Top 74 Gym Quotes

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Finding the motivation to go to the gym is not always the easiest things. There are just those days that you don’t want to go. With that in mind, check out the top 74 gym quotes to help motivate you.

#74 – 70. Gym Quotes

74. You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them. Michael Jordan

73. Your current body is the only body that can take you to your new body—so be kind to it. Elaine Moran

72. When I feel like exercising I just lie down until the feeling goes away. Robert M. Hutchins

71. All progress takes place outside the comfort zone. Michael John Bobak

70. Just remember, somewhere, a little Chinese girl is warming up with your max. Jim Conroy

#69 – 60. Gym Quotes

69. If you think lifting weights is dangerous, try being weak. Being weak is dangerous. Bret Contreras

68. Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln

67. Don’t quit. You’re already in pain. You’re already hurt. Get a reward from it! Eric Thomas

66. The worst thing I can be is the same as everybody else. Arnold Schwarzenegger

65. The Iron never lies to you. The Iron will always kick you the real deal – The Iron is the great reference point, the all-knowing perspective giver. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds. Henry Rollins

64. The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights. Muhammad Ali

63. The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary. Vidal Sassoon

62. 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

61. Getting fit is all about mind over matter. I don’t mind, so it doesn’t matter. Adam Hargreaves

60. Fitness is not about being better than someone else… It’s about being better than you used to be. Khloe Kardashian

#59 – 50. Gym Quotes

59. To be number one, you have to train like you’re number two. Maurice Green

58. The pain of discipline is nothing like the pain of disappointment. Justin Langer

57. No matter who you are, no matter what you do, you absolutely, positively do have the power to change. Bill Phillips

56. One of the greatest experiences in life is achieving personal goals that others said would be, ‘impossible to attain.’ Be proud of your success and share your story with others. Robert Cheeke

55. All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them. Walt Disney

54. The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination. Tommy Lasorda

53. For me, life is continuously being hungry. The meaning of life is not simply to exist, to survive, but to move ahead, to go up, to achieve, to conquer. Arnold Schwarzenegger

52. Everybody wants to be a bodybuilder but don’t nobody want to lift heavy ass weights. Ronnie Coleman

51. When working out, length is not a substitute for intensity. Bill Loguidice

50. If you think lifting is dangerous, try being weak. Being weak is dangerous. Bret Contreras

#49 – 40. Gym Quotes

49. You can be certain that when you feel you are being most unfairly tested, you are being prepared for great achievement. Napoleon Hill

48. Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow. Mary Anne Radmacher

47. You shall gain, but you shall pay with sweat, blood, and vomit. Pavel Tsatsouline

46. Increased physical activity enhances positive energy. Lailah Gifty Akita

45. Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever. Lance Armstrong

44. Vision creates faith and faith creates willpower. With faith there is no anxiety and no doubt – just absolute confidence in yourself. Arnold Schwarzenegger

43. The resistance that you fight physically in the gym and the resistance that you fight in life can only build a strong character. Arnold Schwarzenegger

42. Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re right. Henry Ford

41. Well done is better than well said. Benjamin Franklin

40. Time and health are two precious assets that we don’t recognize and appreciate until they have been depleted. Denis Waitley

#39 – 30. Gym Quotes

39. Don’t be scared to LIFT HEAVY! You won’t get huge and bulky, you’ll just get amazing. Jessie Hilgenberg

38. The purpose of training is to tighten up the slack, toughen the body and polish the spirit. Morihei Ueshiba

37. People laugh and call me lazy, while they twit around in their three-hour workout making zero progress. Sometimes, instead of what you do in the weight room, it’s what you don’t do that will lead to success. Jim Wendler

36. If something stands between you and your success, move it. Never be denied. Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson

35. The reason I exercise is the quality of life I enjoy. Kenneth H. Cooper

34. To enjoy the glow of good health, you must exercise. Gene Tunney

33. I don’t do this to be healthy, I do this to get big muscles. Markus Ruhl

32. If I Have To Die Tonight , If This Weight Is Going To Kill Me Tonight, SO BE IT! I’m Dying Where I Wanna Be…Kai Greene

31. Your love for what you do and willingness to push yourself where others aren’t prepared to go is what will make you great. Laurence Shahlaei

30. Nothing comes easy, but as long as you’re breathing, you’re always one breath away from making your dreams a reality. Make every breath count. Kai Greene

#29 – 20. Gym Quotes

29. The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who is not a champion. Arnold Schwarzenegger

28. Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness. Edward Stanley

27. You have to think it before you can do it. The mind is what makes it all possible. Kai Greene

26. What hurts today makes you stronger tomorrow. Jay Cutler

25. 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

24. The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus. Bruce Lee

23. There’s no secret formula. I lift heavy, work hard, and aim to be the best. Ronnie Coleman

22. I don’t believe in bodybuilders using steroids. If a man doesn’t have enough male hormones in his system to create, a nice hard, muscular body, he should take up ping pong. Steve Reeves

21. Strong people are harder to kill than weak people and more useful in general. Mark Rippetoe

20. In training, you listen to your body. In competition, you tell your body to shut up. Rich Froning Jr

#19 – 10. Gym Quotes

19. A champion is someone who gets up when they can’t. Jack Dempsey

18. Be patient and tough; some day this pain will be useful to you. Ovid

17. Action is the foundational key to all success. Pablo Picasso

16. 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 Warren

15. The best activities for your health are pumping and humping. Arnold Schwarzenegger

14. Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm. Winston Churchill

13. The clock is ticking. Are you becoming the person you want to be? Greg Plitt

12. The real workout starts when you want to stop. Ronnie Coleman

11. The human body is the best picture of the human soul. Ludwig Wittgenstein

10. 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

#9 – 1. Gym Quotes

9. If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done. Thomas Jefferson

8. The deadlift also serves as a way to train the mind to do things that are hard. Mark Rippetoe

7. Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength. Arnold Schwarzenegger

6. Energy and persistence conquer all things. Benjamin Franklin

5. I’m 99% sure no one would run marathons if they weren’t allowed to talk about running marathons. Mike Vanatta

4. To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift. Steve Prefontaine

3. Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out. John Wooden

2. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit. Aristotle

1.Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it. Henry David Thoreau

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