Any idiot can get on a treadmill and watch TV and then take great pride in the fact they've ‘exercised.

A weak man is not as happy as that same man would be if he were strong. This reality is offensive to some people who would like the intellectual or spiritual to take precedence. It is instructive to see what happens to these very people as their squat strength goes up.

Your muscles cannot get "longer" without some rather radical orthopedic surgery.

Humans are not physically normal in the absence of hard physical effort.

There are no shortcuts. The fact that a shortcut is important to you means that you are a pussy.

The hang clean is unweighted and is of little use to watch, except that it shows a problem known as a Donkey Kick. As the jump occurs, the heels come up in the back and then stomp back down into place. This is a terrible waste of time and energy, and contributes nothing to making the bar go up. Stop doing this immediately or I will have you killed.

The Olympic Snatch is gymnastics with a bar