Never Let Go Quotes

“If it is important, do it every day. If it’s not important, don’t do it at all.”
― Dan John, Never Let Go: A Philosophy of Lifting, Living and Learning

“In a group of five workouts, I tend to have one great workout, the kind of workout that makes me think in just a few weeks I could be an Olympic champion, plus maybe Mr. Olympia. Then, I have one workout that’s so awful the mere fact I continue to exist as a somewhat higher form of  life is a miracle. Finally, the other three workouts are the punch-the-clock workouts: I go in, work out, and walk out. Most people experience this.”
― Dan John, Never Let Go: A Philosophy of Lifting, Living and Learning

“When things go wrong, simplify.”
― Dan John, Never Let Go: A Philosophy of Lifting, Living and Learning

“The problem is yes, everything works. Doing everything at once makes you marginal at everything... at best.”
― Dan John, Never Let Go: A Philosophy of Lifting, Living and Learning

“What do I mean? Well, let’s break down the body by movements, rather than by muscle: • Vertical Push: militaries, overhead stuff • Vertical Pull: pull-up, chin-up, lat pulldown • Horizontal Push: bench press • Horizontal Pull: row and the gang • Posterior Chain or Deadlift • Quad-dominant Lower Body: squat • Abs: crunch or ab wheel • Rotation or twist and torque movers: Russian twists • Single arm/single leg push/pulls: This can go on forever!”
― Dan John, Never Let Go: A Philosophy of Lifting, Living and Learning

“Here’s a great home workout that allows you to train and work on the usual issues I find ailing most people: • Right-leg Bulgarian Split Squats with the dumbbell in the suitcase position, 10 reps • Left-leg Bulgarian Split Squats with the dumbbell in the suitcase position, 10 reps • Goblet Squats with the dumbbell cradled on the chest, 10 reps • Deep Push-ups, chest touching the floor, with the push-up handles, 10 reps • Doorway Chin-ups or Pull-ups, 10 reps • Ab Wheel, 10 reps Try to do these six exercises one after another straight through without resting much between movements. Repeat this sequence, after a minute or two of rest, three to five times.”
― Dan John, Never Let Go: A Philosophy of Lifting, Living and Learning

“There’s nothing worse than when someone takes a community education course and becomes an expert on how yoga is the best way to burn the visceral fat that’s housed deep in your abdomen.”
― Dan John, Never Let Go: A Philosophy of Lifting, Living and Learning

“If it is important, do it every day. If it’s not important, don’t do it at all. You”
― Dan John, Never Let Go: A Philosophy of Lifting, Living and Learning

“The art of progress,” wrote Alfred North Whitehead, “is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order.”
― Dan John, Never Let Go: A Philosophy of Lifting, Living and Learning

“I never stopped reading. I never stopped listening. I never stopped learning.”
― Dan John, Never Let Go: A Philosophy of Lifting, Living and Learning

“Unfortunately, many people think they're undertraining all the time because they don't puke every workout, the world record doesn't fall during the session, or a swarm of reporters from People Magazine aren't taking their pictures.”
― Dan John, Never Let Go: A Philosophy of Lifting, Living and Learning

“please understand nearly every concept I hold near and dear has been stolen from others much brighter and better than me.”
― Dan John, Never Let Go: A Philosophy of Lifting, Living and Learning

“Their highs are too low and their lows are too high.”
― Dan John, Never Let Go: A Philosophy of Lifting, Living and Learning

“basics and not have tonnage or”
― Dan John, Never Let Go: A Philosophy of Lifting, Living and Learning

“Embrace lousy days. I’ve learned to remind myself easy days are part of the deal, and a great day is just around the corner.”
― Dan John, Never Let Go: A Philosophy of Lifting, Living and Learning

“Make yourself a slave to good habits”
― Dan John, Never Let Go: A Philosophy of Lifting, Living and Learning

“In other words, throwers throw, bikers bike and lifters lift... and if you want to play in another person’s game, you might get whipped merely because they have more time in the saddle.”
― Dan John, Never Let Go: A Philosophy of Lifting, Living and Learning

“Accumulation is actively seeking and learning new sports, lifts, moves, ideas and games. One literally accumulates a number of new training moves and attempts a low level of mastery of each.”
― Dan John, Never Let Go: A Philosophy of Lifting, Living and Learning

“First, stand up and place your hands in the V formed where your torso meets your legs. You know what I am talking about. Push your hands into the V and push your butt back as your hands disappear into the folds. That is the movement of a good morning. Yes, keep your head up, shoulder blades pinched back, and hold a big chest, but the movement is simply increasing the V. If you do it right — even with no weight — you will feel the hamstrings stretching.”
― Dan John, Never Let Go: A Philosophy of Lifting, Living and Learning

“to do everything at once, you have to be lousy at everything. To be great, you have to focus on very few things — most of us can barely handle more than one.”
― Dan John, Never Let Go: A Philosophy of Lifting, Living and Learning

“The original program was based on cycling. I mean, exercycles are like lunges; it’s okay if your girlfriend or your mom does them, but... you know.”
― Dan John, Never Let Go: A Philosophy of Lifting, Living and Learning

“Come, enter into my imagination and see me as I truly am.”
― Dan John, Never Let Go: A Philosophy of Lifting, Living and Learning

“surgery is nature’s way of telling us to slow down.”
― Dan John, Never Let Go: A Philosophy of Lifting, Living and Learning