Yates style training

[karl]

I decided to give Dorian Yates training style a shot, first workout today.
Did less sets but went all out, best workout I've had in a while

[Homer]

Change is good. How does this style differ from HIT?

[bornbad71]

Yes change is good.....it not only keeps the muscles guessing but makes things not become boring. I see way to many ppl cault in a rut and they can't seem to get out of it, and they do the same stuff over and over again. :blink:

I have read how Yates trains...he's pretty damn intense. Give an example of what your doing.

[karl]

The biggest thing for me I think was mental, I was focusing on that once set of maximum effort instead of worrying about the 2nd set.
Today I did

Bent Row Reverse grip 3 warmups then 1 set at 315 for six reps
DB rows on incline bench 1 acclimation set then 100's for 7 1/2 reps
Weighted Pull ups 1 set body weigh acclimation set then + 45lbs for six reps
Pull over machine 1 set 180lbs acclimation 1 set 300lbs for 8 reps
Dead lift 2 warmups 1 set 455 for 6 reps

Rear Delts
1 set 35lbs acclimation set 1 set 65lbs for 7 1/2 reps

Biceps
Strait bar curl 2 warm up sets 1 set 135 for 7 reps
incline curl 1 acclimation set 30lbs 1 set 65lbs for 7reps

and that was it took about 45 mins to do

[bornbad71]

Yates believes in reverse grips bb rows, which they have added some very nice mass to his back.

I haven't read much on Yates as of late, but if I remember right he believes that an all out effort is given to one set to complete failure rather than doing set after set.


I think you hit the nail on the head with the mental part.....it's all mental, that's what limits us and our abilities to lift heavy weight. We get in in our minds we can do it and guess what, we can't.

One must really focus on the mind/muscle connection.....that's why so many pros can get a huge pump just from doing a pose or contracting the muscle. They have a great mind/muscle connection and know just what makes that particular muscle pop. The mind is a key total in growing.

[karl]

Originally posted by bornbad71@Jan 30 2005, 08:16 PM
Yates believes in reverse grips bb rows, which they have added some very nice mass to his back.

I haven't read much on Yates as of late, but if I remember right he believes that an all out effort is given to one set to complete failure rather than doing set after set.


I think you hit the nail on the head with the mental part.....it's all mental, that's what limits us and our abilities to lift heavy weight. We get in in our minds we can do it and guess what, we can't.

One must really focus on the mind/muscle connection.....that's why so many pros can get a huge pump just from doing a pose or contracting the muscle. They have a great mind/muscle connection and know just what makes that particular muscle pop. The mind is a key total in growing.

Yeah that pretty much it hit that one set with all out intensity/positive failure. What got me really thinking about it was a comparison picture of his over 1 year, he put on so much size in one year it was insane