There is simply no other exercise, and certainly no machine, that produces the level ofmuscular stimulation and growththan the correctly performed full… — Mark Rippetoe Copy Share Image
I recommend against a wooden squat rack, for much the same reason that I recommend against a wooden car. — Mark Rippetoe Copy Share Image
There are few things graven in stone, except that you have to squat or you're a pussy. — Mark Rippetoe Copy Share Image
A squat cannot be performed on a Smith machine any more than it can be performed in a small closet with a… — 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
A weak man is not as happy as that same man would be if he were strong. This reality is offensive to… — Mark Rippetoe Copy Share Image
Start training yourself. You don't have to have been an elite lifter to be a good coach - I sure as hell… — Mark Rippetoe Copy Share Image
The full-range-of-m otion exercise known as the squat is the single most useful exercise in the weight room, and our most valuable… — Mark Rippetoe Copy Share Image
The full squat is a perfectly natural position for the leg to occupy. That's why there is a joint in the middle… — Mark Rippetoe Copy Share Image
There is simply no other exercise, and certainly no machine, that produces the level of central nervous system activity, improved balance and… — 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
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
For young males that weigh between 150-200 lbs., deadlifts can move up 15-20 lbs. per workout, squats 10-15 lbs., with continued steady… — 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
“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
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
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
Your muscles cannot get "longer" without some rather radical orthopedic surgery. — Mark Rippetoe Copy Share
You don't get big and strong from lifting weights - you get big and strong from recovering from lifting weights — Mark Rippetoe Copy Share
“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
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
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
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
A weak man is not as happy as that same man would be if he were strong. This reality is offensive to some people… — Mark Rippetoe Copy Share
You can't make people smarter. You can expose them to information, but your responsibility stops there. — Mark Rippetoe Copy Share
If every day of your life you are told by authority figures that the Earth is flat, you will be scared of falling off… — Mark Rippetoe Copy Share
