Classic Rip (collection of quotes, many hilarious, many NOT w/f/s)

[Matt DeMinico]

I was reading on there last night, he was responding to a guy who asked like a billion questions all jumbled together in a few huge paragraphs, his simple response: "Ok, that had like 30 questions in it, try to be more succinct", the guy re-asks the question kinda, and shortens it a little. Rip responds "Ok, you're down to 15, keep going"...

[Jonathan Shippey]

From the June 2007 CF Journal:

Rip gets to "the rather inescapable conclusion that the older men get, the more like older women we become, hormonally speaking."

I don't know whether to laugh or cry, being over 40 and all hormonal and everything...

[Bill Russell]

Originally Posted by Daniel Mick

"The only legitimate use for a glove is to cover an injury... A desire to prevent callus formation (possibly so as to not snag one's pantyhose) does not constitute a legitimate use. And if you do insist on wearing gloves, make sure they match your purse."

"....make sure they match your purse." That's HIGH-larious. Its going up on our whiteboard today! Thanks Daniel.

[Tim Luby]

Not a quote, but a funny Rip moment. On the bench press video on the main page a couple of days ago, Rip made the funniest freakin' face and hand motion when he called the woman over for the demo.

[Jake Di Vita]

"The hang clean is unweighted and is of little use to watch, except that it shows a problem known as a Donkey Kick. As the jump occurs, the heels come up in the back and then stomp back down into place. This is a terrible waste of time and energy, and contributes nothing to making the bar go up. Stop doing this immediately or I will have you killed."

[Daniel Mick]

Not funny, but a bold statement:

"Milk is quite literally better than steroids for a novice lifter to grow on, and no supplement produces the same effect."

From the milk thread.

[Robert Callahan]

Originally Posted by Gregory L. Johnson

I'm sorry, but I saw this tonight and had to post it here:

************ Board question regarding the deadlift:
should you squeeze your asscheeks, as if you were pinching a coin between them, to finish the movement to lockout?

Coach Rippetoe:
No, we never consciously squeeze our asscheeks in the weight room. It's not a valuable biomechanical cue, and it might get misinterpreted by the guys on the next platform.

OMG i just about died laughing, that is a great one!!

[Tom Fetter]

Another exchange on Strength Mills:

Originally Posted by Questioner

I have seen that you seem to be quite against the idea of "bodybuilding". Out of curiosity, may I ask why? Does it have to do with the isolation exercises that produce commonly non-functional strength? Or does the sport do something else like promote unhealthy eating habits (for the long term, meaning constantly bulking and cutting) poor form or exercises that in general are not very safe and/or good? Thanks.

Originally Posted by Rip

Yes, all that ****, plus the fact that bodybuilding is men on a stage in their underwear wearing brown paint showing other men their muscles. It is training for appearance only, and at the contest level requires a degree of vanity, narcissism, and self-absorption that I find distasteful and odd.

[Tim Luby]

"I like musicianship, and it's quite lacking in most modern popular music. You're always safe with old Chicago, the Allman Brothers, Gov't Mule, or Tower of Power."

[Jamie J. Skibicki]

I heard this third hand, so it may not be true.

I heard that someone told Rip that the only way to have a strong healthy heart was to do LSD. Upon hearing this, Rips heart lept out of his chest, body slamed the man, jumped back into Rip, who then proceeded to do a heavy set of deads.