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This was when our insane training intensity rocked the world,” Leroy reflects. Dorian fired up the bodybuilding world by bringing a whole new look to the stage- something that people had never seen before. “When Dorian first walked out on stage, you could hear gasps,” says Leroy. “I knew then that we had 22 FLEX | APRIL 2018 changed the bodybuilding world forever.” The pair trained like wild animals from 1993 right through until 1998, when their jobs finally came to an end. The 6 x Mr Olympia had too many injuries to carry on, and needed a break from the strict lifestyle he had been leading for so many years. “Unfortunately, it was time we both went our separate ways,” says Leroy. “Dorian needed to relax and have some fun, and to find himself again. I had started to build a new life in the construction world. It was the right thing to do for us both.” Leroy continued training for a further 1