Dorian Yates
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| Dorian Yates |
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 Dorian Yates |
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| Personal Info | |
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| Birth | April 19, 1962 , Sutton Coldfield, England |
| Height | 5 ft. 10 in. |
| Weight | 260 lb |
| Professional Career | |
| Pro-debut | 1985 World Games, 1985 |
| Best win | IFBB Mr. Olympia 1992-1997, six consecutive times, |
| Predecessor | Lee Haney |
| Successor | Ronnie Coleman |
| Active | Retired 1997 |
Dorian Andrew Mientjez Yates (born April 19, 1962 in Sutton Coldfield, England), is an English professional bodybuilder, winning the Mr. Olympia title six times from 1992 until 1997. He is considered to have revolutionized training in the sport of bodybuilding. His style of training is known as HIT (High Intensity Training). This style of training advocates several different exercises and very few sets for a bodypart allowing it to be hit from all angles for optimum development. He believed that muscle stimulation could be caused in a shorter period of time with the proper intensity rather than working out for extended periods of time.
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[edit] Bodybuilding Business
In 1994 Dorian incorporated with Mike Mentzer & Ray Mentzer the california corporation "Heavy Duty Inc."
[edit] Bodybuilding titles
- 1985 World Games, 7th
- 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
[edit] Competitive stats
- Height: 5' 10" (1.78m)
- Competitive weight: 239 - 269lbs
- Off-season weight: Approx 280-305lbs (127kg)
[edit] Books and video
In 1993 Yates published an autobiography titled Blood and Guts. In 1996 Yates released a workout video of the same title, featuring his typical week's weight training. In 1998 he co-authored A Warrior's Story in which he writes how he became the top professional bodybuilder.
[edit] Post competition career
Yates purchased a gym in 1987 called Temple Gym in Birmingham. In 2006 he franchised Temple Gym hoping to make it a world wide chain, currently there are four branches, three of these in the UK.
In 1998, he later joined Kerry Kayes to work for the newly named bodybuilding supplement company Chemical Nutrition (originally Chemical Warfare, now CNP Professional), with their Dorian Yates Approved range for launch in the United States.
Yates left CNP Professional in 2006 to pursue his own interests and began a new supplement company Dorian Yates Ultimate Formulas. Yates new venture ran into trouble after packaging on his products claimed to have been tested by a leading US company that ensures that products are free of any banned substances.
Banned Substances Control Group (BSCG) [1] have demanded Yates remove all reference to their organisation from its packaging, as his products have not been tested by them and as such are using their logo without permission.
Yates has in recent times divorced his longtime wife Debbie. Yates was inducted into the IFBB Hall of Fame in 2003.
