he fought, and scared off, but not before he had taken on some bruises and damages to his arm [3]
Dorian Yates won his third consecutive Mr. Olympia title despite sustaining a torn left biceps several weeks before the competition, a deformation on his left biceps was easily visible. Because of Dorian Yates ' injury, controversy arose as many believe Shawn Ray should have been the rightful winner.
Bodybuilding is the practice of progressive resistance exercise to build, control, and develop one's muscles via hypertrophy. [1] An individual who engages in this activity is referred to as a bodybuilder. It is primarily undertaken for aesthetic purposes over functional ones, distinguishing it from similar activities such as powerlifting and ...