Bodybuilding Quotes For Motivation & Weightlifting

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Here are a list of the best positive inspirational and motivational bodybuilding quotes for weightlifting (with pictures and images) along with words of encouragement for training in the gym to help you build confidence and get pumped up before your workout.

If you are committed to becoming your best self and getting the body you want, then you know that it all starts in the mind first.

Your mind is the most powerful tool you have that will help you accomplish your physical goals.

Without a positive attitude and the willingness to push yourself through the pain, there is no way you will grow.

Most people give up on their goals not because they are not strong enough, but because their mental toughness is not as strong as their physical body.

Your body will go where your mind goes.

Feed your mind with good information and your body will have no choice but to respond.

This is why we have developed a complete guide to motivational and inspirational quotes for weightlifters of all types & natural bodybuilders.

This page will cover such topics as determination, dedication, courage, confidence, hard work, believing in yourself, success, never giving up, hope, fitness, health, self improvement, achieving your goals, how to get motivated, reaching greatness, and more.

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TOP 10 BODYBUILDING QUOTES

Look in the mirror. That’s your competition. – Unknown

To be a champion, you must act like a champion. – Lou Ferrigno

When you hit failure, your workout has just begun. – Ronnie Coleman

Tough times don’t last. Tough people do. – Robert H. Schuller

If you aren’t begging for rest. Then you aren’t training your best. – Unknown

Don’t wish it were easier. Wish you were better. – Jim Rohn

You have to be at your strongest when you’re feeling at your weakest. – Unknown

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. – Mahatma Gandhi

There are two types of pains, one that hurts you and the other that changes you.

Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever. – Lance Armstrong

WEIGHTLIFTING MOTIVATION QUOTES

Come in the gym like you’re going to war. – Unknown

There is no strength without struggle. – Unknown

Push yourself because no one else is going to do it. – Unknown

You don’t find will power, you create it. – Unknown

It never gets easier. You just get stronger. – Unknown

Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. – Les Brown

It’s not about having time. It’s about making time. – Unknown

The wolf on the hill is not as hungry as the wolf climbing the hill. – Arnold Schwarzenegger

You are the only one who can limit your greatness. – Unknown

Stop doubting yourself. Work hard and make it happen. – Unknown

Make time for it. Just get it done. Nobody ever got strong or in shape just by thinking about it. They did it. – Unknown

FAMOUS BODYBUILDING QUOTES

Stimulate don’t annihilate. – Lee Haney

Intensity builds immensity. – Kevin Levrone

You can have results or excuses. Not both. – Arnold Schwarzenegger

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

Blood, sweat, and respect. The first two you give and the last one you earn. – Dwayne Johnson

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

Bodybuilding isn’t 90 minutes in the gym. It’s a lifestyle. – Lee Priest

The muscle and the mind must become one. One without the other is zero. – Lee Haney

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

A bodybuilder is a sculptor who carries with him his own material. – Serge Nubret

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

HARD WORK & DETERMINATION QUOTES FOR BODYBUILDING

Unless you puke, faint, or die, keep going. – Unknown

Tough times don’t last. Tough people do. – Robert H. Schuller

Suffer the pain of self-discipline. Or suffer the pain of regret. – Jim Rohn

Don’t be upset by the results you didn’t get with the work you didn’t do.

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

You don’t get what you wish for. You get what you work for. – Unknown

Skill is only developed by hours and hours of work. – Usain Bolt

Whenever you feel like giving up, think of all the people that would love to see you fail. – Unknown

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

Once you have commitment, you need the discipline and hard work to get you there. – Haile Gebrselassie

You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction. – George Lorimer

Strength is the product of struggle. You must do what others don’t to achieve what others wont. – Henry Rollins

HUSTLE & GRIND QUOTES FOR BODYBUILDERS

Stop wishing. Start doing.

A year from now…we’ll see who was really working.

Hustle until you no longer have to introduce yourself.

No one cares about your problems. Work harder.

Grind while they sleep. Learn while they party. Live like they dream.

5AM – The hour where either legends are either waking up or, going to sleep.

You won’t get much done if you grind only on the days you feel good.

You don’t always get what you wish for. But you always get what you work for.

Not all hustle is loud. Sometimes hustle is just you, all alone, grinding, while no one hears a sound.

You can’t cheat the grind, it knows how much you have invested. It wont give you anything you haven’t worked for.

SELF DISCIPLINE QUOTES FOR BODYBUILDERS

The first and greatest victory is to conquer self. – Plato

You will never always be motivated. You have to learn to be disciplined. – Unknown

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

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments. – Jim Rohn

Discipline is just choosing between what you want now and what you want most. – Unknown

Self-discipline is the magic power that makes you virtually unstoppable. – Unknown

Your level of success is determined by your level of self-discipline and perseverance. – Unknown

There are two types of pain in this world: pain that hurts you and pain that changes you.

We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret.– Jim Rohn

Discipline is built by consistently performing small acts of courage. – Robin Sharma

If I want to be great I have to win the victory over myself…self-discipline. – Harry S. Truman

Discipline is the bridge between your bodybuilding goals and bodybuilding success. – Felicity Luckey

Self-discipline is about controlling your desires and impulses while staying focused on what needs to get done to achieve your goal. – Adam Sicinski

SUCCESS QUOTES FOR BODYBUILDING

Successful people are not gifted; they just work hard, then succeed on purpose.

Success is what comes after your stop making excuses. – Luis Galarza

Self-belief and hard work will always earn you success. – Virat Kohli

Success doesn’t just come and find you, you have to go out and get it. – Unknown

Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day-in and day-out. – Robert Collier

When it gets difficult is often right before you succeed. – Jeffrey Walker

Failure is not the opposite of success. Its part of success. – Unknown

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. – Colin Powell

When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you will be successful. – Eric Thomas

You were born to win. But to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win. – Zig Ziglar

BODYBUILDING QUOTES FOR HATERS

I’m using your hate as my fuel. – Unknown

Jealousy is just love and hate at the same time. – Drake

It’s not your job to like me – it’s mine. – Byron Katie

Use your haters as stepping stones to get to the top. – Unknown

Winners focus on winning, losers focus on winners. – Unknown

Funny…for hating me so much you sure do think about me quite often! – Unknown

Haters only hate the things they can’t have and the people they can’t be. – Unknown

If you can’t handle being talked about, you’re not ready for success. – Unknown

Don’t let someone dim your light, simply because it’s shining in their eyes. – Unknown

Haters don’t hate you, they hate themselves. Because you’re a reflection of what they wish to be. – Unknown

Sometimes I feel like giving up. But then I remember I have a lot of motherfuckers to prove wrong. – Unknown

FAILURE BODYBUILDING QUOTES

Failure is success in progress. – Albert Einstein

There is no such thing as failure, only results. Tony Robbins

Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. – Robert F. Kennedy

Losers quit when they fail. Winners fail until they succeed. – Robert T. Kiyosaki

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. – Winston Churchill

Failure doesn’t kill you… it increases your desire to make something happen. —Kevin Costner

What is the point of being alive if you don’t at least try to do something remarkable?” – John Green

The body always fails first, not the mind. The trick is to make the mind work for you, not against you. – Arnold Schwarzenegger

There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure. – Paulo Coelho

Winners are not afraid of losing. But losers are. Failure is part of the process of success.

People who avoid failure also avoid success. – Robert T. Kiyosaki

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