Dorian Yates, six-time Mr. Olympia and bodybuilding legend, joins our show in this special episode of the Elite Man Podcast! In today’s episode Dorian talks about his many years of being the best bodybuilder in the world and the determination and dedication it took to make it happen. He shares with us his secrets to success and what went into building such an incredible physique. Dorian covers the training strategies he used, the mentality he harbored, the diet and sleep protocol he had, and the ups and downs he had both mentally and physically along the way. Dorian holds nothing back in this incredible chat and shares with us the wisdom he’s developed along the years both during his training days, but perhaps more importantly, after them. If you’re wondering how to build an incredible body while balancing out your health and feeling truly great both internally and externally, check this episode out now! *Download this episode now and subscribe to our channel to get more of these amazing interviews! In our episode we go over: What drove Dorian Yates into dedicating years and years of hard work to become the number one bodybuilder in the world His tough background growing up and why this fueled a fire to succeed early on The turning point in Dorian’s life and how being sent to jail really opened his eyes to what he did and did not want The results that I got by switching over to HIT training and the amount of muscle and weight I put on by doing less sets and spending less time in the gym The science behind High Intensity Training and why more volume doesn’t equate to more muscle Finding the perfect balance between training and resting Whether or not you should do cardio when trying to build muscle The true intensity of doing one set per exercise and why you consciously and subconsciously push much harder when you know you only need to do one set The importance of form in exercising and why just about everyone gets this wrong Why the eccentric (negative) part of the lift is the strongest and most important part of the lift How to tax the negative part of the lift more and get far more benefit during your lifts How Dorian split up his workout days and what these days consisted of in terms of exercises How often Dorian lifted and how long he would spend in the gym What his warm-up would consist of The importance of having a good training partner and what this can do for your gains Why Dorian likes to pre-exhaust his quads on the leg extension before going heavy on the leg press, but why he doesn’t really like pre-exhausting his muscles elsewhere Dorian’s favorite chest building exercise Dorian’s dietary recommendations for most men and the amount of macronutrients they should consume Why Dorian did DMT and Ayahuasca and how this opened up his mind to certain things after his bodybuilding career How he transitioned over the years from being Mr. Olympia into being Dorian Yates and doing completely different things now that he never did before His thoughts on steroids now and whether or not people should be experimenting with them What happens when you come off steroids How Dorian transitioned both physically and mentally from being a jacked 300+ pound monster into being a lean 225 pound normal-looking man The benefits of being leaner and what he can do now compared to back then Why Dorian is essentially a vegan and why juicing has changed his life in a multitude of ways His best tip for men to optimize their muscle whilst still maintaining their overall health and wellness Why everything comes down to your mind Check out Dorian on: Website: dynutrition.com Book:  fromtheshadow.com Facebook: facebook.com/DorianYatesDY *Hey I’ve got some really exciting news! After a couple of years of hard work, brainstorming, and calculating a number of avenues to make this possible, I’m happy to announce the Elite Man Brotherhood is just a few weeks away! That’s right. The one group that will take you to the next level both personally and profess