Best 198 quotes in «bodybuilding quotes» category

Periodization isn't magic--you can't out-periodize your genetics, drug users, or stupidity.

Some are born strong and others are made strong.

The application of consistent, logical effort, over a prolonged period is the key to reaching your physical muscular potential.

The gym was the one place I had control. I didn’t have to speak, I didn’t have to listen. I just had to push or pull. It was so much simpler, so much more satisfying than life outside. I didn’t have to think. I didn’t have to care. I didn’t have to feel. I simply had to lift.

The barbells and dumbbells you hold in your hands and the way you use them have stories to tell.

Somewhere along the way, I forgot why I'm doing this. I want to be bigger. I want to be better. I want to need no one

The body is not a reliable friend

We pay our gym membership for the permission to exercise in the gym, not for the owner(s) of the gym to exercise for us.

The nature of this steel is odd. I found that as I increased its weight little by little, the effect was like a pair of scales: the bulk of muscles placed, as it were, on the other pan increased proportionately, as though the steel had a duty to maintain a strict balance between the two. Little by little, moreover, the properties of my muscles came increasingly to resemble those of the steel. This slow development, I found, was remarkably similar to the process of education, which remodels the brain intellectually by feeding it with progressively more difficult matter. And since there was always the vision of a classical ideal of the body to serve as a model and an ultimate goal, the process closely resembled the classical ideal of education

Training records become a barometer of accomplishment and a roadmap for further progress.

You can actually program your cells toward better health and fitness.

After a grueling leg workout nothing feels better than a slow, deep massage on your quads.

A bodybuilder is a sculptor who carries with him his own material.

All else being equal, the guy with the best genetics will have the best physique. But rarely are all things equal.

All singers, no matter how gifted, should always try to go improve. And all students begin in the same place despite the level of their talent. It's like bodybuilding: All people who train use similar exercises no matter how naturally physically endowed a person may be. I have worked with many of the most brilliant singers in modern music and it's always the case that they have a great deal of under-realized potential no matter how amazing their abilities.

A lot of guys have better genes but if you work hard and consistently, you can outperform them.

A vegan diet is one of the best things you can do for your health and the well being of our planet.

Always work harder than other people are willing to work. Sweat more, endure more pain, and then reap the rewards of success and achievement.

Attend your children's athletic events. There's nothing better than watching your child succeed while absolutely loving the opportunity to play in front of you.

Always asked, 'Whats the key to success?' The key is, there is no key. Be humble, hungry and always be the hardest worker in the room.

Believing in myself and not to be afraid of taking any risks. I have to be better than the average person to succeed. That’s why I chose bodybuilding. If I became a world champion, if I could win admiration from my peers, I could do anything.

As your bodybuilding aims become higher, obviously you have to work harder, until, believe it or not, you are performing from 20-30 sets of both biceps and triceps three workouts per week.

Be someone's best friend and be there when he or she needs you.

Before starting a fitness program or diet, know why you're doing it. Have specific goals with deadlines and visualize the end result each night before going to bed.

Be open to other people's opinions, ideas, and try new things. One of the best ways to learn is to feed off other people's experiences.

Bodybuilding has been the tool that single-handedly taught a little black boy from the projects to use his mind to achieve success. it taught me to see things for what they can be. I had 17-inch arms; I imagined them to be 24 inches. The power of my mind allowed me to achieve what I imagined.

Be willing to give people a second chance. You'd be surprised how well people respond to another opportunity to succeed.

Bodybuilding is 80% nutrition!

Bodybuilding is an art, your body is the canvas, weights are your brush and nutrition is your paint. We all have the ability to turn a self portrait into a masterpiece.

Bodybuilding is about making oneself seem larger than life. It's about creating the illusion of perfection.

Bodybuilding is men on a stage in their underwear wearing brown paint showing other men their muscles. It is training for appearance only, and at the contest level requires a degree of vanity, narcissism, and self-absorption that I find distasteful and odd

Bodybuilding is my craft and because it is my craft it dictates how I live. Because it dictates how I live it's not just what I do in the gym but it's also an accepted lifestyle.

Bodybuilding isn’t 90 minutes in the gym..it’s a lifestyle

Bodybuilding saved my life because I overcame the nerd stage. I got picked on. I was fascinated with power, and then I decided to take that direction because I knew that it would make me feel good about myself

Celebrate each accomplishment on your way to reaching your goal. Each challenge conquered whether large or small is a positive step to greatness.

Bodybuilding has been my life; if it weren't for bodybuilding, I don't know what I'd be doing. I look at bodybuilding as who I am.

Bodybuilding is a hobby. At least for me it is. I've trained since i was 12 or 13 years old. It's a hobby I just have so much fun with it. I get so much enjoyment from it. To have your job as your hobby - life don't get better than that.

Bodybuilding is not just a sport; it's a way of life. If every aspect of your life is not focused on making the sacrifices necessary to build your best physique, you will ultimately fail and never reach your full potential.

Dare to be different. Successful people always stand out.

Bodybuilding is the closest we have to the fountain of youth.

Despite what we may think, we are all talented in our own unique way.

Chess is like body-building. If you train every day, you stay in top shape. It is the same with your brain - chess is a matter of daily training.

Don't be afraid to show emotion. Get excited, get angry, get motivated, laugh, cry, yell, and vent. You will feel so much better after a great release.

Everybody wants to be a bodybuilder, but don't nobody wanna lift no heavy ass weight.

Each workout is like a brick in a building, and every time you go in there and do a half-ass workout, you're not laying a brick down. Somebody else is.

Experiencing pain in your muscles and aching, that's what makes the muscle grow. and that divides one from being a champion and one from not being a champion. If you can go through this pain barrier, you may get to be a champion. If You can't go through it, forget it.

Fall down seven times, get up eight.

Do nice things for people who may be less fortunate than you.

Everyday I attempt to consume 4,000 Calories and 200 grams of protein. I don't always reach that mark but when I go to bed at night I know that I did the best I could given my schedule and the circumstances that day.

For some people hope is all they have. Encourage them and don't take their hope away, for they will be left with nothing.