Quotes from Mark Rippetoe

Strong people are harder to kill than weak people and more useful in general.

I like musicianship, and it's quite lacking in most modern popular music. You're always safe with old Chicago, the Allman Brothers, Gov't Mule, or Tower of Power.

The full-range-of-m otion exercise known as the squat is the single most useful exercise in the weight room, and our most valuable tool for building strength, power, and size.

Since the trainee is both inefficient and unadapted, only a few basic exercises should be used, and they should be repeated frequently to establish the basic motor pathways and basic strength.

The BEST training program in the entire world will be a DISMAL FAILURE if people fail to hold up their end of the deal. The success of ANY training program is ultimately the trainee's responsibility.

If every day of your life you are told by authority figures that the Earth is flat, you will be scared of falling off the edge whether you want to be or not.

Physical strength is the most important thing in life. This is true whether we want it to be or not.

Women who do look like men have taken some rather drastic steps in that direction that have little to do with their exercise program.

I recommend against a wooden squat rack, for much the same reason that I recommend against a wooden car.