Bodybuilding quotes

Bodybuilding

186 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.

186 quotes
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger Actor, Bodybuilder, Politician

"The greatest feeling you can get in a gym or the most satisfying feeling you can get in the gym is the pump. Let's say you train your biceps, blood is rushing in to your muscles and that's what we call the pump. Your muscles get a really tight feeling like your skin is going to explode any minute and its really tight and its like someone is blowing air into your muscle and it just blows up and it feels different, it feels fantastic."

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Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger Actor, Bodybuilder, Politician

"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."

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Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger Actor, Bodybuilder, Politician

"I never set limits or created mental barriers. You may have read that I imagined my biceps as big as mountain peaks when I did my curling exercises. This visualization process was essential if I was to gain the kind of mass and size I needed to win the mr Olympia contest against monsters like Sergio Olivia and Lou ferrigno."

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Arnold Schwarzenegger Actor, Bodybuilder, Politician
Bodybuilding

"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"

Mean Girl Bodybuilding
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Lee Haney Bodybuilder
Bodybuilding

"Rule of thumb: Eat for what you're going to be doing, and not for what you have done. Don't take in more than you're willing to burn off."

Food Burning Bodybuilding
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Actor, Bodybuilder, Politician
Bodybuilding

"The better you get, the less you run around showing off as a muscle guy. You know, you wear regular shirts-not always trying to show off what you have. You talk less about it. It's like you have a little BMW - you want to race the hell out of this car, because you know it's just going 110. But if you see guys driving a Ferrari or a Lamborghini, they slide around at 60 on the freeway because they know if they press on that accelerator they are going to go 170. These things are the same in every field."

Running Sports Bodybuilding
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Lee Haney Bodybuilder
Bodybuilding

"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."

Past Bodybuilding Personal Opinions
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Doug Hepburn Weightlifter
Bodybuilding

"It is harder to be a lifter than a bodybuilder...lifting is purely masculine whereas bodybuilding entails feminine traits. Bodybuilding reminds me of a woman getting ready to go somewhere. Can you tell me that greasing your body up and posing in front of a mirror is masculine? A bodybuilder puts strength secondary to his physique, whereas the lifter puts strength foremost because it is more masculine to do so."

Mirrors Workout Bodybuilding
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Henry Rollins Musician, Writer, Actor
Bodybuilding

"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."

Fighting Bodybuilding Iron Will
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Actor, Bodybuilder, Politician
Bodybuilding

"The success I have achieved in bodybuilding, motion pictures, and business would not have been possible without the generosity of the American people and the freedom here to pursue your dreams."

Dream Bad Ass Bodybuilding
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Rich Gaspari Bodybuilder
Bodybuilding

"Going to the gym was never about 'working out' like it is for most people. To me, It was a matter of life or death. It was either me or the weights-and I was going to win. I've always had that competitive streak, whether it was in the gym, on the stage, or In anything else I did."

People Winning Bodybuilding
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Actor, Bodybuilder, Politician
Bodybuilding

"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."

Pain Champion Bodybuilding
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Actor, Bodybuilder, Politician
Bodybuilding

"From the bodybuilding days on, I learned that everything is reps and mileage. The more miles you ski, the better a skier you become; the more reps you do, the better your body."

Bodybuilding Skis Total Recall
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Actor, Bodybuilder, Politician
Bodybuilding

"I didn't leave bodybuilding until I felt that I had gone as far as I could go. It will be the same with my film career. When I feel the time is right, I will then consider public service. I feel that the highest honor comes from serving people and your country."

Country Careers Bodybuilding
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Actor, Bodybuilder, Politician
Bodybuilding

"When I was 15-years-old, I took off my clothes and looked in the mirror. When I stared at myself naked, I realized that to be perfectly proportioned I would need twenty-inch arms to match the rest of me."

Sports Clothes Bodybuilding
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