I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds
The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who is not a champion. That's what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they'll go through the pain no matter what happens.
The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow.
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
Everybody wants to be a bodybuilder, but don't nobody wanna lift no heavy ass weight.
I don't do this to be healthy, I do this to get big muscles.
A man's health can be judged by which he takes two at a time: pills or stairs.
My strength did not come from lifting weights. My strength came from lifting myself up when i was knocked down.
I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'
Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.
I'm not a weight lifter. I'm a seeker. Weight lifting is so insignificant in my life.
I drink a lot of protein shakes and do a lot of weight lifting.
I tend to do something for two years then move on to something new. Yoga, then biking, then weight lifting, then back to biking. The moment it feels like a rut, I switch and search for a new love. It's like having a midlife crisis, but without the new wife or cheesy BMW.
Weight lifting is the easiest part of my day.
It's all about mechanics; all the weight-lifting in the world can't help you if you're not running correctly.
Think of aerobics plus weight lifting minus the music or camaraderie. Combine unalloyed endurance with straightforward strength and demand poise, timing, and practiced form as well. Think of pure pain: that's the ergometer.
If I have to die tonight,if this weight is going to kill me tonight,so be it! I am dying where I wanna be
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