Dorian Yates

Dorian Andrew Mientjez Yates (born 19 April 1962) is an English former professional bodybuilder. He won the Mr. Olympia title six consecutive times from 1992 to 1997 and thus has the fifth-highest number of Mr. Olympia wins in history, ranking behind Ronnie Coleman (8), Lee Haney (8), Arnold Schwarzenegger (7), and Phil Heath (7). He is widely considered to be one of the top bodybuilders in modern history, and is most known for his wide and thick back.[2][3][4][5]

Dorian Yates
Bodybuilder
Yates in June 2016
Personal info
NicknameThe Shadow
Born (1962-04-19) 19 April 1962
Solihull, England[1]
Height5 ft 10 1⁄2 in (179 cm)[2]
Weight275 lb (125 kg) (contest)
300–310 lb (136–141 kg) (off-season)[2]
Professional career
Pro-debut
  • Newcastle Pro
  • 1991
Best win
  • Mr.Olympia
  • 1992–1997
PredecessorLee Haney
SuccessorRonnie Coleman
Active1984–1997

Early life

Dorian Andrew Mientjez Yates was born on 19 April 1962. His father died of a heart attack when Yates was 13. He and his mother then moved to Birmingham.[6]

Career

Yates started working out in 1983. His professional record consists of 15 major contest wins and two second-place finishes; from 1992 to his retirement in 1997 he won every single contest he entered. His career ended in large part due to chronic acute injuries, including torn biceps and triceps, the latter just three weeks prior to his final contest, the 1997 Mr. Olympia, which he won in spite of the injury; his win generated controversy among fellow athletes, critics, and amateurs, who thought the runner-up Nasser El Sonbaty deserved to win.

Yates was a proponent of Arthur Jones' and Mike Mentzer's high-intensity training (HIT) style of bodybuilding, which poses that maximum muscle stimulation can be reached through short and intense workout sessions instead of long and slow ones.[7][8] He earned the nickname "The Shadow" coined by Peter McGough for his tendency to unexpectedly appear at major bodybuilding contests and steal the win, having neither confirmed nor denied whether he would compete beforehand, and for spending most of his time between contests avoiding the public eye. In order to maintain privacy and full commitment to his training, he was reported to have turned down several large supplement endorsement contracts and avoided publicity opportunities such as interviews.

Yates is considered to be the first of the "mass monsters" in bodybuilding. He combined his enormous muscle mass along with peak conditioning, quoted as being "granite hardness". He was criticised for being among the first prominent bodybuilders to exhibit an inflated stomach, a common side effect of insulin or HGH use which is still seen in professional bodybuilding today. He believes that his injuries are due to his habit of maintaining an extreme level of training intensity all year long, even when approaching contests, while being on a severely restricted "cutting" diet which weakens the body overall.[9] Regarding the use of PEDs, he referenced the documentary Super Size Me and stated that eating three McDonald's meals a day is more harmful for the metabolism than his 12 years of regular steroid use.[10]

Post-competition career
Inside Temple Gym at Birmingham

In 1987, Yates purchased Temple Gym, located on Temple Street in Birmingham.[11] In 2006, he franchised four additional Temple Gym locations, three of which are in the UK. As of 2020, only the original Birmingham gym is still in operation.

Yates formed the California-based company Heavy Duty Inc. in 1994 with Mike Mentzer and Ray Mentzer.[12] The company marketed athletic apparel and bodybuilding-related books.

In 1998, Yates partnered with Kerry Kayes to form the bodybuilding supplement company CNP Professional, which marketed a Dorian Yates Approved product line in the U.S.[13] He left the company in 2006 to form his own company, Dorian Yates Ultimate Formulas, which offers a line of protein and weight-gain supplements. He started a second company in 2010, EU Peptides, which sells peptide hormones and other pro-hormone supplements. He left EU Peptides in 2012. In 2011, Yates founded a third company, DY Nutrition, which specializes in pre-workout formulas and has released several training DVDs.[14]

Yates and a partner took over the gym in 1987 and eventually became the sole owner of the gym. It has franchises in California, Las Vegas, and the UK.[15] It's spread across 3000 square feet and Blue is a new workout to 220 lbs.[16]

DY Nutrition is a line of supplements that consists of whey protein supplements, pre-workout, and post-workout supplements owned and endorsed by Yates.[17]

Personal life

Yates is married to Brazilian fitness model Glauce "Gal" Ferreira,[18] who won the IFBB South American Bodyfitness event and was also the 2007 IFBB World Bodyfitness Champion.[19] They had met at the 2008 Arnold Classic,[20] and live in Marbella. Yates' son from a prior relationship, Lewis, has also taken up bodybuilding and works closely with his father.[21]

Controversy

Yates has advocated for alternative treatments for cancer, including the use of cannabis oil. He has also made statements in interviews concerning the negative health effects of sodium fluoride additives in tap water and claimed that there are cancer viruses and sterilants in some vaccines. He has endorsed the use of some psychedelic entheogens for religious and spiritual purposes, including ayahuasca.[22]

Books and videos

In 1993, Yates published an autobiography titled Blood and Guts (ISBN 978-0-9636163-0-2).[23]

In 1996, Yates released a workout video (VHS) of the same title, which features his weekly weight training routines.

In 1998, Yates coauthored A Warrior's Story (ISBN 978-0-9534764-0-4),[24] in which he chronicles his path to success in bodybuilding.

In 2012, Yates released a mass gain video trainer in collaboration with bodybuilding.com called Blood and Guts, based on the HIT theory.[25]

In 2017, Yates attended the worldwide premiere of the London Real feature film, Dorian Yates: Inside The Shadow, held at BAFTA in London.[26]

Stats
  • Height: 5 ft 10.5 in (179.1 cm)[2]
  • Off Season Weight: 310 pounds (141 kg)[2]
  • Competition Weight: 275 pounds (125 kg)[2]
  • Upper Arm Size: 54 cm (21 in)
  • Thigh Size: 79 cm (31 in)
  • Waist Size: 86 cm (34 in)
  • Calf Size: 56 cm (22 in)
  • Chest size: 148 cm (58 in)

Bodybuilding titles
  • 1985 World Games, 7th Heavyweights
  • 1986 British Championships, 1st Heavyweight
  • 1988 British Championships, 1st Heavyweight and overall
  • 1990 Night of Champions, 2nd
  • 1991 Night of Champions, 1st
  • 1991 Mr. Olympia, 2nd
  • 1991 English Grand Prix, 1st
  • 1992 Mr. Olympia, 1st
  • 1992 English Grand Prix, 1st
  • 1993 Mr. Olympia, 1st
  • 1994 Mr. Olympia, 1st
  • 1994 Spanish Grand Prix, 1st
  • 1994 German Grand Prix, 1st
  • 1994 English Grand Prix, 1st
  • 1995 Mr. Olympia, 1st
  • 1996 Mr. Olympia, 1st
  • 1996 Spanish Grand Prix, 1st
  • 1996 German Grand Prix, 1st
  • 1996 English Grand Prix, 1st
  • 1997 Mr. Olympia, 1st
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See also

References
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  2. "Dorian Yates bio". bodybuildingpro.com. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  3. "FLEX Who was the Greatest Bodybuilder of All Time?". Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  4. "IFBB Pro Greatest Bodybuilder of the Past 65 Years". Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  5. "Top 15 Bodybuilders of All Time". Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  6. Chappell, Gary (24 July 2015). "The muscle memories of Dorian Yates, the UK's most successful bodybuilder". Express UK.
  7. Dorian Yates Speaks, retrieved 2 July 2013
  8. High-Intensity Training the Mike Mentzer Way
  9. Carter, Dorian Yates Addresses The Rumours 1 / 2, retrieved 29 January 2019
  10. London Real, Dorian Yates - Effects of Steroids & Health | London Real, retrieved 29 January 2019
  11. IFBB Hall of Fame Dorian Yates, archived from the original on 27 December 2010, retrieved 2 July 2013
  12. Little, John (2005). Wisdom of Mike Mentzer. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0071452931. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  13. About CNP, archived from the original on 1 September 2013, retrieved 2 July 2013
  14. DY Nutrition, retrieved 2 July 2013
  15. http://www.beautyring.info/blue-fortera-new-testosterone-booster-get-your-trial/
  16. http://generationiron.com/is-golds-gym-really-the-mecca-dorian-yates-sounds-off/
  17. http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/drobson199.htm
  18. Gal Ferreira Yates - Whey Maromba
  19. Dorian Yates' Knockout Wife Glauce Ferreira
  20. http://www.musculardevelopment.com/news/bodybuilding-news/1962-dorian-yates-to-be-soon-married.html#.VZjXMfmqqko
  21. http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/yates_davis_next_generation_training.htm
  22. Dorian Yates - Into The Shadow, retrieved 2 July 2013
  23. "Blood and Guts [Paperback]". Amazon.com. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  24. "Dorian Yates - A Warriors Story". Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  25. Blood and Guts, retrieved 2 July 2013
  26. Dorian Yates: Inside The Shadow, retrieved 30 May 2017
Preceded by
Lee Haney		 Mr. Olympia
1992–1997		 Succeeded by
Ronnie Coleman
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