"You do not need to do many different……" — Mark Rippetoe
"You do not need to do many different exercises to get strong - you need to get strong on a very few important exercises, movements that train the whole body as a system, not as a collection of separate body parts. The problem with the programs advocated by all the national exercise organizations is that they fail to recognize this basic principle: the body best adapts as a whole organism to stress applied to the whole organism. The more stress that can be applied to as much of the body at one time as possible, the more effective and productive the adaptation will be."
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47 Quotes by Mark Rippetoe
Mark Rippetoe has 47 quotes on this site.
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Since the trainee is both inefficient and unadapted, only a few basic exercises should be used, and they should be…
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Strong people are harder to kill than weak people and more useful in general.
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Mediocre athletes that tried like hell to get good are the best coaches.
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You are right to be wary. There is much bullshit. Be wary of me too, because I may be wrong.…
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There are no shortcuts. The fact that a shortcut is important to you means that you are a pussy.
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Trust me, if you do an honest 20 rep program, at some point Jesus will talk to you. On the…
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A weak man is not as happy as that same man would be if he were strong. This reality is…
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There is simply no other exercise, and certainly no machine, that produces the level of central nervous system activity, improved…
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Humans are not physically normal in the absence of hard physical effort.
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Physical strength is the most important thing in life. This is true whether we want it to be or not.
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Big arms are fun, and if their training doesn't interfere with the rest of the program, wait till everybody's gone,…
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An adult male weighs at least 200 pounds
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