51 Most Inspiring Ronnie Coleman Quotes (FITNESS)

Top 11 Most Famous Ronnie Coleman Quotes (BEST)

“My biggest competition is always myself. I mean no disrespect, but I do not look at any of the guys as being my competition for the simple reason that I can’t control how they’re going to look. I can only control how I look.”
Ronnie Coleman

Hard work and training. There's no secret formula. I lift heavy, work hard and aim to be the best. — **Hard work** and training. There’s no secret formula. I lift heavy, work hard and aim to be the best.

Everybody wants to be a bodybuilder, but nobody wants to lift no heavy-ass weights.

When you hit failure your workout has just begun. — When you hit **failure** your workout has just begun.

The pain you feel today will be the strength you feel tomorrow. — The pain you feel today will be the **strength** you feel tomorrow.

I loved challenging myself every day. The weight room was my therapy for everyday life stresses. — I loved **challenging** myself every day. The weight room was my therapy for everyday life stresses.

I always say to myself right before a tough set in the gym, Ain't nothin' to it, but to do it. — I always say to myself right before a tough set in the gym, Ain’t nothin’ to it, but to do it.

Time between sets should be short and just long enough so that you are sufficiently recovered to hit the next set hard. — **Time** between sets should be short and just long enough so that you are sufficiently recovered to hit the next set hard.

It is important to have people believe in you. With this support, what you can achieve is limitless. — It is important to have people **believe** in you. With this support, what you can achieve is limitless.

Women really do pay attention to a man's glutes. A tight, compact ass is often voted even more desirable than muscular arms and chest. So, if you're lacking, start squatting! — Women really do pay attention to a man’s glutes. A tight, compact ass is often voted even more desirable than muscular arms and chest. So, if you’re lacking, start squatting!

The biggest challenge in life is to be yourself in a world that is trying to make you like everyone else. — The biggest **challenge** in life is to be yourself in a world that is trying to make you like everyone else.

14 Wise Ronnie Coleman Quotes About Bodybuilding

“When you love something as much as I love bodybuilding you don’t have to do much extra to push yourself, it just happens. There were some tough times and when those came up I just used my mental strength to push through knowing that my mind controlled everything.”
Ronnie Coleman

Progress takes time and discipline. — Progress takes **time** and **discipline**.

I've been in pain for so long now I'm just used to it. — I’ve been in pain for so long now I’m just used to it.

Never underestimate the power of wide-grip pull-ups to develop width and size.

Perfecting your form and technique at early stages will go a long way. Don't compromise on the big lifts - deadlifts, squats, and bench-presses. — Perfecting your form and technique at early stages will go a long way. Don’t compromise on the big lifts – deadlifts, squats, and bench-presses.

“One thing you can’t beat in this world is time. I learnt that the hard way. You can’t play basketball forever. You can’t play football forever. You can’t bodybuild forever. I mean you CAN do it, but not at a high level against younger guys who have more time and have not reached their peaks yet. There’s only so much the body can do and once you’re done, you can’t go back in time.”
Ronnie Coleman

Just because your triceps have fallen behind your biceps, doesn't mean you should back off your triceps workouts. — Just because your triceps have fallen behind your biceps, doesn’t mean you should back off your triceps workouts.

I never focus on contraction. I'm focusing on my muscle. I'm not focusing on a certain style of lifting or contracting. I'm just trying to get the weight up. I'm trying to build muscle. — I never **focus** on contraction. I’m focusing on my muscle. I’m not focusing on a certain style of lifting or contracting. I’m just trying to get the weight up. I’m trying to build muscle.

You have to train the best way that is suited to you, a way that will allow you to progress.

“If you take a hammer and hit something over and over again, it’s gonna be destroyed. I don’t wanna destroy my body cause I want my body to last me as long as it possible can. If you train hard and push it everyday, your body is going to wear out. So I give my body time to recover.”
Ronnie Coleman

I always train heavy and it worked well for me. Most people would be worried about an injury but if you’re gonna worry about it so much, it’s gonna happen anyway.

I work out every body part twice a week, and that is what helps me stay in shape.

I was always trying to stay one to two steps ahead of the game.

16 Inspirational Ronnie Coleman Quotes About Life & Fitness

“There’s no secrets or magic tricks to being successful in life. It’s plain and simple. Work harder than everyone else and the only way to do that is to do it. It may sound silly but it’s the truth and there ain’t nothing to it but to do it!”
Ronnie Coleman

I've attained my mass basically by training hard and very, very heavy. — I’ve attained my mass basically by training hard and very, very heavy.

I know that in order for something to work for me, it has to be extremely powerful.

The gym is one of the few places where I can just be myself without any hindrances and inhibitions.

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. — 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.

“It’s hard to be at your best and to know exactly what is your best at all times because even when you do see yourself, you think you could be better, and you often feel that there is something you could have done differently.”
Ronnie Coleman

Your body produces a lot less testosterone each and every single year no matter who you are. We are all human, nobody is super human.

I've been training so long, its second nature to push myself to the limit. — I’ve been training so long, its second nature to push myself to the limit.

It’s almost better than winning the lottery because you worked for it. It’s like something you want all your life, but you never thought it would happen, and all of a sudden it did.

I'm always trying to improve on my overall package. Just try to get a little bit harder and maintain the same muscle quality. — I’m always trying to **improve** on my overall package. Just try to get a little bit harder and maintain the same muscle quality.

“I want to help the up-and-coming kids. A lot of times, kids don’t have much to do in the summertime. When I was a kid, I didn’t do nothing. I want to get bodybuilding out there, and it will start with the younger generation.”
Ronnie Coleman

Thank god for pure natural strength. — Thank god for pure natural **strength**.

I train heavy and hard every workout. That's the only way I knew. I know it was the key to my success. — I train heavy and hard every workout. That’s the only way I knew. I know it was the key to my **success**.

To have your job as your hobby – life don't get better than that. — To have your job as your **hobby** – life don’t get better than that.

I love you all. Y’all made me have the best life that a guy could ever have. I could have never done it without you all.

I’ll be a diehard bodybuilder until my last breath, but I want my brand and the movement we are creating to touch all aspect of the fitness community.