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If racehorses were trained as much as most bodybuilders train, you could safely bet your money on an out-of-condition turtle.

— Arthur Jones The New High Intensity Training (2004)

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Never be so arrogant that you fail to give people the benefit of being as stupid as they actually are.

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If you like an exercise, chances are you’re doing it wrong.

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Thinking is a terrible disadvantage with which most people are not burdened. Being able to think merely makes you aware of the outrages around you.

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Split routines make about as much sense as sleeping with one eye open. Best results will almost always occur from exercising both your upper body and your lower body in the same workout.

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There must surely be a few bodybuilders who are not idiots. But if so, they are well camouflaged in some undiscovered cave.

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