Weight Training Quotes

I've done, on video, 150-pound dumbbells in each hand -I think it was, like, twenty two reps - on an incline.

I try to do something physical every day. I don't go heavy every day, though.

Crunches are my go-to. I do 100 crunches in the morning and at night to get myself going and get my body moving.

It is a lot of pressure to prepare for the Mr. Olympia.

In my trailer, I work out with free weights and do situps and push-ups. I'm just trying to stay lean and active looking.

The truth is, for highly competitive bodybuilders, everyone eats the same - oatmeal, chicken, rice - and everyone cuts carbs out at night.

When I was a teenager, I did a lot of pull-ups and push-ups. Every night before bed, I'd do 150 - in sets of 30 or so. Looking back on it now, I'm not totally sure that's the best way to improve as a climber. But it did make me a lot better at doing pull-ups and push-ups.

Even though the weight I'm lifting isn't what it was when I was playing, it's not like I'm not lifting weights that are heavier than the common person would lift. I think a lot of people look at that and say, 'Whoa!'

I enjoy lifting weights more than I enjoy getting on the treadmill to run.

Besides controlling my diet, I did functional training, weights, pilates and cardio everyday.

For me, I exercise every morning. I exercise every day. I work out about an hour and 20 minutes, which is aerobics and resistance training. I work on agility and balance. I work on the things that are going to help my condition. I do agility training. I walk on a treadmill. I use an elliptical. I use weights.

If you've noticed that dumbbells work better than barbells for you on the bench press, then why change that?

I don't think you should spend that much time in the gym. Don't sit around between sets too long. If you want to burn some calories, keep the sets tight. Give yourself 30 seconds to a minute between each set. Supersetting is brilliant.

I think I'm past any window where I'm suddenly going to become surprisingly ripped so that people go, 'Oh, my God, what happened to you?'

I want to clean up my handle. Get stronger. Those are the things that will help me out in the long run.

I don't really lift weights. It's kind of a vanity thing that I don't get into.

I work out a lot, but it changes day to day. I always start out with some cardio - either a jog, a bike ride, or footwork drills designed specifically for tennis movement. Then I do weights, but I switch the days: one day it's upper body, the next day it's lower body. Then I do stomach and back pretty much every day.

I lift weights. It's one of the reasons I get up so early.

For a bit I was going mad trying to do martial arts twice a week and go to the gym and do weights, but that can make you ill if you balance it with flying around and living like I do, so I narrowed it down.

You don't start out getting into the gym and bench pressing 300 pounds. You start out by doing the bar.

I keep my weight low, although you need to be able to move your weight around the race car to change the balance. I'm 6ft and I'm 70kg so I haven't much fat on me.

Focus on your problem zones, your strength, your energy, your flexibility and all the rest. Maybe your chest is flabby or your hips or waist need toning. Also, you should change your program every thirty days. That's the key.

I work in the gym; twice a week, I do abdominals. It is very, very important. I do quick sessions, as I don't want to get big.

Biceps for show, triceps for go.

'Immortals' was very much a martial arts based training program - a lot of body weight stuff, very little in the way of actually lifting heavy weights, and a very, very low calorie diet.