Only people willing to work to the point of discomfort on a regular basis using effective means to produce that discomfort will actually look like they have been other-than-comf ortable most of the time. You can thank the muscle magazines for these persistent misconceptions, along with the natural tendency of all normal humans to seek reasons to avoid hard physical exertion.
Mark RippetoeHistory tells us what works in the gym, and everything else walks down the road with a carrot in its ass.
Mark RippetoeExercise 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 RippetoeA squat cannot be performed on a Smith machine any more than it can be performed in a small closet with a hamster.
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