Big arms are fun, and if their training doesn't interfere with the rest of the program, wait till everybody's gone, like I… — Mark Rippetoe Copy Share Image
If every day of your life you are told by authority figures that the Earth is flat, you will be scared of… — Mark Rippetoe Copy Share Image
If a program of physical activity isn't designed to get you stronger or faster or better conditioned by producing a specific stress… — Mark Rippetoe 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
You don’t get to mis-define a thing, and then on the basis of that mis-definition, say that that thing is bad …… — Mark Rippetoe Copy Share Image
If you are so inflamed that you can't train, and ibuprofen and fish oil help with inflammation, maybe you'd better take the… — Mark Rippetoe Copy Share Image
The BEST training program in the entire world will be a DISMAL FAILURE if people fail to hold up their end of… — Mark Rippetoe Copy Share Image
Your ideal body weight as an ectomorph at 6' 0" will be 214.378 lbs. There. Happy? And if you lose or gain… — Mark Rippetoe Copy Share Image
The only legitimate use for a glove is to cover an injury... A desire to prevent callus formation (possibly so as to… — Mark Rippetoe Copy Share Image
I am of the opinion that anyone who can squat 400 lb below parallel without a suit or press200 overhead has a… — Mark Rippetoe Copy Share Image
On resting in between reps: It varies with the length of the set. 5s or fewer get a breath to reset. Longer… — Mark Rippetoe Copy Share Image
“Every barbell exercise that involves the feet on the floor and a barbell supported by the body will be in its best balance, both… — Mark Rippetoe Copy Share Image
“myofibrillar hypertrophy, more actin, myosin, and other associated proteins are added to those already existing in the cell. More contractile elements within the cell… — Mark Rippetoe Copy Share Image
Big arms are fun, and if their training doesn't interfere with the rest of the program, wait till everybody's gone, like I do. — Mark Rippetoe Copy Share Image
Exercise is not a thing we do to fix a problem - it is a thing we must do anyway, a thing without which… — Mark Rippetoe Copy Share Image
Your muscles cannot get "longer" without some rather radical orthopedic surgery. — Mark Rippetoe Copy Share Image
You don't get big and strong from lifting weights - you get big and strong from recovering from lifting weights — Mark Rippetoe Copy Share Image
“If you insist on using a thumbless grip on the bench, you need to do it at home so that when the ambulance comes… — Mark Rippetoe Copy Share Image
I don't even like Greg Glassman. I don't have a cult like allegiance to the guy. I really don't like him. He's too hard… — Mark Rippetoe Copy Share Image
Bodybuilding is men on a stage in their underwear wearing brown paint showing other men their muscles. It is training for appearance only, and… — Mark Rippetoe Copy Share Image
The hang clean is unweighted and is of little use to watch, except that it shows a problem known as a Donkey Kick. As… — Mark Rippetoe Copy Share Image
