Failure will not overcome me so long as my will to succeed is stronger — Michael Kirby Copy Share Image
There is no point in being alive if you cannot do the deadlift — Jon Pall Sigmarsson Copy Share Image
Everybody wants to be a bodybuilder, but don't nobody wanna lift no heavy ass weight. — Ronnie Coleman Copy Share Image
Just remember, somewhere, a little Chinese girl is warming up with your max. — Jim Conroy Copy Share Image
I'm not the kind of guy who tries to run between the drops. Sometimes you gotta get a little wet to reach… — Erik Fankhouser Copy Share Image
“Never let external factors affect how you are going to make your body and mind stronger today.” — Pense Andrew Copy Share Image
There are no shortcuts. The fact that a shortcut is important to you means that you are a pussy. — Mark Rippetoe Copy Share Image
I've made many good friends in bodybuilding, though there are few I'd trust to oil my back. — Lee Labrada Copy Share Image
And I quoted from Nietzsche: That which does not kill me, makes me stronger. — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
On the Internet, everyone squats. In real life, the squat rack is always empty. You figure out what this means. — Steve Shaw Copy Share Image
They can crack jokes. They can sit back and analyze and criticize and make all the fun they want. But I'm living… — Kai Greene Copy Share Image
The single biggest mistake that most beginners make is putting 100% of their effort into the positive (concentric) part of the rep,… — Dorian Yates Copy Share Image
After being taught sets and reps and working at it for a length of time you can't paint by numbers anymore. It… — Tom Platz Copy Share Image
To feel strong, to walk amongst humans with a tremendous feeling of confidence and superiority is not at all wrong. The sense… — Fredrick Hatfield Copy Share Image
I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I would like to be the first man in the gym business to throw out my scale. If you don't like what… — Vince Gironda Copy Share Image
Trust me, if you do an honest 20 rep program, at some point Jesus will talk to you. On the last day… — Mark Rippetoe Copy Share Image
I don't believe in bodybuilders using steroids. If a man doesn't have enough male hormones in his system to create, a nice… — Steve Reeves Copy Share Image
And what I'm telling you now is not for you to go out and try the same ways I try, or not… — Big James Henderson Copy Share Image
Some people like to live without too much risk. They're satisfied leading a safe existence. This attitude of caution infiltrates into their… — Tom Platz Copy Share Image
“The modern fitness scene is largely defined by the presence of pumped up, muscle-bound bodybuilders, expensive exercise machines, and steroids. It's wasn't… — Paul "Coach" Wade Copy Share Image
You've got to block out all distractions when you train. Your focus has to be 100% into the rep. You've got to… — Mike Matarazzo Copy Share Image
