When I was 10, I asked my parents for a set of weights. I had my Charles Atlas book to go along with that. Every time we went to the grocery store, I'd rush to the magazine area and read the ones with Arnold Schwarzenegger and all those guys on the covers: 'Pumping Iron,' 'Muscle and Fitness,' 'Muscle Builder by Joe Weider.'
— Lee Haney
I do some dairy. I'm careful on that; it needs to be hormone free. But everybody has to have ice cream!
I knew that I had to train with intensity and focus, but I never thought about the weight on the bar.
I love the way this sport has evolved and impacted every segment of society. Now you have cross training and weight training in every sport and from middle school kids to senior citizens.
Mother Nature just gave me the ultimate physique.
I was naturally muscular from Day 1.
If you've never been 40, you don't understand how it feels.
I don't know any institution in this country that... carries more influence than the church.
When exercising, be sure to focus your attention on what you are doing.
The circuit training program along with a healthy clean diet is the way to excellent results.
Beginning with exercise, the best training program available for real results is circuit training.
Exercise is one of the best ways in preventing the rapid growth of obesity in America.
As the proud father of two teens and past Chairman to the Presidents Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, I am committed to educating parents and especially young people on ways to live a long, healthy and active life.
A systemic cleansing and detox is definitely the way to go after each holiday. It is the key to fighting high blood pressure, heart disease, cancer, and other health-related illnesses.
To be physically fit is just a small aspect. You can be a beautiful physical specimen, but you're empty as far as what it takes to be a person, and that shows up real fast.
I was able to get along with everybody. I really enjoyed all of those guys. They were unique in their own ways, and I think that's what made the sport fun. We had a great time laughing and having fun.
I wanted to be Samson or Hercules from the age of six.
I didn't train for powerlifting. I trained as a bodybuilder. I had to train to stress the muscle and not because of what was on the bar. I think my strategy was a good one because I have no aches, pains, or lingering injuries from training today. I feel great.
I was only 24 years old when I won my first Olympia. To be that young and the world champion was a lot of pressure. When I won the 8th one, I had the record. I was on top: that was the absolute best that I ever looked onstage, the best training and prep that I had done, and I had no regrets. I knew it was time to walk away.
With the proper motivation, you can do anything. I was just a poor kid that ate pork and beans out of a can and apple sauce. I went from rags to riches. But it does take a lot of determination, inner strength, drive, and discipline.
I think what makes me successful is that I'm so different from the other guys.
If you like playing basketball, you play basketball. If you like playing golf, you play golf.
The key to building massive, powerful muscles is to doggedly increase the training weights you use.
It's my job to help people so that God can continue to help them live out the mission that they have... they've got to be healthy to do that.
Exercise to stimulate, not to annihilate. The world wasn't formed in a day, and neither were we. Set small goals and build upon them.
Rule of thumb: Eat for what you're going to be doing, and not for what you have done. Don't take in more than you're willing to burn off.
Muscle and water is critical in burning fat.
Parents must lead by example. Don't use the cliche; do as I say and not as I do. We are our children's first and most important role models.
Recent studies have revealed that children 8-10 years old are being diagnosed with Type II diabetes, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure at an alarming rate.
With all of the holiday cheer in the air, it's easy to overlook the ingredients in the foods. Ingredients such as salt, sugar, and fat - all of which leads to diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetes, strokes, heart disease, and cancer.
PR is extremely important, and being able to use it in the right way means everything. You have to market your success.
It takes more than just a good looking body. You've got to have the heart and soul to go with it.
Health and fitness is who I am. It's what I do.
I benched up to 500 pounds one day and decided that was enough because I knew the risk of a pec tear or a shoulder injury would be catastrophic to my bodybuilding career.
Weight training has enjoyed a huge impact, and the transformation has gone mainstream. I'm fortunate to be part of it.
Once you get a perfect score, you don't want anything less. When you get less, then I guess it's time to step aside.
I've stayed basic through all the years. Beans, rice, fish, chicken. Water. Clean water. A must. Green vegetables, fruit, grains, whole wheat.
What your interests are has a lot to do with your natural abilities.
I know that God gave me the blessing to use, to bring honor and glory to Him, and to use to impact the lives of people.
When your goal is to put on muscle mass you must increase your calorie intake as you increase the activity level being given to the muscle.
Walking is great to be used as an exercise program.
When doing your aerobic exercise, go at a comfortable pace until you've developed more stamina.
Enrolling your child in a recreational sport sponsored by your neighborhood recreation community centers is a great way to keep kids active.
Most kids will not volunteer to eat veggies. At times you must step up to the plate and enforce the rule of authority as a parent.
More than ever, we as parents and a nation must do something about the growth of obesity in our children. We must do more than just talk, we must be concerned enough to act.
When little old ladies recognize a guy who was Mr. Olympia, that's saying something. That means I've been able to cross lines as far as marketability is concerned.
I've watched a lot of guys through the years, and they hold their breath until they finally win The Big One, thinking then they can exhale and chill out. You have to breathe through life, man. Have fun.
