{"id":12063,"date":"2024-11-05T02:52:10","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T19:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=12063"},"modified":"2024-11-05T02:52:10","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T19:52:10","slug":"dorian-yates-explains-why-machines-are-perfect-for-pushing-past-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=12063","title":{"rendered":"Dorian Yates Explains Why Machines are Perfect for Pushing Past Failure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Dorian Yates was known for his brutal workouts and landing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/workouts\/how-dorian-yates-hit-philosophy-redefined-bodybuilding-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6 consecutive Olympia titles<\/a> between 1992 and 1997, but despite his love of free weights, \u201cThe Shadow\u201d also knew when it was time to turn his attentions to a machine, as he explained in a recent Instagram post.<\/p>\n<p>Using footage from his seminal instruction film, Blood &amp; Guts, Yates took his 1.8 million followers on a trip down memory lane in order to explain his process as relates to the seated chest press machine, and all machines in general. \u201cI really liked this Hammer Strength ISO Chest Press I got it in Temple Gym, around 1994\/95, after using a range of Hammer Strength equipment in the States,\u201d he shared. B<\/p>\n<p>efore hitting the chest press, the O.G. (Olympia Gentleman) was always sure to execute some warm up sets that included free weights such as the barbell incline bench press, working up to failure. After this, he\u2019d move on to a machine. \u201cMachines vs free weights? I recommend using both, which is what I did,\u201d explains the Englishman. \u201cThere\u2019s pros and cons with either but I would say use both.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Dorian Yates explains how he split his time between free weights and machines<\/h2>\n<p>Yates says that when it\u2019s time to really vie for failure, machines are a safer option with exercises like the seated chest press offering great value. \u201cOn this machine, each side moves independently so you\u2019re ensuring both sides are working to their max and that one side isn\u2019t doing more work than the other,\u201d begins the bodybuilder. \u201cFiring it up through a full range of motion, notice how far back my elbows go to work the pec through its entire range and at the peak contraction, I squeeze my pecs. Going all the way to positive muscular failure and after Leroy (Davis) gives a spot and at the end for the last few, lifts the weight up where I hold it in the static phase of strength and perform extra negative reps, completely taxing each part of the rep. You can\u2019t really do this with free weights safely so it\u2019s best to go beyond failure on machines.\u201d For this Olympia icon, it\u2019s all about \u201ccomplete muscle failure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And, while Yates had a spotter for his epic workout, machines offer a chance to lift without the need for a partner present. So, next time you are in the gym, why not try pre-exhausting the muscles with free weights, before pushing past failure more safely on a machine? Tell\u2019em Dorian Yates coached you.<\/p>\n<p>For more muscle taxing tips, follow Dorian Yates on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thedorianyates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/flexonline\/training\/dorian-yates-explains-why-machines-are-perfect-for-pushing-past-failure\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dorian Yates was known for his brutal workouts and landing 6 consecutive Olympia titles between 1992 and 1997, but despite his love of free weights, \u201cThe Shadow\u201d also knew when it was time to turn his attentions to a machine, as he explained in a recent Instagram post. 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