10 meest inspirerende quotes van spierbundel Schwarzenegger

'Having a pump is like having sex. Each time I train, I get a pump. It's great. I feel like I'm coming all day.'

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Waar de Oostenrijkse mastodont vroeger nog hele kuddes koeien verorberde, heeft hij zich nu toegelegd op een plantaardig dieet. Dingen veranderen, net als de kleur van z'n baard. The Terminator is dan ook al wat jaartjes ouder geworden sinds zijn eerste sportschoolbezoek, maar zijn wijsheden zijn tijdloos. Mr. Muscle is méér dan alleen maar brute kracht, véél meer. Lees en leer van zijn 10 meest inspirerende quotes.

1. ‘I learned something from all those sets and reps when I didn’t think I could lift another ounce of weight. What I learned is that we are always stronger than we know.

2. ‘My body is like breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I don’t think about it, I just have it.’

3. ‘The resistance that you fight physically in the gym and the resistance that you fight in life can only build a strong character.’

4. ‘In our society, the women who break down barriers are those who ignore limits.’

5. Bodybuilding is much like any other sport. To be successful, you must dedicate yourself 100 percent to your training, diet and mental approach.

6. ‘I never listened to anyone who said I can not do something.

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.

8. ‘Positive thinking can be contagious. Being surrounded by winners helps you develop into a winner.

9. ‘The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent.

10. Having a pump is like having sex. I train two, sometimes three times a day. Each time I get a pump. It's great. I feel like I'm coming all day.

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