Physical fitness can neither be acquired by wishful thinking nor by outright purchase. — Joseph Pilates Copy Share Image
Just remember, somewhere, a little Chinese girl is warming up with your max. — Jim Conroy Copy Share Image
Most champions are built by punch the clock workouts rather than extraordinary efforts. — Dan John 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
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
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
There is no better way to fight weakness than with strength. Once the mind and body have been awakened to their true… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
When I go out there onstage, I want to be more than just a blocky guy who waddles onto the posing platform.… — Tom Platz 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
You're gonna have to go through hell, worse than any nightmare you've ever dreamed. But when it's over, I know you'll be… — Tony Burton Copy Share Image
Your love for what you do and willingness to push yourself where others aren't prepared to go is what will make you… — Laurence Shahlaei 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
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
People have become separated from their bodies. They are no longer whole. I see them move from their offices to their cars… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
The internal processes of muscle growth are seriously complicated, people devote their lives to it, but the external processes that kick it… — Daniel Roberts Copy Share Image
Always remember this...there is only ONE recipe for strength. A secret recipe that was handed down from Sandow to John Grimek to… — Steve Pulcinella 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
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
I believe that when the body is strong, the mind thinks strong thoughts. — Henry Rollins 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
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
I prefer to work out alone. It enables me to concentrate on the lessons that the Iron has for me. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Each workout is like a brick in a building, and every time you go in there and do a half-ass workout, you're… — Dorian Yates 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
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
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
