Quote of the Day 14th April 2009

If you want to look like a bodybuilder, that's fine with me. That is a matter for you to discuss with your God and your psychologist.

But even a bodybuilder is a novice strength trainee until he's an intermediate.

The fastest way to gain muscular bodyweight -- the supposed goal of a bodybuilder -- is with a linear progression on the basic barbell exercises. And 5s are the way this progression works best.

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Quote of the Day 13th April 2009

When a guy (Alex) asked what to do about his balls hurting after squats...


Alex, buddy, you're on your own here.
Unless we get some other input.
My balls haven't hurt since 1973, when I learned how to finish what I started.

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Quote of the Day 12th April 2009

Any idiot can get on a treadmill and watch TV and then take great pride in the fact they've exercised.

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Quote of the Day 11th April 2009

The interesting thing is that everybody really already knows this, because there are few examples in life that don’t follow the basic rules of the universe, the ones that dictate the behavior of everything.

One of the most basic of those rules is that, with the exception of the occasional lottery winner, you pretty much get out of an effort what you put into it. We’re all quite familiar with this reality, although we are often willing to believe people who tell us otherwise, about exercise and about life.

The sooner everybody—both halves of the population—accepts the fact that effective exercise is more like training for athletics and less like lying around on the floor, more about performance and less about appearance, the sooner it will be understood that women really don’t need their own figure salon.

Quote of the Day 10th April 2009

"The Olympic Snatch is gymnastics with a bar".

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Quote of the Day 9th April 2009

I strongly advise against intentionally farting whilst moving heavy weights.

Sometimes -- especially under those circumstances -- farts have a solid center.

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Quote of the Day 8th April 2009

What Rip says to people that claim that barbells are bad for kids...

I say, "Quit asking for my fucking data, and let me, finally, see yours.

You stupid fools keep telling us that it stunts a kid's growth, or injures the growth plates, or makes them all require back surgery, or turns their hair red, or all this other fantasy shit.

I am not interested in your opinion, since it has no basis in fact.

SHOW ME YOUR DATA, OR SHUT THE FUCK UP."

You may quote me.

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