Welcome to the fifth episode of Shadow Talk, the podcast hosted by six-time Mr. Olympia winner and founder of nutrition and supplement specialists DY Nutrition, Dorian Yates.
Shadow Talk is an insightful podcast series that aims to answer the question: How can you be a better version of yourself?
Dorian welcomes guests from across the world, to not only talk about fitness and health, but how to mentally and spiritually improve oneself. Hosting guests from not only his competitive bodybuilding past, but also from his own journey to self improvement, Dorian asks the questions that will allow you, the audience, to take away valuable and practice lessons you can apply to your own journey.
Dorian’s guest for this episode is the popular YouTuber Derek, founder of More Plates More Dates.
A hugely successful name in the fitness community, Derek has gained over 1.9 million subscribers on his YouTube channel and racked up over 600 million views. In addition to this, he has appeared on a number of podcasts over the years, so we’re delighted to welcome him onto Shadow Talk with Dorian Yates for this episode.
More Plates More Dates Channel: [ Ссылка ]
As well as his massive social media influence, Derek has his website which boasts a range of resources for all things self-improvement related: [ Ссылка ]
To find out more about DY Nutrition visit [ Ссылка ] (the UK) or [ Ссылка ] (Europe).
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Timestamps:
0:00:00 - DY Nutrition’s commitment to providing high-quality products
0:02:08 - How Dorian learnt about steroids
0:06:30 - Health awareness of steroids
0:08:00 - Derek’s purpose of channel MPMD
0:08:50 - Importance of being informed
0:09:20 - Dorian’s first experience with steroids and blood tests
0:13:04 - Bringing awareness to people on steroids and risks
0:13:40 - Dorian’s story with steroids and what his doctor told him
0:17:18 - Advice to people starting out
0:20:00 - Dorian’s experience after steroids
0:26:00 - How would Dorian fare in bodybuilding as a whole today
0:30:00 - Dorian’s interests now in helping people
0:33:33 - Living in Spain
0:36:14 - Gyms in Spain
0:38:24 - What Dorian would do differently
0:45:43 - How low did Dorian’s calories go for a contest
0:48:20 - Competing without a coach
0:49:06 - Dorian’s bicep injury
0:51:30 - Females taking steroids and importance of education
1:01:30 - How the bodybuilding industry has changed
1:02:32 - Best thing to do between cycles and transitioning
1:10:10 - Where to find further information on Derek’s page
1:12:20 - Importance of having a baseline
1:13:20 - Derek’s experience
1:14:50 - Does having more muscle mass require more steroids
1:18:13 - Importance of estrogen
