The Olympic Snatch is gymnastics with a bar

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.

Mediocre athletes that tried like hell to get good are the best coaches.

Accumulating injuries are the price we pay for the thrill of not having sat around on our asses.

Strength is an excellent example of a physical characteristic that drives improvement in other athletic parameters. More strength means more power, more endurance, better coordination, and better everything else. This is why, all other things being equal, the stronger athlete is the better athlete.

There are few things graven in stone, except that you have to squat or you're a pussy.

There is no such thing as "firming and toning." There is only stronger and weaker.