When it comes to getting in shape, weightlifting is one of the most efficient and effective exercises you can do. And when you’re lifting weights, it’s always helpful to have a few motivational quotes to keep you going. That’s why we’ve put together this list of weightlifting quotes to help you push through your workouts!
Motivational Weightlifting Quotes
“Get off the treadmill of consumption, replication, and mediocrity. Begin lifting the weights of creativity, originality, and success.”
Ryan Lilly
“There is no shortcut. It takes time to build a better, stronger version of yourself.”
Unknown Author
“Do not fear what you cannot lift, fear that which can lift you.”
Uziel Matos Lima
“The difference between your body this week and next week is what you do for the next seven days to achieve your goal.”
Unknown Author
“Some people are born to lift heavy weights; some are born to juggle golden balls.”
Max Beerbohm
“The chief difference between big-game fishing and weightlifting is that weightlifters never clutter up their library walls with stuffed barbells.”
Ed Zern
“If you think lifting weights is dangerous, try being weak. Being weak is dangerous.”
Bret Contreras
“What makes a weightlifting program successful? Your hard work and dedication.”
Greg Everett
Girl Weightlifting Quotes
“Lifting weights doesn’t make women huge. But Cupcakes do.”
Unknown Author
“I will make sweat my best accessory! I will run harder than my mascara”
Unknown Author
“When a girl is working out & tightens her ponytail, you know it’s about to go down.”
Unknown Author
“Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”
Winston Churchill
“Don’t stop when you’re tired, stop when you’re done.”
Unknown Author
Inspiring Weightlifting Quotes
“I’m not training for a 5k. I’m not preparing for a competition. I’m not trying to set a new record. I’m not trying to impress you. I’m saving my life.”
Unknown Author
“Don’t be scared to lift heavy! You won’t get huge and bulky, you’ll get amazing.”
Jessie Hilgenberg
“If it doesn’t challenge you it won’t change you.”
Unknown Author
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”
Aristotle
“Intensity is just another word for pain. You should feel that intensity every time you pick up a weight. If I don’t feel the sensation of this intensity down to my bones, then I know that have to increase my focus and my weight. It gives me great satisfaction.”
Claude Groulx
“Don’t give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you.”
John Wooden
“Those who think they have no time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness.”
Edward Stanley
“Strength grows in the moment when you think you can’t go on, but you keep going anyway.”
Unknown Author
“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
Strongman Weightlifting Quotes
“I came out a different athlete, an all-rounder rather than just a static monster.” Eddie Hall
“Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.”
Seneca
“Strong men can always afford to be gentle. Only the weak are intent on giving as good as they get.”
“Never be ashamed of a scar. It simply means you were stronger than whatever tried to hurt you.”
Unknown Author
“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.”
“Never bend your head, always hold it high. Look the world right in the eye.”
Unknown Author
Arnold Schwarzenegger Weightlifting Quotes
“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.”
“As a kid, I always idolized the winning athletes. It is one thing to idolize heroes. It is quite another to visualize yourself in their place. When I saw great people, I said to myself: I can be there.”
“I know a lot of athletes and models are written off as just bodies. I never felt used for my body.”
“We all have great inner power. The power is self-faith. There’s really an attitude to winning. You have to see yourself winning before you win. And you have to be hungry. You have to want to conquer.”
“The resistance that you fight physically in the gym and the resistance that you fight in life can only build a strong character.”
Ronnie Coleman Weightlifting Quotes
“When you hit failure, your workout has just begun.”
“You have to train the best way that is suited to you, a way that will allow you to progress.”
“There’s no secrets or magic tricks to being successful in life. It’s plain and simple. Work harder than everyone else and the only way to do that is to do it. It may sound silly but it’s the truth and there ain’t nothing to it but to do it.”
“Competitive bodybuilding is a niche sport, but bodybuilding is for everybody.
I train heavy and hard every workout. That’s the only way I knew. I know it was the key to my success.”
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Weightlifting Quotes
“If something stands between you and your success, move it. Never be denied.”
“I’m always asked, “What’s the secret to success?”. The secret is, there is no secret. Be humble, hungry, and the hardest worker in the room.”
“With Drive And A Bit Of Talent, You Can Move Mountains”
“There is no substitute for hard work. Always be humble and hungry.”
“Success at anything will always come down to this: Focus & Effort, and we control both.”
Lou Ferrigno Weightlifting Quotes
“The attitude is very important. Because your behavior radiates how you feel.”
“I train a lot of people on the side as a personal trainer, but I still work out myself to keep in great shape.”
“If you are going to try and hide something, sooner or later people are going to find out”
“You are going to have bad days and have good days.
“I have a tremendous passion for fitness, I love challenges and I am a very driven guy”
Final Say
We hope these quotes will help motivate you to crush your workouts and reach your fitness goals. Remember, when it comes to getting in shape, weightlifting is one of the most efficient and effective exercises you can do. So don’t hesitate to get started today! And if you need a little extra motivation, be sure to check out our other articles on weightlifting and fitness. Thanks for reading!