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> [The old time strongmen used to lift huge weights just enough to clear a sheet of paperit is in this tradition that Sri Chinmoy's lifts should be seen. His real goal is to bring attention to the spiritual life ,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-zane/the-old-time-strongmen-used-to-lift-huge-weights-just-enough-to-clear/)

[Frank Zane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-zane/)

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## More by Frank Zane

> [A lot of guys have better genes but if you work hard and consistently, you can outperform them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-zane/a-lot-of-guys-have-better-genes-but-if-you-work-hard-and-consistently/)

[Frank Zane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-zane/)

> [The truth I've discovered is that you don't have to lift enormous weights to grow muscle. By using stricter form, slower negatives, and stretching…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-zane/the-truth-i-ve-discovered-is-that-you-don-t-have-to-lift-enormous/)

[Frank Zane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-zane/)

> [The old time strongmen used to lift huge weights just enough to clear a sheet of paperit is in this tradition that Sri Chinmoy's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-zane/the-old-time-strongmen-used-to-lift-huge-weights-just-enough-to-clear/)

[Frank Zane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-zane/)

> [Being weak is a choice, so is being strong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-zane/being-weak-is-a-choice-so-is-being-strong/)

[Frank Zane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-zane/)

> [The more you're obsessed by something, the better chance you have of achieving it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-zane/the-more-you-re-obsessed-by-something-the-better-chance-you-have-of/)

[Frank Zane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-zane/)

> [To be successful in bodybuilding you have to be a good observer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-zane/to-be-successful-in-bodybuilding-you-have-to-be-a-good-observer/)

[Frank Zane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-zane/)

> [Continuity is how you build a physique,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-zane/continuity-is-how-you-build-a-physique/)

[Frank Zane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-zane/)

> [So, knowing what you know now, if you had the chance to go back to, say, ’68, ’70, would you do things differently?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-zane/so-knowing-what-you-know-now-if-you-had-the-chance-to-go-back-to-say/)

[Frank Zane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-zane/)

> [Back in the day I took a lot of supplements and tons of amino acids. Still do. But back then it was pretty unusual.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-zane/back-in-the-day-i-took-a-lot-of-supplements-and-tons-of-amino-acids/)

[Frank Zane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-zane/)

> [Live your life by the hour, not by the day. What will you achieve in the next hour?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-zane/live-your-life-by-the-hour-not-by-the-day-what-will-you-achieve-in/)

[Frank Zane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-zane/)

> [To me, Sri Chinmoy is a source of higher power and an uplifting example of right attitude. He understands the human impulse to transcend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-zane/to-me-sri-chinmoy-is-a-source-of-higher-power-and-an-uplifting/)

[Frank Zane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-zane/)

> [In those days, I did what was necessary for me to win. This included training with heavy weights: a precursor for injury. So if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-zane/in-those-days-i-did-what-was-necessary-for-me-to-win-this-included/)

[Frank Zane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-zane/)

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