Ronnie Coleman

Knowledge is the real power.

Even at the age of 12, I knew I had to become a bodybuilder. I don't know why or how, but I just knew.

Time between sets should be short and just long enough so that you are sufficiently recovered to hit the next set hard.

It's hard to be at your best and to know exactly what is your best at all times because even when you do see yourself, you think you could be better, and you often feel that there is something you could have done differently.

I quit working in the police force full time only after I won my third Mr. Olympia.

Father Time and injuries are tough adversaries.

Get proper training right from the beginning. It prevents injuries and avoids wasting your time with misdirected effort, which is what most people generally don't understand. Give it your all from day one.

I learned the ins and outs of the supplements business as a bodybuilder. I'd worked with some of the companies, and I knew a lot about the products. Some of them worked OK, and some of them didn't. I wanted all of them to work, not just for me, but for other people, too.

I work out every body part twice a week, and that is what helps me stay in shape.

As my athletic career was coming to an end in 2007, I asked myself, do I want to work for somebody, or go out and make a difference?

Progress takes time and discipline.

You have to train the best way that is suited to you, a way that will allow you to progress.