Dorian Yates (1987-1992) Workout Routine
Dorian Yates is a former professional bodybuilder. He has an exceptional record of having six consecutive Mr. Olympia titles from 1992-1997. Yates is considered a legend in the name of bodybuilding in todays age with his impressive physique and titles won.
In this routine we will be focusing on a 4 or 5 day body part split that hits the muscles groups stated below:
- Day 1: Chest, Biceps, Triceps
- Day 2: Legs & Calves (Heavy)
- Day 3: Rest
- Day 4: Back, Shoulders
- Day 5: Rest
- Day 6: Chest, Biceps, Triceps
- Day 7: Legs, Calves (Light)
In the spreadsheet it’s possible to see how Dorian splits his workouts each week. He had primarily two working sets where he did as many reps as possible, AMRAP – sets are performed until failure. The entire spreadsheet will be listing the recommended rep ranges.
Yates used to train extremely hard and therefore utilized drop sets, as well as a technique known as forced reps – which focuses on going beyond failure on his second working set. Sometimes he even did triple drop sets.
Yates would rest for 45-60 seconds after his first working set and then reduce the weight and perform another set until he hit failure.
See the entire workout routine
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Final Notes
Feel free to try this workout on your own. Please understand that everyone are different and have a personal preference in regards of training and exercises. While this program may not be optimal for you, it is still possible to have fun with it and train like an old school bodybuilder.
