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Top 10 Most Famous Bodybuilding Quotes

Blood, sweat, and respect. The first two you give and the last one you earn. - Dwayne Johnson
Blood, sweat, and respect. The first two you give and the last one you earn. – Dwayne Johnson
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. - Kai Greene
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. – Kai Greene
Fitness is not about being better than someone else. It’s about being better than you used to be. - Khloe Kardashian
Fitness is not about being better than someone else. It’s about being better than you used to be. – Khloe Kardashian
Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live. - Jim Rohn
Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live. – Jim Rohn
I hated every minute of training, but I said, don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion. - Muhammad Ali
I hated every minute of training, but I said, don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion. – Muhammad Ali
Exercise is king. Nutrition is queen. Put them together and you’ve got a kingdom. - Jack LaLanne
Exercise is king. Nutrition is queen. Put them together and you’ve got a kingdom. – Jack LaLanne
The muscle and the mind must become one. One without the other is zero. - Lee Haney
The muscle and the mind must become one. One without the other is zero. – Lee Haney
Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity. - John F. Kennedy
Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity. – John F. Kennedy
Unless you puke, faint, or die, keep going. - Jillian Michaels
Unless you puke, faint, or die, keep going. – Jillian Michaels
The pain you feel today will be the strength you feel tomorrow. - Arnold Schwarzenegger
The pain you feel today will be the strength you feel tomorrow. – Arnold Schwarzenegger

20 Motivational Bodybuilding Quotes that Will Push You To Exercise

The application of consistent, logical effort, over a prolonged period is the key to reaching your physical muscular potential. - Craig Cecil
The application of consistent, logical effort, over a prolonged period is the key to reaching your physical muscular potential. – Craig Cecil
You can have results or excuses. Not both. - Arnold Schwarzenegger
You can have results or excuses. Not both. – Arnold Schwarzenegger
The body achieves what the mind believes. - Napoleon Hill
The body achieves what the mind believes. – Napoleon Hill
Of course it’s hard. It’s supposed to be hard. If it were easy, everybody would do it. Hard is what makes it great. - Tom Hanks
Of course it’s hard. It’s supposed to be hard. If it were easy, everybody would do it. Hard is what makes it great. – Tom Hanks
If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you. - Fred Devito
If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you. – Fred Devito
Go the extra mile. It’s never crowded. - Wayne Dyer
Go the extra mile. It’s never crowded. – Wayne Dyer
When you have a well-developed body and you're confident, you see people bending your way, wanting to be on your side, wanting to do things for you. - Arnold Schwarzenegger
When you have a well-developed body and you’re confident, you see people bending your way, wanting to be on your side, wanting to do things for you. – Arnold Schwarzenegger
The first and greatest victory is to conquer self. - Plato
The first and greatest victory is to conquer self. – Plato
You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction. - George Lorimer
You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction. – George Lorimer
Exercise is done against one’s wishes and maintained only because the alternative is worse. - George A. Sheehan
Exercise is done against one’s wishes and maintained only because the alternative is worse. – George A. Sheehan
Working hard is not a waste of time, but a state of mind. Keep pushing your limits until you reach the edge. Then be kind and rewind. - Ana Claudia Antunes
Working hard is not a waste of time, but a state of mind. Keep pushing your limits until you reach the edge. Then be kind and rewind. – Ana Claudia Antunes
Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen. - Michael Jordan
Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen. – Michael Jordan
You shall gain, but you shall pay with sweat, blood, and vomit. - Pavel Tsatsouline
You shall gain, but you shall pay with sweat, blood, and vomit. – Pavel Tsatsouline
Most champions are built by punch the clock workouts rather than extraordinary efforts. - Dan John
Most champions are built by punch the clock workouts rather than extraordinary efforts. – Dan John
Strength is the product of struggle. You must do what others don’t to achieve what others won't. - Henry Rollins
Strength is the product of struggle. You must do what others don’t to achieve what others won’t. – Henry Rollins
Train insane or remain the same. - Jillian Michaels
Train insane or remain the same. – Jillian Michaels
If a man achieves victory over this body, who in the world can exercise power over him He who rules himself rules over the whole world. - Vinoba Bhave
If a man achieves victory over this body, who in the world can exercise power over him? He who rules himself rules over the whole world. – Vinoba Bhave
The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides a champion from someone who is not a champion. - Arnold Schwarzenegger
The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides a champion from someone who is not a champion. – Arnold Schwarzenegger
Good things come to those who sweat. - Thrive global
Good things come to those who sweat. – Thrive global
Your body can stand almost anything. It’s your mind that you have to convince. - Andrew Murphy
Your body can stand almost anything. It’s your mind that you have to convince. – Andrew Murphy

14 Bodybuilding quotes That Will Inspire You to Train Hard

“Fortunately, there is a solution, and it’s not performing multiple sets of whatever cable Kegel exercise is being pushed as ‘The Answer.’ Just a little hard, smart, basic work.”

Jim Wendle
We must train hard. It’s not about denying a weakness may exist but about denying its right to persist. - Vince McConnell
We must train hard. It’s not about denying a weakness may exist but about denying its right to persist. – Vince McConnell
Don’t limit your challenges, challenge your limits. - Jerry Dunn
Don’t limit your challenges, challenge your limits. – Jerry Dunn
If you ever lack the motivation to train then think what happens to your mind & body when you don’t. - Shifu Yan Lei
If you ever lack the motivation to train then think what happens to your mind & body when you don’t. – Shifu Yan Lei
There’s more to life than training, but training is what puts more in your life. - Brooks Kubik
There’s more to life than training, but training is what puts more in your life. – Brooks Kubik
Suck it up. And one day you won’t have to suck it in.
Suck it up. And one day you won’t have to suck it in.
Definition of a really good workout when you hate doing it, but you love finishing it.
Definition of a really good workout: when you hate doing it, but you love finishing it.
When it gets difficult is often right before you succeed. - Jeffrey Walker
When it gets difficult is often right before you succeed. – Jeffrey Walker
Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is a strength. - Arnold Schwarzenegger
Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is a strength. – Arnold Schwarzenegger
I don't diet and exercise. I eat and train. - J.R. Rim
I don’t diet and exercise. I eat and train. – J.R. Rim
If you aren’t hurting after a good workout then obviously you haven’t done something right. - Mark W. Boyer
If you aren’t hurting after a good workout then obviously you haven’t done something right. – Mark W. Boyer
It took me 20 years of hard training to get the physique I have today. What you need is what I had – belief in yourself! - Branch Warre
It took me 20 years of hard training to get the physique I have today. What you need is what I had – belief in yourself! – Branch Warre
Getting fit is all about mind over matter. - Adam Hargreaves
Getting fit is all about mind over matter. – Adam Hargreaves
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. - George Halas
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. – George Halas

3 Bodybuilding Quotes for Success

Being negative and lazy is a disease that leads to pain, hardships, depression, poor health, and failure. Be proactive and give a damn to achieve success! - Phil Heath
Being negative and lazy is a disease that leads to pain, hardships, depression, poor health, and failure. Be proactive and give a damn to achieve success! – Phil Heath
Self-belief and hard work will always earn you success. - Virat Kohli
Self-belief and hard work will always earn you success. – Virat Kohli
Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day-in and day-out. - Robert Collier
Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day-in and day-out. – Robert Collier

8 Bodybuilding Quotes that Will Improve Your Discipline

I do it as a therapy. I do it as something to keep me alive. We all need a little discipline. Exercise is my discipline. - Jack Lalanne
I do it as a therapy. I do it as something to keep me alive. We all need a little discipline. Exercise is my discipline. – Jack Lalanne
Self-discipline is about controlling your desires and impulses while staying focused on what needs to get done to achieve your goal. - Adam Sicinski
Self-discipline is about controlling your desires and impulses while staying focused on what needs to get done to achieve your goal. – Adam Sicinski
Discipline is the bridge between your bodybuilding goals and bodybuilding success. - Felicity Luckey
Discipline is the bridge between your bodybuilding goals and bodybuilding success. – Felicity Luckey
Suffer the pain of self-discipline. Or suffer the pain of regret. - Jim Rohn
Suffer the pain of self-discipline. Or suffer the pain of regret. – Jim Rohn
Once you have commitment, you need the discipline and hard work to get you there. - Haile Gebrselassie
Once you have commitment, you need the discipline and hard work to get you there. – Haile Gebrselassie
Discipline is built by consistently performing small acts of courage. - Robin Sharma
Discipline is built by consistently performing small acts of courage. – Robin Sharma
If I want to be great I have to win the victory over myself… self-discipline. - Harry S. Truman
If I want to be great I have to win the victory over myself… self-discipline. – Harry S. Truman
Discipline is doing what you hate to do, but nonetheless doing it like you love it. - Mike Tyson
Discipline is doing what you hate to do, but nonetheless doing it like you love it. – Mike Tyson

10 Bodybuilding Quotes That Will Make You Think

“If you can’t explain the essence of your program to a three-year-old in 60 seconds, it’s too complicated. I’ve trained with Olympic medal winners and I can assure you, they don’t do anything mysterious, they just do the exercises better than we do.”

Maik Weidenbach
My old routine was McDonald's on the way to the gym, coffee during my workout, Burger King and Copenhagen post-workout. - Dave Tate
My old routine was McDonald’s on the way to the gym, coffee during my workout, Burger King and Copenhagen post-workout. – Dave Tate
Intensity builds immensity. - Kevin Levrone
Intensity builds immensity. – Kevin Levrone
Strong people are harder to kill than weak people and more useful in general. - Mark Rippetoe
Strong people are harder to kill than weak people and more useful in general. – Mark Rippetoe
You were born to win. But to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win. - Zig Ziglar
You were born to win. But to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win. – Zig Ziglar
Fitness is like a relationship. You can’t cheat and expect it to work.
Fitness is like a relationship. You can’t cheat and expect it to work.
Biceps are like ornaments on a Christmas tree. - Ed Coan
Biceps are like ornaments on a Christmas tree. – Ed Coan
There are two types of Pain in this world Pain that hurts you, and Pain that changes you.
There are two types of Pain in this world: Pain that hurts you, and Pain that changes you.
I always say to myself before a set in the gym, ain’t nothing to it, but to do it. - Ronnie Coleman
I always say to myself before a set in the gym, ain’t nothing to it, but to do it. – Ronnie Coleman
Sell yourself short on nutrition and you’re selling yourself short on maximizing your physique development. - Ernie Taylor
Sell yourself short on nutrition and you’re selling yourself short on maximizing your physique development. – Ernie Taylor

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