- Author : Dorian Yates
- Author : Peter McGough
- Binding : Paperback
- Dewey Decimal Number : 613.713092
- EAN : 9780953476404
- Edition : illustrated edition
- ISBN : 0953476405
- Is Eligible For Trade In? : Yes
- Label : Dorian Yates Ltd
- List Price : £14.95 (GBP)
- Manufacturer : Dorian Yates Ltd
- Number Of Items : 1
- Number Of Pages : 146
- Package Dimensions : 0.71 inches (Height) x 10.79 inches (Length) x 1.37 pounds (Weight) x 8.19 inches (Width)
- Publication Date : 2006-11-02
- Publisher : Dorian Yates Ltd
- Studio : Dorian Yates Ltd
Customer Reviews:
Customers rated A Portrait of Dorian Yates: The Life and Training Philosophy of the World's Best Bodybuilder 4.5 stars out of 5.0 based on 2 reviews:Good for training and inspiration, not that good on nutrition
by - 2010-01-30
The training advice is great. I kind of liked his split routine and I did find a few little gems not found in other sources or not that common in other sources, such as his insistence on doing incline bench presses. I liked the bit on back training, with his emphasis on "murderous rows". I do more pyramiding (especially Arnold's 12,10,8,6,6 and then drop sets) than forced/negative reps but I still liked the book. Other books I like written by pros are Lee Haney (both his books), Mike Mentzer's Spot book, flex appeal by rachel, Boyer Coe, Samir Banet book etc. I've got about 40 odd books on weight training. No single one does the trick. It's defo a subject which leads to a form of "knowledge obsession", at least for the first two years. The bit on dieting was aweful. He didn't include how to "cut up" (did he really eat 5000 calories a week before the contest?). Nothing on low fat/low calorie vs. cylical ketogenic (low carb) dieting etc. It covered only briefly how he increased his caloric deficit via exercise (standard stationary biking like most pros do). Although it's something I'm not interested in, it doesn't touch on steroid use, although I hear "World Anabolic Review 1996" or William Llewellyn's "Anabolics" is a good source should you wish to educate yourself on that. Overall goodish read. Not worth £50 like it's going for on here. Worth about £15 I'd say with the option to re-sell. Definately doesn't provide a "complete system" but no book I've read so far has done (or those that did attempt to didn't really do it properly in enough depth - e.g. Lee Haney's book or Samir Banet's book or ofcourse Arnold's encyclopedia). Not sure of Dorian's earlier book, "Blood & Guts", I'd like to give that a look over too.The man, the legend
by C. Webb (Stratford on avon, England) - 2006-11-30
Before anyone steps into a gym they should first of all read this book from cover to cover. Dorian goes into detail not just about what exercises to use to improve your physique but explains nutrition, specific exercise for and the workings of each bodypart and how he himself started bodybuilding after a brief spell in a young offenders institute. It charts his own meteoric rise to the pinnacle of the bodybuilding world and in my opinion is the bible that all beginner and novice bodybuilders should follow. Since eading this book I have had the good fortune to meet the man himself and can attest to his knowledge.
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