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

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.

In those days, I did what was necessary for me to win. This included training with heavy weights: a precursor for injury. So if I could do it over again I’d train with lighter weights, higher reps, no sets below 10 reps, with negatives slower than positives, and avoid injury. If I had done that, my physique wouldn’t have been quite as bulky, but with more definition and with less pain.

Live your life by the hour, not by the day. What will you achieve in the next hour?

Being weak is a choice, so is being strong.

Continuity is how you build a physique.

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