Dorian Yates: Stop Changing Your Exercises All the Time! ✋❌
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"One legged cable bullshit" 😂😂 What a legend.
Hahahah
Optimal bodybuilders im shambles
Describes my gym to a tee!...so many clowns in the gym...
Jeff Nippard enters the chat🤓
@@KeithBurtons Bicep curls while keeping balance on a medicine ball and doing squats at the same time is great for hypertrophy.
/Guys at my gym.
At some point I realised, the more pullups I did, the better I became at doing pullups
Specificity is a thing for everything you do
worked the opposite for me. Got ,myself up to 20-25 pullups learned what form was 10-15 now
Well were you progressively overloading them
If you haven't, add weight to your pull ups as well as your dips and if possible your push-ups. It'll change everything.
Same. Doing 15 a set now
Basics is the key.
🎯
All day everyday and twice on Sunday
@@SW33T_Dr34M Nope. These bodybuilders didn't train that often.
Correct!
@@SW33T_Dr34M yeah lol..the magazines use to push huge volumne, me like an idiot, 10st teenager, picked up a Flex magazines and did a 6 day split and more dumbells at home, overtraining badly.
Genius of bodybuilding. “Your body doesn’t know which exercise you’re doing. It only knows how hard it’s working” ….so simple, so practical….and that is Dorian’s genius
Also why they are basically disable
@@tjgelliott they push boundaries of training just like formula one driver pushes speed. Just like Ayerton Senna, there are casualties for those who push the barriers
It's called common Sense. Something you kids are missing nowadays
@@flextefitness4954 it's not common sense. It's something silly said in an authroitive way.
If you take people who lift like this into the real world they get injured. They have no supportive muscle. Just huge overdevelopment in single planes of motion. They can do limited, very specific gym exercises and nothing else.
We went through all this early 2000s and it was a disaster.
@@JacobDaniels63 you are just making excuses for the lazy training regimes this guy is pushing. Too much work to learn to lift stable.
My bodybuilding hero....when Dorian talks....I listen
Changing exercises is promoted so that personal trainers will have a job.
Exactly this!
@@Billyjack-Two-Crows bingo
100%☝️😃
I'm a personal trainer and I promote the basics all the time. I'd rather train more people than training the same person over and over
100percent bro. FACTS!
Please listen to him and share this video. I wasted years changing my exercises up with little to show.
Same boat. Was told the muscle was almost some sort sentient being that needed to be "shocked" all the time with exercise rotations and different exercises. Same routine with Incremental, progressive overload is all you need and thats it!
@@crooster1 same, in my 20s I would lie on my bed with magazines out, always writing up new routines all the time, when I should have been sticking to a basic routines so I can write down my poundage's in order and work on getting stronger. yeah you always heard that "shocked" all the time. everything had to be mixed up.
Changing routine is disinformation spread by the competition to screw you up
Will ! How do you aspire otherwise
Hope you get bigger bro , nice honesty , respect
This guy can BACK anything. Arnold may say that he will be back but Yates is the BACK originator. That back blocked out the sun
100%!
They dubbed him the beast with two backs in the 90s for a reason.
That's was so cringe.
Every gym should have that nautilus pull over machine
The first time Dorian came to the States was in 1990 (I think, so long ago) as the guest poser at the Palm Springs classic, this was before he did the New York Pro where he took 2nd, NO ONE in the US had seen Dorian, and this was the FIRST time Dorian had stepped on stage with his new AND HUGE back. Every one in So Cal was at this show, including Paul Dillet (first time he showed up in So Cal too). Long story short Dorian was off season but not that far from contest shape, about 300#, and had the 😅 BIGGEST back anyone had ever seen. Better than Franco, better than Robby, better than Tony Pearson, better than Lee (yes, better than Mr Olympia). Virtually every single body builder in So Cal that saw Dorian guest pose knew then and there that there is a new Sheriff in town. Including Paul Dillet.
He just put the whole fitness industry out of business with the truth. To paraphrase Ronnie - everybody wants big muscles but no one wants to lift heavy weights. Stick to the tried and true
Heavy AAASSSSS weight
800 SOLID ASS POUNDS!!!!
What a load of rubbish.
Ronnie only lifted LIGHT WEIGHT
Ronnie was the biggest pussay in bodybuilding 😅😅😅@@ryantogo8359
i think propper form is really improtant. yes, you can go heavy but not over your limits. ronnie did that and paid a price. there is no benefit in going so heavy that you fuck up your body.
This guy is the most intelligent person talking about bodybuilding. I praise his superior mind
Well. He's. Smart. BUT. He's. Wrong. Here.....VARIETY. Is. Nice. For a. Few. Mths...Sometimes !......it. SHOCKS. the. Muscles
@@duanehall2213that’s just wrong.. you’re referring to novel stimulus which causes you to become more sore, yes, if you’re otherwise neglecting that muscle. If you actually train correctly you can pretty much use the same exact movements indefinitely without any issues.
The rest of these people piss me off
Changing your routine because “you want to confuse your muscle” never made sense to me.
Broscience
I first heard that from Arnold himself
@@EliHankMr. Bullshitter
@@druid3694 they didnt have anywhere near the amount of info we now have. that was 40 years ago dude.
@@druid3694🤡
I’m thankful I grew up lifting weights while greats like this man and a bunch others were able to give their wisdom to us. Such good advice.
That Flex mag article from the mid-late 90's with the black and white pics of Dorian and Mike Francois training back still motivates me to this day. One of the best training articles/photo shoots of the day, IMO.
@@crazyangus862 We will never see guys like these ever again. True iron gladiators.
💯 I'm old school. Lee Haney was my "idol" as a freshman (1987) in high school. After Haney, I became a massive fan of Yates and others.
I've been doing Yates' "Blood and Guts" routine for 15 years.
Simple, effective in and out. It's *all* about intensity.
There's no need to change it unless, as Yates said, you need a psychological mixup.
HIT works, we can thank Arthur Jones and Casey Viator and Mike and Ray Mentzer and Dorian Yates.
@@p.l.diablo9864 100% - I've been using it in every aspect, even cardio.
Straight talking truth is a beautiful thing.😊
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You don't have to change the exercise, use progressive overload, tweak the volume and stay intense in your workouts... Yates is a Damm legend!
"One legged cable bullshit" man the girls in the gym that I go thru will be mad when they hear this. 😂
They will never hear this unfortunately, they're not wired for training like that. They need variety to keep engaged with it. This resonates with us
You’re worried about women on post about men training? No wonder feminism exists
I don't really care what exercises women do as long as their shitters look nice.
True. I didn't see any improvement on myself when I was changing excersies all the time. Now that I do the same exercises I can see massive improvements.
“Boredom is the mother of failure in bodybuilding”
The Oak
That's. True....& tha. Goes. Against. Wha. Dorian. Said......Yu. NEED. Variety. ...sometimes
Yeah guy in video is wrong. Yes u don't need 300 different exercises but u definitely need to change it up a bit.
True, but listen to Dorian's last statement he does say similar at the end. He refers to change for change's sake.
The Head of PT refused to hire me as a trainer because I refused to draw up "exciting, functional training modules" for clients. He said my suggestions were boring, traditional bodybuilding exercises.
Sounds about right in that field.
Exactly! If the basics do the trick, why waste time inventing exercises that are less effective 🤦🏾♂️
I had a very very similar experience. It was jarring to hear. Like okay you really don't value results over the shiny golden veneer bullshit, don't care about actually changing the lives of your members.
Those exercises are great for building a foundation, and they still are. Still great for experienced trainers
Guys, then you don’t understand the fitness industry and the 95% of your clients
Absolutely I just change the rotation of the exercises, but the exercises themselves stay the same, bench, squats, overhead presses, bentover rows, power clean and press,deadlifts,, and 1 day for just forearm, bicep, tricep arm day.
Don't forget buns day 😂😂
That’s right! The heavy basic compound lifts are the foundation for building a great body. I’m 45 and still do the same things. Occasionally I’ll change the rotation like you do.
I want to try this. How do you rotate them? How many you do each day?
How long have you looked exactly the same for?
💪 THE SHADOW 💪
Jim Bros always say " you got to trick your muscles"😂 LOL your muscles can't think and don't need to be tricked.
Change up the order if you like - don't break what is working.
Ironically I think Arnold coined he term "muscle confusion" in his Blueprint series.
I think he had the realisation of why we change it, in the middle of explaining why it's stupid.
I don't know the context here but for the 99% of lifters who are doing it to get a bit more muscular and basically look like they work out. Perhaps this video is either for the guys who want to gain muscle quickly over a few years, and look jacked, or actual competitive bodybuilders.
For the vast majority of lifters what will keep you coming back is doing what you enjoy, for each muscle groups there's probably 3-5 different exercises I like doing, so I will change between them. If there's 1 that makes that muscle grow 15% more optimally and I don't enjoy that exercise, I don't really care, I already look muscular and that's all I need.
In the several years of lifting I've done I have taken breaks for even months, and looking back on it, it's usually after a period of sticking to a fairly strenuous routine (GVT, nSuns, GZCL) up to 6 days a week.
A lot of people subscribed to this channel will probably instinctively react like "don't be a pussy! lift moar!" but realise that you've dedicated a gigantic chunk of your time and effort to getting huge, and most people have other commitments.
Outstanding advice. Genius through simplicity.
This guy is awesome.
Straightforward.
Variation always worked for me. Just keep the big exercises in the schedule 😊
Everyone's different
Dorian debunks his position, "your body doesnt know which exercise it's doing...if it's working beyond its normal capacity then it has to adapt." If you're doing squats week in week out then your body's normal position is squats therefore you're already adapted and so the only way to get bigger is to do more intense squats and more heavier squats etc. until it's almost body breaking opposed to body building; note Dorian's injuries from such intensities needed from keeping the same exercises. If you change exercises every few weeks on rotation, then your body will never get adapted and constantly be forced to adapt, i.e. grow, as in Dorian's own words, "Your body doesnt know which exercise you're doing".
Bruh, idk how ppl are saying they see no progress when changing routine, cuz I've never not seen progress...
Whenever I change my routine, I start with half the volume or even less, and slowly increase the volume till I change the program again.
I feel extra sore whenever i start anew because my muscles have been exposed to an entirely new movement pattern that puts stress/tension in a very different way from what it is used to, and thus, I can get the same hypertrophy without needing to push super hard for every workout forever.
Pushing too close to failure for a lot of sets everytime will wear out my CNS and will definitely fuck with my functioning inside and outside of the gym sooner or later.
every time i see someone say something random in an authoritative way like this video or mike mentzer or whatever, i see people enamored by them and saying they're the wisest and smartest people ever lmfao
One legged cable bullshit is my jam!!
Then go play touch butt in the park
I disagree. I replaced squats with one-legged cable bullshit and my legs got huge.
Doesnt that just confirm what he said though, find what works for you and do that. If squats aint working for whatever reason, do one legged cable bullshit and see if that works kek, just dont go swapping around all the time.
I changed my flapping hands and shot the biggest load of my life, Yates obviously doesn't know what he's talking about 👀😎
Squats are vastly superior to whatever else you are doing. Either you dont like squats, arent good at them, or have bad form/ bad mobility so you dont want to do them, you should learn to get better at them, because nothing else is better for legs than squats. Period.
I agree, one-legged cable bullshit is a staple.
no they never, you are talking utter BS.
"it's not about creating different stupid techniques that just don't work, it's about getting extremely good with the basics"
And never stop working on form. No matter how good you think your form is.
amazing message. So true. Whatever you believe and how hard you work. Thats it. Legend.
When I was training like a madman and in the best shape of my life it was Dorian Yates who always gave me the most productive advice. I tried it all and his way worked best, period.
Earlier he mentioned "Stop changing your routine" But then calls out particular exercises. It's fine changing your routine. Life happens and adjustments need to be made accordingly. But I do agree with him on stop changing the exercises. Don't fix what's not broken.
Basics, patience, consistency is all you need
I've always loved this guy.
No gimmicks, no bullshit.
Cheers.
I like how he even threw some diplomacy in at the end. Smart man
Simple brilliance. Glad I have followed this advice over the last 30+ years since I first was introduced to THE SHADOW when I was 13.
Never met Dorian but have met Ronnie numerous times throughout his prime. For different reasons, they're both GOATS.
I've learned to change my routines with miror tweaks in a micro or mezo cycle. Prior to these adjustments I had several joint or tendon problems coupled with a pinched nerve. With the changes these issues went away as to established an improved inner muscular balance which helped to re-align the deep fascia.
I am bit believe different of this opinion. Changing the routine every training day made a difference for me specially for arms. I got 20 inch arm naturally I believe from changing the routine everytime at the end it's mind game
Fantastic insights coming from one of the greatest
I love this explanation. It’s very simple and precise.
That’s a great word. Only reason I change is to not get bored and see how other movements are progressing
Wise words from the man himself! 💪
Arnold said the body knows your routine after a certain point, thats why you have to change to shock the muscle
Great advice from someone with credibility.
If all you’re wanting to do is build muscle then what he’s saying is absolutely true. I put on the most muscle aged 26 working out 3 days a week doing 5x5 compounds. It gave me a ravenous appetite and my progress was rapid.
However, there are other aspects of fitness than just strength and muscular endurance. Not everybody wants to look like a bodybuilder. Not everyone is interested in the pageantry or borderline homo-eroticism that goes along with all that.
If you’re a normal person wanting to increase your flexibility/mobility then there are progressively more difficult versions of pull-ups, push-ups, squats, lunges etc that’ll get you there. Strengthen and lengthen.
If you’re an athlete wanting to jump higher or run faster, you need to be more specific with your exercise choices.
There are other aspects of fitness or “wellness” than just packing on as much mass as humanly possible to the point you’re stiff, unathletic, immobile, injury prone, and slow.🤷🏻♂️
As grateful as I am for Dorian’s take, (cos he’s right) it’s very easy for him to preach about the basics because guys with his genetics (none of us) can so easily put on muscle. By his own admission, it took him just a few weeks to achieve what most guys take YEARS to achieve.
Agree 100%
And it's impossible to chart your strength progress over the long-term if you're constantly changing everything.
Love Dorian and his logic to bodybuilding
Boss mentality. Dorian is right. Loved watching him train and compete back in the day.
The legend Yates knows his shit the best nobody can test this man when it comes to training or Muscel development
One of the best bodybuilding tips
Respect Dorian, one of my favorite bodybuilders of all time, but every individual is different. Some people adapt to certain exercises so quickly they need to switch up consistently.
*Dorian Yates is the godfather for being the very first "MASS monster" bodybuilder ever. He was the one who took the sport to the next level when he started implementing growth hormone & insulin into his cycle regimen. No bodybuilders ever knew humans could get this massive back then. He was the very first.*
Thing I like about Dorian is that no one can fire back at him with the usual, "Oh what do you know" or "You don't know what you're talking about" or "How would you know" etc... The guy obviously knows exactly what does and doesn't work to build as much muscle as possible and his 6 consecutive Mr. Olympia titles are proof! Guy was a effin monster!!
My favorite bodybuilder❤❤❤❤❤
When I saw the thumbnail, I thought it was an AI aged version of Conor McGregor
I've gotten more results past couple years with exact same workout and I started tracking again. Numbers don't change much but it keeps me locked in
Since i found out what my body likes to do,never switched to anything else...I do the same over 11 years and still enjoy the same routine...works great!
"he doesn't know what he's talking about..."
He knows exactly what he's talking about. That's Mr O - Dorian Yates!
Legend
Dorian Yates PHD .
Time to get NASTY YATES !!
Very very good comment and advice.
as much as i love dorian i do change my routines and gyms, different machines hit my body differently, and it just works for me.
If he is only talking about bodybuilding, I agree. If you want your muscles to be as functional as they are big, it is terrible advice, but you can still follow this approach to build some size and then train accirding to your functional goals.
Exactly. Love Dorian
F&*king love Dorian.
Now this makes sense. Love this man.
I agree. I've been doing the last 2 or 3 years only squats and that's it for leg day, no cables,no machines,no lunges, nothing else just squats. I change it up and do front squats every 4-5 months and then go to back squats, my legs have grown a lot
I stumbled upon keeping your routine the same back in 2007,, didn't read it, it worked for me... Keeping my routine the same allowed me to enter the same mind state and get even better at it each time. In addition i could continually tighten my moves just a little bit like pulling back a strong "bow" in a bow and arrow. By having a constantly changing routine you can't do that. I would gain momentum between workouts in comparison.
I change it to stay motivated tbh. I'm aware it's not optimal but it helps my mental health
"one legged" 😭
Exactly! It makes more sense to stick to what your body knows best. As you do the same exercise, you build better mind muscle connection. I couldn’t understand why people change up their routine every month and a half.
BIG FACTS!!!!! 🫵🏽👏🏽💪🏽💯
"One-legged cable ...bullshit..." 🤣🤣🤣💪🏽
When The Shadow speaks we Better Listen! Dorian is The Master!
He's right. The only reason you change exercises is if you have an injury. Find which ones best suit you and your goals. Also, sets and reps, but I could do whole podcasts just on that subject alone
Love him, legend
Nitpicking, but the counterpoint to when he says “the body doesn’t know what exercise it’s doing” ergo do the same thing, is that if the body can’t tell then you may as well change every time as long as the muscle you’re targeting is sufficiently stimulated. It’s not like your legs are going to say “hang about, you didn’t do squats? We’re not improving then.” The only downside to that really is your progress is much harder to track.
Ronnie was the best bodybuilder of all time and one if not THE strongest and he always trained basic movements with progressive overload
Wh
He and Priest are so entertaining to listen to.
wiser words have never been spoken
He’s right.
Dorian Yates spittin' facts yagetmeh! 💯❤
This man is a legend 💪
I was lucky enough to have seen Dorian in 90s he was huge .
To an extent he is correct on those core exercises. Keep in mind that he and all the names he mentioned were heavy steriod users. I have been a natural bodybuilder since the mid 80's and I rotate my routine every workout and have been able to maximize gains in a minimal amount of time. I still use the core exercises like bench and squat but one workout I use dumbbells, next barbells, next machine and also alternate super sets, slow negatives, high reps lower weight then the next I'll go heavy. I've made great gains, my muscles never adapt so I always get a pump and the next day they feel like they are going to bust out of my skin.
I agree to a point when it comes to a
the big important lifts like squats, leg presses, rows for back, bench press or dumbbell press for chest etc. It’s the secondary isolation type exercises I like to switch up.
This man was my mentor growing up
This is best advice from a legend. So, young guys, hear what he is telling you.
Coming from the main man. Well said Dorian.
He is a true genius
Arnold did say though that your body will start picking up on your routine. It’ll know on Monday you’re gonna go do the bench, then cable flies, then a dumbbell press.
Switching the actual workouts is a no no, but changing the pace or routine is good to do
He’s right. The most fit dude I ever saw working out in a gym did the same exact routine ever morning 5 days a week for about an hour and a half. He wasnt biggest guy there but the fittest and most symetrical. I asked him what his “secret” was and he said “Oh its pretty boring actually. Ive been doing this exact workout for 20 yrs” He was in his mid 40s. I took his lead and I do the same exact routine. Yep its boring, but the payoff isnt.
Dorian speaking the truth as always. This was definitely directed to all these "influencers " who do these idiotic excercises. These same influencers are the ones who look like bodybuilders but claim to be "natural."🙄
Your body absolutely knows what exercises it's doing. It's called motor patterns. Don't fix what isn't broken, but variability is a thing for a reason.
Thats the voice of reason. The voice of Mike Mentzer.
I get bored too easy. I keep changing.
Man wish that i could have met this supremacy legend Athlete of Bodybuilding. Much respect. ❤Chicago
Red Fox spittin truth
"There's no reason to change routine ever. Unless you're bored." LOL