Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Dorian Yates and Dr. Andrew Huberman discuss the psychology of elite performance, highlighting how to transmute negative emotions into fuel for high-intensity training and the role of visualization and rituals in achieving peak physical mastery.
Dorian Yates is a former professional bodybuilder, six-time Mr. Olympia winner and a pioneer of high-intensity, low-volume training for building muscle size and strength. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast.
Watch the full episode: youtu.be/qzXU390N3vs?si=lJuPRN41hG2SLJeA
Show notes: go.hubermanlab.com/nZuY9Da
*Timetamps*
00:00 Training Intensity & Mindset
01:34 Using Negative Emotions As Fuel
04:04 Staying Hungry In Birmingham
05:52 Mortality & Success Theory
08:00 Avoiding Final Life Regrets
Disclaimer & Disclosures: hubermanlab.com/disclaimer
Dorian Yates and Dr. Andrew Huberman discuss the psychology of elite performance, highlighting how to transmute negative emotions into fuel for high-intensity training and the role of visualization and rituals in achieving peak physical mastery.
Dorian Yates is a former professional bodybuilder, six-time Mr. Olympia winner and a pioneer of high-intensity, low-volume training for building muscle size and strength. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast.
Watch the full episode: youtu.be/qzXU390N3vs?si=lJuPRN41hG2SLJeA
Show notes: go.hubermanlab.com/nZuY9Da
*Timetamps*
00:00 Training Intensity & Mindset
01:34 Using Negative Emotions As Fuel
04:04 Staying Hungry In Birmingham
05:52 Mortality & Success Theory
08:00 Avoiding Final Life Regrets
Disclaimer & Disclosures: hubermanlab.com/disclaimer
