55 Quotes by Mark Rippetoe

The Olympic Snatch is gymnastics with a bar.

A squat cannot be performed on a Smith machine any more than it can be performed in a small closet with a hamster.

Most of the problems with the bodies and minds of the folks occupying the current culture involve an unwillingness to do anything hard, or anything that they’d rather not do. I applaud your resolve, and I welcome you to the community of people who have decided that EASY will no longer suffice.

Trust me, if you do an honest 20 rep program, at some point Jesus will talk to you. On the last day of the program, he asked if he could work in.

I can teach idiots to squat in ten minutes.

But a hot gym is where most of us have trained before. Learn to deal with it: more water, more minerals, bigger balls.

I like musicianship, and it’s quite lacking in most modern popular music. You’re always safe with old Chicago, the Allman Brothers, Gov’t Mule, or Tower of Power.

If you are so inflamed that you can’t train, and ibuprofen and fish oil help with inflammation, maybe you’d better take the ibuprofen and fish oil.

Strength is an excellent example of a physical characteristic that drives improvement in other athletic parameters. More strength means more power, more endurance, better coordination, and better everything else. This is why, all other things being equal, the stronger athlete is the better athlete.