Bodybuilding in the past. Why six-time Mr. Olympia Yates got rid of a mountain of muscle

Bodybuilding in the past. Why six-time Mr. Olympia Yates got rid of a mountain of muscle

But the ex-bodybuilder still manages to stay in shape.

In the 90s, Englishman Dorian Yates was considered one of the best bodybuilders on the planet. During this period, he became the winner of the significant bodybuilding competitions “Mr. Olympia” six times in a row, which are held under the auspices of the International Bodybuilding Federation. Dorian had absolutely all parts of the body worked out: from large pectoral muscles and biceps to thigh and calf muscles.

Now the ex-culturist’s Instagram has more than a million followers, but he himself looks far from what he used to look like.

Why did the famous bodybuilder decided to get rid of the former form?

One of the reasons for weight loss were numerous injuries that haunted the bodybuilder throughout his career. In 1997, Dorian tore his shoulder muscle right before the competition, but still decided to take part in the contest. He managed to heal the injury only surgically. At the age of 35, the athlete decided to retire, but 22 years later he is in great shape. Although not in the same shape as before.

Yates himself explains this by the fact that he decided to take up jiu-jitsu. For the Japanese martial art does not need to have big muscles. Dorian in general and does not hide the fact that after the end of the career wanted to deliberately lose weight.

There is nothing surprising here. First of all, I had quite a lot of injuries. I myself wanted to reduce in size, because I took up jiu-jitsu. You don’t need to be huge there. I really wanted to try my hand at it. My friends said it was time for me to play golf.