Why Dorian Yates was SO SPECIAL

[drsuperhero]

Dorian guest posed at a show I did in 1995 and holy shit, the entire room got up and walked toward the stage, it was crazy.

[Yellow_Flannel]

This music to describe someone's physic is wild. Dorian getting the Thanos treatment.

[channelfortheeveryman]

I saw Dorian win the ’96 Olympia. I was not a fan prior to. The second he stepped on stage, I just shook my head and thought ”game over.”

[BobTheism]

Didn't Dorian Yates talk about how he was so lean his feet hurt because he was losing the fat in the bottom of the feet that's supposed to be there as a kind of cushion?

[jimargo]

I saw an interview with Dorian once and he said that when he walked on stage he wanted people to say WTF is that ! He achieved it.

[Deondre_Clark]

Lee Haney had superhero physique. Dorian Yates had supervillain physique

[jaesterling]

Not to mention his training style. Blood & Guts. Maximum intensity with only 1-2 sets an exercise. 45minutes and you’re done. Revolutionary and as someone who tried it, extremely effective.

[MA-idhr]

I saw him in 1997 at Pittsburgh at a guest pose at 310lbs and he wasn't bloated. He was pretty lean.
Crazy.

[deeshmond]

And no bubble gut—that’s what made him better than the generation of mass monsters that followed

[SWIFTzTrigger]

Dorian ended the aesthetic era of bodybuilding.

[pandoraaaraseth]

I lovethe way you talk about these athletes so much. As a disabled person with Lupus and POTS, I have never given much attention beyond Strong Man bc I watched it with my father when I was young. That is until you came across my vids one day. Now I digest all I am presented with from you. Thank you for your passion.

[tonymcnamara]

Important to note, Dorian wasn't 265 in his first Olympia where he placed second to Lee Haney in 1990.
Dorian weighed 265 (on stage) towards the end of his career in 1997.

[dretheman]

Dorian deserves all the praise and respect for what he brought to bodybuilding, but you can’t deny that aesthetics did take a back step in the sport once he started reigning champion. Instead of competitors winning for having the best proportions etc, it became all about who was bigger and the most conditioned.

[DanNixon-FF]

Would love to see you talk about more about the great BBers, both past and present

[Cletus-yu]

I'm old enough to remember when he burst onto the scene. It was a shock. He was on the cover of every magazine.

[ActualHumanPerson]

Ive always been told how special i am. I even get free crayons at local restaurants.

[bo]

No words, his mindset and work ethic was one in a billion...
Filled with great knowledge..a great man

[sax]

For those hating on Dorian ending the ‘aesthetic’ era. Bodybuilding is an art, Dorian’s physique told a story that will echo for generations

[userjim]

There are people with more titles, people who looked better aesthetically but nobody ever as sheer impressive than Dorian. He didn’t just change the game, he broke it.

[karthiksubramanian]

Dorian's back and lateral muscles are truly something else. They are so unique to him.