“I tell people that the scales lie. You may have played basketball and weighed 175 pounds, with a 30-inch waist, back when you were in college. And you may still weigh 175 at 55. But you probably have a 35-inch waist and you've probably lost 30 or 40 pounds of muscle -- and gained 30 or 40 pounds of fat. The tape measure doesn't lie. Get that tape measure out and put it on your hips and your waist. Keep checking it. And keep exercising and cutting those calories down until that tape measure gets close to where you were in your prime.” PeopleMayStillsLyingLostCuttingCollegeExerciseBasketballScalesFatsHipsMusclesPoundsPrimeInchesTapeBack WhenCalories Author:Jack LaLanne
“When I first started out, I was considered a crackpot. The doctors used to say, "Don't go to that Jack LaLanne, you'll get hemorrhoids, you won't get an erection, you women will look like men, you athletes will get muscle-bound -- this is what I had to go through.” MenFirstsLooksUsedDoctorsBoundsAthleteMusclesCrackpotsHemorrhoids Author:Jack LaLanne
“Ask the guys who are doing serious triathlons if there are any limits to what can be done. The limit is right here. You've got to get physically fit between the ears. Muscles don't know anything. They have to be taught.” IfsKnowsDoneGuyAsksTaughtSeriousFitLimitsEarsMusclesPhysically FitTriathlon Author:Jack LaLanne
“Have you seen some of the crap they're selling as exercise equipment now? How about that Suzanne Somers? She should have been thrown in jail for selling the piece-of-crap Thigh Master. It just develops a little muscle on the inner thigh. What good is that?” ShouldLittlesHas BeensPiecesMastersExerciseShould HaveSellingMusclesThrownJailCrapEquipmentShould Have BeenThighs Author:Jack LaLanne
“Scales lie! You lose thirty pounds of muscle and you gain thirty pounds of fat and you weigh the same, right? Take that tape measure out. That won't lie. Your waistline is your lifeline. It should be the same as it was when you were a young person.” ShouldPersonsYoungLyingLosesGainsScalesFatsThirtyMusclesPoundsTapeLifelines Author:Jack LaLanne
“Your muscles know nothing. It's your brain. Exercise is something you've got to do the rest of your life. It's a lifestyle. Dying is easy. Living is a pain in the neck. You've got to work at it.” KnowsPainEasyBrainDyingExerciseLifestyleMusclesNecksRest Of Your LifeEasy Living Author:Jack LaLanne
“Muscle cells strengthen in response to intense exercise - whether you're 18 or 88. But the intensity is what's lacking in most people's workouts. And there are doctors who'll give you the advice, "Well, don't push it."” PeopleGivingWellsAdviceExerciseDoctorsResponseIntenseCellsMusclesIntensityLackingWorkoutDoctor Who Author:Jack LaLanne
“So many older people, they just sit around all day long and they don't get any exercise. Their muscles atrophy, and they lose their strength, their energy and vitality by inactivity.” PeopleLongEnergyLosesExerciseMusclesVitalityOlder PeopleInactivityAtrophy Author:Jack LaLanne
“You can't get rid of it with exercise alone. You can do the most vigorous exercise and only burn up 300 calories in an hour. If you've got fat on your body, the exercise firms and tones the muscles. But when you use that tape measure, what makes it bigger? It's the fat!” IfsUseBodySportsCan DoHoursExerciseBiggerYour BodyFatsFirmToneMusclesTapeVigorousCalories Author:Jack LaLanne
“If you've got a big gut and you start doing sit-ups, you are going to get bigger because you build up the muscle. You've got to get rid of that fat! How do you get rid of fat? By changing your diet.” IfsBigsSportsBiggerFatsDietsMusclesGutsAmerican Diet Author:Jack LaLanne
“They thought that athletes that worked out with my system wouldn't be able to throw a ball because they'd be too muscle bound. Those are the misconceptions I had to go through for about 40 years.” YearsAbleSportsBallsBoundsAthleteMusclesMisconception Author:Jack LaLanne
