So, knowing what you know now, if you had the chance to go back to, say, ’68, ’70, would you do things differently?

Being weak is a choice, so is being strong.

The more you're obsessed by something, the better chance you have of achieving it.

Continuity is how you build a physique.

To be successful in bodybuilding you have to be a good observer

To me, Sri Chinmoy is a source of higher power and an uplifting example of right attitude. He understands the human impulse to transcend one's present limited state of being, and his life exemplifies this.

The old time strongmen used to lift huge weights just enough to clear a sheet of paperit is in this tradition that Sri Chinmoy's lifts should be seen. His real goal is to bring attention to the spiritual life , which is the real source of his power. For someone who is approaching 70 years of age, training every day with such ponderous weights to inspire humanity is the real world record.