"I don’t think, I just block out the pain and go." - Chris Harnell

"Disregard genetics, acquire aesthetics! Nothing can stop someone with the right mental attitude" - Scott Baptie

"No excuses, just do what you have to do! Tell yourself that somewhere someone is training harder than you" - Honoré Levesque

"Have a goal, have a plan to get there, commit." - Marc Megna

"Make your physique transformation your NUMBER ONE priority. Be willing to let other elements of your life take a back seat. This can be tough but no one said it would be easy, otherwise everyone would be shredded!" - James Alexander Ellis

"I would say I’ve had some very tough periods in my life, but I have gone through them all and I am ready to overcome anything that life throws at me. To me life is like a bench press – if I don’t push the weight, it will fall on me." - Lazar Angelov

"Make it a lifestyle...Be consistent with your training, diet and sleep because they all play equal parts into the equation" - Mike Raso

"What I've learned to concentrate on more is my lifts in the gym. If those numbers are going up then I am happy. Watching myself get stronger every month is more motivating than watching the numbers increase on the scale." - Kevin Fabian

"Don't use the crutch "It’s genetics” as it counts for 15% of the equation when it comes to your resting metabolic rate you still have 85 % of the equation which is under your control i.e. training, nutrition supplementation and to some extent environment." - Kelechi Opara

"That last rep is what counts. If that last rep is easy then damn it I’ll do another one. If that one is a little shaky then I might even push it again. I set the rules so I don’t always stay on a certain rep scheme all the time." - Roger Snipes