Training Partners Quotes:

I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'

- Muhammad Ali

source: Twitter post from Feb 20, 2011

topic: Inspirational, Motivational, Fitness, I Am The Best, Inspirational Coach

You need good training partners - because you’re only as good as your training partners - and a strong desire to always get better.

- Cain Velasquez

source: Interview with Johnny Testa, www.askmen.com. October 21, 2010.

topic: Strong, Training, Get Better, Strong Desire, Training Partners

Don't be fooled into thinking that you have the capacity to achieve your best on your own. A training partner in the gym is a great asset because when you think you have reached your limit, there is someone who can push you to go further.

- Brian Houston

source: Brian Houston (2013). “How To Maxmise Your Life”, p.59, Hillsong Music Australia

topic: Thinking, Training, Limits, Training Partners

Run in places you love with people you like. Enjoying your surroundings and training partners will strengthen your commitment to running and bring out the best in you.

- Deena Kastor

topic: Running, Commitment, People, Places You Love, Training Partners

The five S's of sports training are: stamina, speed, strength, skill, and spirit; but the greatest of these is spirit.

- Ken Doherty

topic: Inspirational, Sports, Fitness, Inspirational Runner, Sports Spirit

You have to have good training partners and not people who crank on things. There's a difference between cranking on it and catching it, holding it and making the guy work out. You have to be selective with your training partners for sure.

- Jon Fitch

topic: People, Work Out, Guy, Training Partners

Partial repetitions is another technique that I used -- sparingly. I was always a fan of doing full repetitions on every set. However, at the very end of a set where you cannot do any more, and especially if you don't have a training partner, the partial repetitions are good for eking out a little bit more out of the exercise.

- Lee Labrada

topic: Exercise, Training, Technique, Training Partners