*"The fitness industry has trends. It's as bad as the fashion industry sometimes as far as what's trendy and what's "out." High reps are out of style right now. Sooner or later they'll make comeback and when they do, they'll be no better or worse for you than they are right now. The same can be said for low reps. My advice when it comes to rep ranges is to do what you like, stick with it faithfully and be totally unapologetic about it." ~ Glen MacCharles
*"Don't fall for that crap that people are peddling on the message boards, in magazines or on TV. Get your shit in order, and get your training in order. Start kicking ass, and take out the crap that doesn't matter. Start doing and believing in the stuff that works, and do it today and forever. You want science and studies? Fuck you, I've got scars and blood and vomit. This is a call to arms for some of you. It is for me too. Stop all the things that make you a pussy and steal your energy. Get your life back." ~ Jim Wendler *"There are no shortcuts. The fact that one is important to you makes you a pussy" ~ Mark Rippetoe *"You only go around once, so you may as well make the best of your time here by living the life you really want to live. "Well, Dave, I'd like to but..." But what? Do what you gotta do! There are many people out there who live "but lives," "I shoulda lives," and "I coulda lives." These people are easy to find. They're the ones we call critics: those who've become masters of the "have not" and love to spend their time telling us what we can and can't do. They make up 90% of the people I've met. Avoid them! They love to pull you down." ~ Dave Tate *" "If you baby your body, you will have a baby's body." ~ unknown *"Work your muscles with your training until they are thoroughly fatigued and train each bodypart as frequently as you can and still recuperate from the exertion. Train as long as you can and as often as you can, keeping recuperation in mind. Pick a repetition scheme that your mental attitude and body can tolerate. Perform each and every movement with proper form, with no exaggeration in the performance and let the training poundages take care of themselves, and they WILL increase in time, providing you do not bounce, or cheat, or heave . . . you have nothing to lose but your mediocrity." ~ Anthony Ditillo *"Build a Foundation You should be able to do a double bodyweight deadlift and a bodyweight bench press. Why? A double bodyweight deadlift means that the posterior chain has been built up enough to begin the process of adding something to the rest of the frame. And if you can't bench your bodyweight, don't ask me about all the other stuff until you can do it. You need to have some basic strength to support advanced training. If you don't, get it!" ~ Dan John *"What we face may look insurmountable. But I learned something from all those years of training and competing. I learned something from all those sets and reps when I didn't think I could lift another ounce of weight. What I learned is that we are always stronger than we know." ~ Arnold Schwarzenegger "The greatest weapon is the human soul on Fire." ~ Ferdinand Foch "A bit of advice… If you spend more time bitching about how others train than you spend training yourself, there is a good chance that you will be weak forever." ~ Ross Enamait "If you think it's a good idea, it probably is. The best routines are usually the ones you make for yourself and really believe in." ~ Glen MacCharles "Sounds like you're in paralysis-by-analysis. Make a plan. Write it down. Put it in a drawer and do it for four weeks without changing a thing. Re-evaluate and improve your program. Rinse and repeat. Even a crappy program is going to give you better results than doing nothing. I'm not saying your program will be crappy, but that's the worst that can happen. What do you have to be afraid of? Start training. 'Tomorrow' soon turns into 'never'." ~ Leeroy from Rosstraing.com "Keep your excuses to yourself – nobody cares." ~ Dave Tate |