Dorian Yates: Bodybuilding Has Become More Superficial and Physique Quality Is Worse | GI Vault

[@mr.policeman6129]

Could listen to him talk bodybuilding all day!

[@WaxDat8800]

Agreed.

[@NeuroLifting]

His podcast with rogan was brilliant.

[@mentzo1]

@@NeuroLifting Indeed.

[@ELTUK82]

Me too

[@christianleon8325]

People allways say This .then will go to the gym and do high volume and be there for 2-3 hours 5 -7 days a week ...

[@andyhall7032]

deserves a lot more recognition in the UK for what he achieved...

[@rudra7615]

Bodybuilding ain't that big like other sports bro. It doesn't help steriod is so tied to it.

[@LukeD91]

I agree, he almost seems to be passed over in the Olympia conversation, but he's the real deal. I spread the word of the shadow always 👍🏻

[@larjkok1184]

Why’s that?

[@andyhall7032]

@Carlos Domenech that's like saying usain bolt just ran fast

[@LukeD91]

I think his mindset and actions are transferable to any goal you want to achieve. Plus he won 6 in a row but isn't as big a name as some

[@lukebrown8580]

Dorian looks very very fresh and healthy considering the shape and levels he took his physique too

[@Nitroniko1983]

He didnt take tons of stuff D. Maby he quitted early enough.

[@1catmilkdrinker]

Niko Gottschalk that’s Ronnie Coleman’s regret he wished to walk away undefeated he said before because of Dorian and lee Haney both walking away at the right time

[@gariejoyce5263]

Niko Gottschalk are you that naive, they all take tons of shit. The winners are the ones that takes the most shit.

[@jd1ify]

@@Nitroniko1983 He probs took doses that were right and eased off them slowly rather than hopping on high dosage and going cold turkey which fuck the body

[@psilocybinenthusiast5200]

jd1ify on a interview on London Real Dorian said he went cold turkey and didn’t have pct and he send he went off in the deep end. Think hi wife ended up leaving him soon after so was a bad time for him.

[@sneakyfoz3692]

Current Bodybuilding is a direct reflection of society in general, so it comes as no surprise.

[@deancrisp3596]

Lol

[@vesuviusenigma7739]

You're so right!

[@darrenc4096]

Sneaky Foz exactly. No heart, no ball busting effort and full of bitching, whinging and bullshit.

[@daveseemerollin6357]

Ah yes. Judges are old fools, unwilling to change the contest for the better, despite Aesthetics taking a nose-dive, controversy. Terrible prizes, no more magazine contracts, less money, less incentive for contenders to compete. It's the boomers who demanded participation trophies after all?

[@pavelhanek9790]

True

[@Russianmobster69]

Talk about the editing how about the awkward zoom

[@amritanshdubey357]

I was wondering the same.

[@ryanveach5222]

Miss the days of old school hardcore intensity and the gyms were mainly for the very serious and not as crowded. It felt like an honor to spot the huge guys.

[@Underhills]

Dorian became philosophical and reflected after his career. In many ways he's the Mike Tyson of bodybuilding.

[@buddhistphilosopher800]

He drank ayahuasca while Tyson smoke buffo. That's why.

[@theholyrk6365]

Dorian would have definitely been a Spartan back in the days.

[@sebastianosalina1544]

Yh i would agree

[@kiuk_kiks]

More like a Norseman who’s raid England from Scandinavia.

[@deancrisp3596]

Not one person on this planet can disagree with a word Dorian says the guy achieved top status from a underground gym in Birmingham

[@littlebear4264]

yea, i like him more than ronnie just cuz of his mindset,he stopped when he knew he had to, also cuz he is the one who changed the game

[@eliteviktor3]

Idk about that, compare 97 Dorian Yates to the guys of today, he looks like shit. They look alot denser and better today.

[@littlebear4264]

@@eliteviktor3 nope, dorian's era was more conditioned and bigger, youcan barely see vascularity and condition these days, if you check dorians conditioning vs someone like brandon curry's you would see that dorian's muscles are more defined and grainy while nowadays most look watery and bloated

[@littlebear4264]

@@eliteviktor3 and 1997 dorian was when he retired because that last olympia was his worst and the time he got injured, check out his previous years

[@eliteviktor3]

Taong Naglalakad even those years his back was to wide and lacked thickness/density compared to the width making him unbalanced. Balance is key.

[@ELTUK82]

One of the wisest and most straight up guys

[@TaiChiQi]

Dorian is a genius in the bodybuilding world,that’s why he was so successful and was one of the best of all time.

[@XPGamer95]

Nobody can deny what he's saying because he brought such an Insane physique 25 years ago which would Still kick Ass in the Mr.Olympia today.

[@startingtech3900]

Dominate

[@jasonito23]

There are all kinds of comparison's out there about this and the fact is, his physique would not win today. He would not beat Ronnie, Jay Cutler, Phil Heath, Shawn Rhoden or Brandon Curry. These guys out-muscle him. He looked insane in his day, but not today.

[@startingtech3900]

Black Lit. Black Hist. He would destroy rhodent, Heath and Brandon and Dorian beat Ronnie over 7 times in his prime

[@gymwithryan]

Black Lit. Black Hist. LOL

[@RafMorris37]

I agree with him. Bodybuilding has become more commercial than hardcore

[@hawkstone9991]

I can already see parts of this interview being used in Makaveli Motivation Videos, and I'm looking forward to it 🔥

[@Splitscreen83]

Love his no nonsense honesty. So inspirational not only to potential athletes.

[@juliojreyes6234]

I like the way he thinks. Don't care.

[@Deciden0w.]

Dorian the legend. He's totally right about the quality and how its not 100% bodybuilding anymore

[@stevewilliams2790]

That goes for almost every sport in every era, the era after yours is never as good as back in your time. And the same is said by those who were in the sport before your time. While I liked Dorian a lot, its just ignorance making that statement as some would admit that in his time that's when the big gut guys came about.

[@Deciden0w.]

@@stevewilliams2790 Good point about everything that you said. But it is true that bodybuilding today is not really like back then where everyone was focus on the bodybuilders. The other classes and divisions divides the fans which makes bodybuilding less exciting. I personally enjoyed Coleman's era since to me that was the golden era

[@stevewilliams2790]

@@Deciden0w. Everyone has their own opinion and I respect that, but to me the golden era was just before Ronnie Coleman's time. Early 90s had such good bodybuilders apart from Dorian Yates.......Kevin Levrone is one of my all time favorites, then you also had Shawn Ray, Flex Wheeler, Nasser and more.....all at the some time, it was awesome.

[@xanderguldie]

Don't be silly, I respect his balls to the wall attitude but If one bodybuilder ruined the sport by playing the mass game its him. Not to mention he ruined his body in the process.

[@dansmith9724]

Theres been more than just bbing in the 90s and before. Weight divisions were used in one organization and another had height categorty eg short, medium and tall class then an overall. Not so many in the pro ranks but the Mr O in the 70s use to have an under 200lb division and an over 200lb division. Mike Mentzer was the over 200lb MrO in 1979 and Frank Zane won the under 200lb and the overall. So really todays different categories are just called something different to those of yesteryear. Classic bbing category just use a height and weight caregory. Bbing should just have an u der 200lb class, under 240lb class and an over 240lb class and the lot bodybuilding🤔?

[@c.johnson1691]

I’m old school, too. I go to the gym to train hard, not to make friends or show off. I admire Mr. Yates!

[@markwatson8051]

I'm always impressed with Dorian's equanimity and thoughtful perspectives.

[@jonathanrobinson2628]

As a casual observer, if I were to pick on one difference between today's crop of top-level IFBB pros and those from the 90s, it's density. Today's guys look huge and inflated, but they often lack vascularity and the musculature seems puffy and temporary. Either way, I really enjoyed the interview

[@rolexmarcelo3218]

He is a non-stereotypical bodybuilder. The common notion is that the sport is comprised of non-thinking individuals. But Dorian, when he speaks out, one is assured that all of his mind-gears are churning at maximum mode ALL THE TIME, even when he is not talking.

[@jasonito23]

Hardly anyone today thinks about bodybuilders as non-thinking individuals. That is a very old stereotype (no longer a stereoptype)

[@T0YCHEST]

Black Lit. Black Hist. For real idk why people bring that up lmfaoo

[@Dean.AlAmriki]

Him and Kai Green

[@flamingoalbert3391]

I was not a fan of his during his comp time. I was more into Shawn Ray. But now I love Dorian. I mean the way he shares his knowledge, being open and honest. It's nice listening to him. We are old school....😁

[@glengrixti927]

When i see a new interview of Dorian, I hurry up to listen to it. It's incredible how Dorian evolved over the years

[@daniaalali4658]

Nothing can compare to fighting its the ultimate test of human will power

[@leesc11]

The GOAT has spoke

[@leesc11]

@1life To live go

[@adamrobinette139]

Dorian is a good bodybuilder to emulate, because he didn't suffer from the body dysmorphia that many other pros did and still do. He is all about having the body that is best for your goals, and he is all about gear being pointless unless you are using it to make money on stage. He was in the business of being the biggest and best onstage. He needed the gear to get there. Once he was done competing he went off of it. Because it was never about being big because some kind of small guy syndrome. It was the body he needed to be the best in the sport. When he didn't need it for that anymore, he shrank down for what he needed it to do going forward. It's why he and others with the same mindset, like Arnold, Dave Draper, Frank Zane, and even Kevin Levrone, who actually got smaller in the off season, are alive and healthy, and so many pros that couldn't stop the gear because of their ego either already died at a young age or ended up in sad shape health wise.

[@dans1454]

Yeah Dorian didn't seem to have many insecurities. A lot of guys do bodybuilding to prove something to society, prove they aren't a loser etc. With Dorian it was like a challenge to himself, how mad can he make his physique. He seems ultra comfortable in his own skin. As an example, Tom Platz, who is also one of my favourites, seems to have more hang ups. He talks about 'not leaving the gym a loser' and that he would rather die than be seen as a loser. Maybe because Dorian didn't surround himself in that Cali lifestyle, so he never developed those hang ups.

[@pavelgronbjerg98]

Very good format with written questions and proper answers. However, don't chop it up in the future if it is not necessary. DY is always relevant and very astute.

[@markusjackson7727]

Video Request: Bisher habe ich sehr viele Videos zur optimalen Vorbereitung für einen Wettkampf gesehen. Jedoch bin ich kein Wettkämpfer, sondern ein Hobby-BB, wie die meisten unter uns. Mich und bestimmte sehr viele andere würde ein Video interessieren, indem mir erklärt wird wie ich mich optimal auf eine Woche Party-Urlaub (mit Alkohol) vorbereite und wie ich in dieser Woche esse, trainiere und trinke um während des Urlaubs möglichst gut auszusehen (Wodka mit Wasser?).

[@Kas58223]

Dorian Yates is still the man the knowledge this man has is unreal anyone he coaching I hope they take his advice as a sponge Yates has done it all in bodybuilding

[@andylindsay6078]

Yates looks incredible, a true ambassador for the sport.

[@NAM92897]

Love listening to Dorian, one hard operator! Watched blood and guts and it would scare you the training he went threw!

[@tomfoolery342]

I went to the Mr. Olympia in Atlanta back in the 90's. Dorian posed to the song "More Human Than Human", it is one of my fondest memories!!!

[@skinlab4239]

The whole premise of bodybuilding is being superficial...

[@chriskoutroulis4531]

The proper term for professional bodybuilding competitions, should be Muscular Enhancement Shows. Bodybuilding on the other hand can be any practice that creates a fit and healthy body.

[@sicklygreyfoot]

Isn't it amazing how self-contradictory people are?

[@giteausuperstar]

He is definitely right about the standard of today being lower. Dorian era Olympias had the likes of Lee Priest, Shawn Ray, Flex wheeler, young Ronnie, and many other legends on the same stage. Brandon, Bonac, Roelly, etc. are all good but not in the same league.

[@amber10921]

back in my day I used to walk 10 kms to school with no shoes on

[@RayMiles666]

When were your years, I wonder???

[@christianmathison1182]

Up hill both ways I am sure? Knee deep snow too?

[@VinhNguyen-ul8yg]

I love the way Dorian talks the truth. He is soooo right about bodybuilding and social media today. VERY SUPERFICAL!!!! Physiques today are nothing compared to those in the 90's. Dorian, Ronnie, Kevin, Flex, Jay, need I say more..

[@SuperSlinkyboy]

The man is just so genuine. No BS. straight up facts, to the point.

[@aeternapreliator]

I was 16 when Dorian hit his first mr olympia' and you just knew he was going to be something special' only Lee haney at his peak there was going to beat him...the next year he was Mr olympia. 💪🏼💪🏼👍🏼😃

[@seanism2011]

If the weightlifting and the working out piece was the competition bodybuilding would be a sport like CrossFit is. Due to the fact the competition is about looks makes it a pageant like Miss Universe. (They also workout and eat right to compete on stage when was the last time you hear it referred to as a sport)

[@garrettblaster]

He is right about the categories like men’s physic and bikini, it’s much easier option and you see so many people competing now those categories

[@izayzo3245]

As a bodybuilder, I do not think bodybuilding is a sport. A sport has rules and standards for who wins. In baseball whoever has the most runs wins the game, in soccer the most goals, basketball/football the most points. But in bodybuilding there’s absolutely no restriction as to what you can put into your body, and the winner is based on what other people think. In baseball you can’t have more runs and lose or in soccer you can’t score more goals and lose but in bodybuilding, you can have a superior physique and still lose if the judges don’t like it. While I think what we do requires an incredible amount of dedication, knowledge, and discipline, I think it is more of a competition and not a sport.

[@supercenturion7531]

sport /spɔːt/ noun 1. an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.

[@Filmmaker809]

Dorian is so right on so many levels. The sport lost alot of its spark. And agree with him on conditioning of athletes now.

[@jeremy1755]

Just train for 12 months and could enter men’s physique? Yeah as if those guys haven’t been blasting since they were teenagers to get to that size

[@VeeTaperTemplar]

The Bikini guys are getting more muscular, what happened to “I don’t want to be too big”??

[@deancrisp3596]

What he's saying is if he trained like he did for one year then he could compete which he could easily where as bodybuilding to his level takes years it's just a vain crap look at me on Instagram body and I'm sorry he is 100%right

[@jasonito23]

@@VeeTaperTemplar - Did you know that many of the Men's Physique guys weigh too much for Classic Physique?

[@VeeTaperTemplar]

Black Lit. Black Hist. Are you foreal bro? Remove the weight cap like I’ve always said, their either classic or their not

[@Etspiritu22]

Mr Washington Himself The judging is changing. That’s generally when the physiques of a class changesZ

[@robertdemarais3327]

I disagree. With snooker and darts or any sport there is an obvious winner. It's not subjective like a bodybuilding contest. Just because you trained hard in the gym it doesn't mean you should win a bodybuilding contest? If anything it's more on the line of a beauty pageant. Although at least in a beauty pageant there is a competition round.

[@mjojco]

It is pageant. Nothing wrong with that but competitors and pageant fans should accept it. Calling it sport doesn't fit.

[@Beastking1107]

that is when you re your absolute best in bodybuilding, you re actually the least functional unit possible

[@GOURAVSHARMA-ot1fp]

My fav Dorian Yates sir Scientist of body building awesome name suits him knows everything

[@elinsonberroa4436]

Lot of knowledge, love his way of thinking. Great Interview

[@paulhansen6859]

I like how he differentiates between physique/bikini and bodybuilding as if they’re not the same thing. Props to him for vocalizing what a lot of us are thinking

[@SuperQbik]

Dorian is great, up there with the greats,down to earth, just loves the sport and gave his best at it, brilliant

[@coxmar1999]

Finally someone worth listening to. More legends please GI.

[@liberte.3.6.9]

LEGEND.....love his mindset 💪

[@Redemption203]

favorite bodybuilder of all time

[@Ithielios]

I love Dorian he keeps it real at all times.

[@emperorpalpatine6500]

Best bodybuilder of all time, better that Lee and Ronnie since his level of competition was the hardest, going up against Levrone, wheeler, Ray... in their prime

[@davaajargal7]

He pushed and improved bodybuilding to the next level physically and mentally. He is truly example of discipline and motivation not only bodybuilding. Living legend The Shadow.

[@dropdeadsyed7204]

My favourite bodybuilder of all time, THE SHADOW

[@rawintensity8141]

Dorian and ronnie the last two hardcore mr olympia's.

[@user-px1cr6fu5l]

Cutler?

[@rawintensity8141]

@@user-px1cr6fu5l nope. He was great, but not at dorian's or ron's level. Hell dorian was even way hardcore than ron.

[@user-px1cr6fu5l]

raw intensity you might want to watch the shit jay cutler did. He ate 12 meals a day at one point, that’s pretty hardcore. But I do agree as far as training intensity alone, Dorian was unmatched

[@rawintensity8141]

@@user-px1cr6fu5l eating 12 meals a day, rolling in rolls royce, showing up to the gym in nike gear, doesnt make u hardcore, the gym jay trained looked like a disney land, dorian was cut off from the world after the olympia, dorian's gym looked like a dungeon, he didnt show up to the gym in fancy clothes or cars, nor did he care about dollars or endorsements, and the type of intensity he produced while training would make any pro level guy pass out or puke, their is a video of chris cormier puking outside the gym after training legs with dorian, guys like zack king khan, evan centopani, branch warren, who came to temple gym to train with dorian, said there is not one pro bodybuilder who produces so much intensity in just 1 set. Dorian's 1 set is equal to maybe someone doing 20 rep set. Dorian was epitome of hardcore, didnt talk much, showed up killed everyone on stage, get back do it all over again, no one comes close to the shadow while being hardcore.......

[@beastinblack4055]

Ronnie was the peak and sign of things to come he was the tipping point in the wrong direction. Wheelchair was the result.

[@newbiegains6040]

Dorian is right not every big name brings there a game to the stage. If cedric brings his condition. He wil win the show. But is lack of conditioning is what's holding him. back.

[@danieljones9775]

The goat

[@kevinhitzemann1257]

Dorian made bodybuilding a science.

[@rudra7615]

What seperates bodybuilding is the lifestyle the game makes you do, and the reward isn't guaranteed or great. It's not like even if you lose, hot chicks will be after you, or job offers are on the plate, you more likely will die an early death (stats aren't that great) . What you will get are other guys approaching you, that's the best you will get. Yup, it is a tough sport alright.

[@jamespatrick6146]

All the respect in the world for this man and his accomplishments, however it is totally contradictory to say that you're not close to the sport enough today to know what the pro's are doing and then say that the quality has gone down. 😊✌🏽🤷🏽‍♂️💪🏽😁🇺🇸👊🏽💥

[@johnkimble191]

Mate...I watch one contest a year (Olympia) and nothing else. From that alone I can clearly see that the quality has dropped significantly. I’m pretty sure that the most knowledgeable bb of all time can see that from a far.

[@ahmadfarrall2097]

The more I listen to him the more I learn , smart guy, very perceptive

[@kentborges5114]

DORIAN TOTALLY DOMINATED ! MUCH RESPECT TO HIM ! HIS FOCUS AND DETERMINATION WAS OTHERWORLDLY !

[@wilsonlee63]

A lot of things people do that gets coverage & reported on TV as a sporting event that never need to break a sweet calls it a sport...maybe flying a kite can be an Olympic events soon.

[@showmethatthang]

The long short and don’t train legs that’s awesome 🤩.

[@uriustosh]

He isn't wrong however he himself was too large to appeal to the masses of humans, which I feel is the true beauty of bodybuilding, achieving the perfect form. Superfreaks are a fetish, not a thing the masses can appreciate. The 70s and early 80s was the peak of physique. Zane and Arnold were the extremes of size and proportion, the best of both sides. That said, at least the 90s still had form and aesthetic, not just hormone guts and popcorn muscle of the last 20 years.

[@MrBoothyboy1988]

Zanes physique was a pile of wank

[@MygunsJammedify]

@@MrBoothyboy1988 Bullshit, Zanes physique was pure art.

[@markheywood8236]

They were not. Arnold had a thick waist and shit legs. Zane had no size. The 90s were the peak of size, proportion and conditioning. If Dorian's physique isn't aesthetic enough for you try Haney, Labrada, Wheeler, Ray, Levrone, Nasser etc. Every one had better conditioning and proportion than Arnold. Every one had mass that would destroy Zane.

[@jakepotts102]

It was Arthur Jones who said child in a gorilla suit and Bob Paris wrote a book with that title.

[@vaughanscott7308]

Bodybuildings one of the hardest sports there is and no im not a body builder but I have a ton of respect for these guys. Hard work and dedication if its not a sport than its a job and a fucking hard one!

[@tomkruze2749]

“Quality has gone down”. He is 100% Correct

[@MFBMQ]

Why put Roelly in the thumbnail?

[@nicholasglorioso4231]

Old school is the only way 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻🇮🇹

[@vincentcaballero6041]

Wish they would interview Rodney his partner he deserved half his trophy Blood and guts

[@samyy9226]

Lol Dorian knows about MP he just acting like he don't know

[@jacksandiland4393]

Keep Rocking! Men’s physique

[@TheMuscleman31]

1 of the Toughest Sports Bodybuilding. Totally agree with Dorian.

[@TheMuscleman31]

@Keep Rocking! Only a Dumbass would say the KeyBoard Warriors lmfao

[@MrArnoldarnold]

Man I completely agree that it is a tough sport. It’s so mentally grueling that unless you have trained for it you don’t understand it. I keep seeing people saying bodybuilding is the most superficial sport. Any sport can be done for superficial reasons... Bodybuilding is definitely a tough sport.

[@MrArnoldarnold]

Man I completely agree that it is a tough sport. It’s so mentally grueling that unless you have trained for it you don’t understand it. I keep seeing people saying bodybuilding is the most superficial sport. Any sport can be done for superficial reasons... Bodybuilding is definitely a tough sport.

[@clementkong8133]

@1:50 that’s not the dictionary definition of the word “sport”. Cambridge Dictionary: a game, competition, or activity needing physical effort and SKILL that is played or done according to rules, for enjoyment and/or as a job. What sort of SKILL is required to be able to be born with beautifully formed muscles with ideal insertion, full muscle bellies, etc. in order to be able to be considered, and on “game day” to flex and pose on stage? How can you justify that it’s not a beauty pageant when the scoring system in a bodybuilding competition is very similar to that of a beauty pageant? Name a sport where you are not scored based on skill but on appearance.

[@davidmarlow1719]

Wait.... Did I hear an invitation from Dorian Yates to come train with him and all I have to do is say bodybuilding isn't a sport? It's not a sport. Oh, this is gonna be BRUTALLY AWESOME!

[@muhdarash2077]

I think those who has the physique that bodybuilder should look like are the phsyique that has small waist, wider lat & shoulder and any other part instead small waist is the most important part, share your thougts below

[@romeorogers9314]

When Dorian Yates speaks...many must shut up and listen.

[@sierramtmist1911]

Tbh the the goal was always the same to be symmetrical with the most amount of muscle on your body.

[@f0o0rest]

Condition at the top is worst however on national level is much harder and competition is a lot bigger and better. Dorian speaks nostalgic, the old school always do. Ow it was so much better back in the days, no it wasn't. Phil heath 2011 will beat Dorian in his prime with ez

[@howey935]

Dorian was a great guest on Joe Rogan podcast.

[@jimmyg5505]

A man of his words....Train for yourself,dont give a s....t about what ppl think and dont be the little boy with the selfie after every set!

[@waynekennedy7922]

Dorian Yates...the man the legend.

[@yahwhey2392]

By far the best bodybuilding mentality of all time.

[@rolexmarcelo3218]

Ultra-mega-triple like!!!!

[@ryanpolanco8770]

I love this video especially finally seeing the shadow 😎.

[@nickdipietro7797]

It’s just that the bodybuilders today aren’t dieting as hard as the 90s bodybuilders. The GH and Insulin are powerful tools

[@kriserauw5970]

Nick DiPietro these old skool bodybuilders had more rock hard muscle power nowadays they are more bloated.

[@richrich876]

A sport is a competition based on what you do. Bodybuilding is about how you look.....

[@diab9402]

but in bodybuilding the way you look is based on what you do - eat, train, recovery etc. so, wouldn't that make it a sport, even according to your definition? I see your point, but when you look at the training and so on of a bodybuilder and compare it to a, e.g. sprinter, the difference of their effort is just that the one is training to accomplish the best version of himself in an aesthetically way while the other trains in order to be the fastest

[@connordolence520]

It’s based on posing as well, which is something you do

[@chrisyeahyeah83]

Why are peoples thought process so dumb these days. How could BB not be a sport?

[@richrich876]

It's a frigging beauty pageant.... That's why. Wearing a g-string and posing full of grease is not a 'sport'... That's like saying Ms World is a Sport.... Powerlifting is a sport because it's either you lift it or you don't. What 'sporting' activity is actually done in bodybuilding?

[@Droz4567]

@@richrich876 sport is anything that's physically and mentally challenging . It requires a set of actions you do everyday to achieve a certain desired result in the form of a physique. Then , you compete with other guys who did the same in a contest to see who would emerge a Victor. I won't argue if you don't think through unbiased . For many people it is , for you it's not . But don't make it seem like it's something as easy as putting and undie and stepping on stage . You won't get it because you are not in it.

[@bengleeson123]

Kudos for quoting Bob Paris

[@David-nu6kw]

Of course the quality went down cause the new gen wants everything asap.

[@David-nu6kw]

@port nut Never fear just do.

[@dustinparrish7248]

No ones work ethic & sacrifice comes close

[@michaelmarkku3348]

Maybe Ronnie Coleman is Close?

[@juliohernandez3323]

@@michaelmarkku3348 Ronnie trained heavier but in terms on pure intensity I dont think anyone can top Dorian. Ronnie in all likelihood matched the same intensity day in day out but more intense than Dorian's training I don't think it could be possible.

[@manuelmendoza6766]

Ronnie coleman is way way tiger in work Ethic and Effort. By dar.

[@DarkLordVortex]

Julio Hernandez you’re high bro...Ronnie Coleman was in his own realm he left earth when he trained.

[@juliohernandez3323]

@@DarkLordVortex I am referring to intensity. Ronnie trained extremely heavy that doesn't mean necessarily with full intensity. Ronnie didnt train to failure constantly like Dorian used to do. That is how Ronnie's destroyed his body not due to intensity, but due to the extreme poundage he moved.

[@flexjay2734]

Dorian yates The Goat of bodybuilding

[@joelhall5124]

It's not really a sport though. Rich Piana said it best.

[@supercenturion7531]

sport /spɔːt/ noun 1. an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.

[@joelhall5124]

@@supercenturion7531 so even by that, it doesn't fit the definition. You seem to forget there are defining features of sports: objective scoring, actual display of skill, ability to affect the outcome during competition. It's laughable when bodybuilders try to use the loosest definition so they can deny it's actually a perverse beauty pageant and professional drug taking.

[@TheTrainereric]

@@supercenturion7531 --Pro Wrestling -sport?? Sports entertainment- bodybuilding is a practice that doesn't require the ability to run, jump, throw, etc..?? posing is equivalent to runway modeling-displaying ones physical /aesthetics/appeal-not prowess...

[@supercenturion7531]

@@joelhall5124 Its laughable at your lack of intelligence and inability to understand a clear definition. Stay butt hurt it suits you !

[@beastinblack4055]

These modern lifters need Tom Platz as a training partner. I have never seen more intensity in my life.

[@epuliosios123]

One word ! GOAT!

[@vesuviusenigma7739]

If it wasn't about looks,then why did Johnny Fuller (also called Johnny revolting) never get the recognition he deserved.

[@TimBee100]

He doesn't give a shit what people who pay his wages think. Good attitude.

[@iktomi5]

Good ole DY, ole school is the best school! Funny man can't help turning into dad, init! I too agree wi DY (x6)! I loved the culture of BB in 80's & 90's. The BB industry hd to grow in an ever changing culture or disappear completely., becoming irrelevant.

[@hawkfall]

They are not using the same stuf that dorian used back then.

[@ericaguilar4238]

What a LEGEND