Exercise is not a thing we do to fix a problem - it is a thing we must do anyway, a thing without which there will always be problems
Mark RippetoeThere is never an absolute answer to everything, except of course that you have to do your squats.
Mark RippetoeAccumulating injuries are the price we pay for the thrill of not having sat around on our asses.
Mark RippetoeTrust me, if you do an honest 20 rep program, at some point Jesus will talk to you. On the last day of the program, he asked if he could work in.
Mark RippetoeIf you are so inflamed that you can't train, and ibuprofen and fish oil help with inflammation, maybe you'd better take the ibuprofen and fish oil.
Mark RippetoeI am of the opinion that anyone who can squat 400 lb below parallel without a suit or press200 overhead has a strong core. I am of the opinion that when a person increases their squat, theyhave increased their core strength. I am also of the opinion that if a person wants to strengthentheir core, they must make something quantifiably stronger.
Mark Rippetoe