Best 198 quotes in «bodybuilding quotes» category

Sometimes small setbacks are just blessings in disguise. They enhance your determination and whole-hearted dedication to achieving your goals.

Start wide, expand further, and never look back.

Surround yourself with positive, energetic, successful people and learn from them.

That whole world, the world of bodybuilding to me is fascinating. It's such a unique and interesting culture, and everything about it appeals to me.

Take risks that could result in Greatness! Wayne Gretsky said, "You miss 100% of the shots you never take.

That's a good weight...for a small woman

The ability to make and keep promises is the key aspect to trust in a relationship.

Take time to compliment people every day. Do it sincerely and with no desire to gain anything but a smile in return.

The best activities for your health are pumping and humping.

The better your attitude and the harder you work, the luckier you get.

The people who put limits on your abilities, goals, or dreams, may not be the people you want to associate yourself with.

The Iron is the best antidepressant I have ever found.

The bodybuilding world has lost one of its greatest legends. I had a chance to speak with Steve Michalik a year ago at The Upper State Bodybuilding competition. We laughed and shared our personal opinions about bodybuilding [today's scene and how it was in the past]. Steve, we'll miss you. R.I.P.

The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow.

The mind is incredible. Once you've gained mastery over it, channeling its powers positively for your purposes, you can do anything. I mean anything. The secret is to make your mind work for you not against you. This means constantly being positive. Constantly setting up challenges you can meet either today, next week, or next month. "I can't..." should be permanently stricken from your vocabulary, especially the vocabulary of your thoughts. You must see yourself always growing and improving.

The most important lesson I've learned is that the most productive exercises are simple and compound.

The path to added muscle is consuming more calories than the amount needed to keep your current bodyweight unchanged.

The people who wake up and jump out of bed with energy and enthusiasm are the people who will be smiling all day, go out of their way to help you, and call you by name.

The psychological tools I've gained from bodybuilding will never atrophy.

There are plenty of difficult obstacles in your path. Don't allow yourself to become one of them.

There are no shortcuts—everything is reps, reps, reps.

There's one thing that I've liked over the years when I've promoted bodybuilding and fitness and my movies and politics and issues and so on is to stay focused.

There are some girls who are turned on by my body, and some others who are turned off. but for the majority i just use it as a conversation piece. like someone walking a cheetah down 42nd street would have a natural conversation piece. then when they get to talking to me they see i am not mean but gentle to them and thats all they want to know

The reason I have entered into bodybuilding and weightlifting is to inspire everybody to pray and meditate so they can bring to the fore their own inner strength. If everybody brings to the fore his own inner strength, the world will eventually be inundated with peace.

There is a Tony the Tiger inside of all of us just waiting to be unleashed.

There is no better way to fight weakness than with strength. Once the mind and body have been awakened to their true potential, it's impossible to turn back.

There is no "I" in "Team," but there is an "E" for "Everyone." A team achieves more when everyone contributes.

There is no reason to be alive if you can't do the deadlift!

There is only one person responsible for the quality of life you live and that person is you.

There is no point in being alive if you cannot do the deadlift

They can crack jokes. They can sit back and analyze and criticize and make all the fun they want. But I'm living my life, I'm doing it. What are you doing?

The theory of high-intensity, anaerobic, bodybuilding exercise is not true because I or anyone else, no matter how many might agree, say it is true. It is the fact that the logic of the theory is unassailable which makes it true.

The will must be stronger than the skill.

The single biggest mistake that most beginners make is putting 100% of their effort into the positive (concentric) part of the rep, while paying no attention to the negative (eccentric) segment

The words: never, can't, quit, and fail, are not in my vocabulary.

Through the years, I have combined meditation, action, and the Iron into a single strength. I believe that when the body is strong, the mind thinks strong thoughts. Time spent away from the Iron makes my mind degenerate. I wallow in a thick depression. My body shuts down my mind.

We are all capable of living each day with a fiery passion and sense of purpose that radiates in our smile and voice.

Trust me when you love something you don't need motivation.

Vegan bodybuilding is about fueling your body with a vast array of natural, healthy foods, combined with resistance weight training and exercise, providing your body with the appropriate tools to build your physique and achieve your fitness goals.

Vision creates faith and faith creates willpower.

WAIT TILL THEY SEE THESE ARMS IN AFRICA. THEY LOOK BIG ENOUGH TO ME

We all have 1,440 minutes each day to accomplish everything on our schedule. We are accountable for prioritizing the decisions we make with our time.

We all need to have heroes, people to admire and look up to. To find a hero, first look to your parents or older brother or sister. Then look to the people who share the same morals and values that you have, and have accomplished the goals that you strive to achieve.

What I'm against is a sport that rewards mass for the sake of mass to the exclusion of all other physical properties of the physique. In other words, there comes a point where, if you keep adding muscle mass, the human body loses its beauty, shape and form. That's what I'm against.

Well, you know, I'm the forever optimist.

We need more people like Bill Phillips in the world. People who live each day with a passion to help other people. The kind of person who will motivate you beyond what you thought was possible and the kind of person who will celebrate your success with you.

We were all born to "be somebody," look deep inside your heart to find out who and what you are supposed to be.

What is the point of being on this Earth if you are going to be like everyone else?

When I played basketball, I spent hours On the court practicing. When i became a body-builder, I was in the gym all the time. Like most beginners, I didn't really know what I was doing, but the more I did it, the more I loved it. I guess you could say I was a gym rat. Seeing my body change made me come back for more.

When backed up against a wall, dig deep, demand excellence, stand tall, and be strong.