Swedes Quote of the Day Thread

[Wlfdg]

^^^That's a favorite

[BendtheBar]

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.

--Mark Rippetoe

[Off Road]

Good one there BtB.

[BendtheBar]

if you do ask or seek help, then shut the hell up and listen. If you asked the right
person, then they have something to offer you. Even when you don’t ask, keep your ears open. Believe it or not, there are people who are better than you, and who know more. They just might say something that can help you. You may have been missing something that they were able to spot.

--Dave Tate

[big_swede]

Q&A

How much do I need to eat?
1) More

[Gaz6682]

You have two ears and one mouth for a reason. Listen twice as much as you talk.

My Dad

[LtL]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

if you do ask or seek help, then shut the hell up and listen. If you asked the right
person, then they have something to offer you. Even when you don’t ask, keep your ears open. Believe it or not, there are people who are better than you, and who know more. They just might say something that can help you. You may have been missing something that they were able to spot.

--Dave Tate

Agreed. Two ears, one mouth, use them in that ratio.

LtL

[big_swede]

The longer an athlete is in a sport, the more messed up they will become. This is part of the game and if you get out unscathed you are one of the lucky few. Most of us will have we have a lot of pain to endure if we plan to reach our highest potential. The farther down the path you go, the more minor pain you find needs to be ignored. Throughout our journey we will be tested. As athletes, when we pulled our first muscle we felt it was the end of the world and were out of the sport for good. If our joints hurt we would run to the doctor because we “knew” it was major. The ones who figure out how to deal with the pain and keep moving forward are the ones who succeed. Let me rephrase that; the ones who know the difference between what is “part of the game” and what is not are the ones who succeed. Simply put, they’re the ones who “ball up” move forward. The ones who bitch and complain that they can’t take the pain and look for excuses are the ones who stay put.

--dave tate

[Gaz6682]

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belong to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again. Who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause. Who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."

--Theodore Roosevelt

[big_swede]

Consistent and patient.

Every program is 8 weeks to this, 12 weeks to that. When you look at it, though, Dave’s been training for 30 years. When he sees an 8-week program, it’s a very small bit of his overall training life. Yet all these guys want everything to happen in those eight weeks.

Does anyone want to hear “24 months to a better body?” Hell no. But it’s the truth. And, really, two years isn’t that long at all.

--wendler