Best 198 quotes in «bodybuilding quotes» category

I don't diet and exercise. I eat and train.

If you lack motivation, I can't help you with that. That's your problem to solve.

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

It is only within the context of having properly developed your mind that you will be able to truly enjoy the achievement of your material values, including that of a more muscular body.

It's often a razor's edge you'll walk between coaxing adaptation while avoiding exhaustion (or injury). Master this, and you'll unlock the key to continual progress.

The body is not a reliable friend

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

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 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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Bodybuilding is 80% nutrition!

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

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.

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

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 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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Dare to be different. Successful people always stand out.

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.

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

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

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.

Failure will not overcome me so long as my will to succeed is stronger