50+ Solid Motivational Workout Quotes to Get You Pumped

Do you plan hitting a gym to get ripped like Helmut Strebl or running a marathon like Brigid KOSGEI?

But how quickly do you find yourself devouring crispy fries while binge-watching Netflix? …. Don’t worry, you’re not alone; in fact, according to a survey, 90% of people quit after only three months of going to the gym.



Because they all became less motivated after a while, they lacked the inspiration and spirit to keep going when pain began to overwhelm them, or they simply could not focus on long-term goals.

But there’s good news for those who found this article: it contains the Most Powerful Motivational Workout Quotes you’ll ever need to charge you up whenever you’re feeling unmotivated. These fitness quotes from fitness giants, athletes, and fitness gurus will help you stay focused and motivated in your own fitness goals.


1. Motivational Workout Quotes For Daily Motivation


Monday Workout Quote

“Sometimes later becomes never. Do it now”

Monday Motivational workout quote

Tuesday Workout Quote

“Those who do not find time for exercise will have to find time for illness.”

Earl of Derby 

Tuesday Motivational workout quote

Wednesday Workout Quote

“You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them.”

Michael Jordan

Wednesday Motivational workout quote

Thursday Workout Quote

“There is no failure except in no longer trying.”

Elbert Hubbard

Thursday Motivational workout quote
Elbert Hubbard Motivational Workout Quote

Friday Workout Quote

“ The use and exercise of the muscles increase their power.”

Tryon Edwards 

Friday Motivational workout quote

Saturday Workout Quote

“Push yourself because no one else is going to do it for you”

Anonymous

Saturday Motivational workout quote

2. Workout Motivational Quotes To Keep You Going


“That’s what is incredible about human beings, is the choice to keep going.”

Jack Antonoff

 Jack Antonoff workout quote

“You will never always be motivated so you must learn to be disciplined”

Unknown

“You don’t become what you want, you become what you believe”

Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey body building quote

“Give me a dozen such heartbreaks, if that would help me to lose a couple of pounds!”

Colette

“The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides a champion from someone who is not a champion.”

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger workout quote

“Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal. The winner is he who gives himself to his work body and soul.”

Charles Buxton

Charles Buxton fitness workout quote

“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.”

ELEANOR ROOSEVELT 

ELEANOR ROOSEVELT  workout quote

“Bodybuilding is much like any other sport. To be successful, you must dedicate yourself 100% to your training, diet and mental approach.”

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger bodybuilding motivation quote

“A feeble body weakens the mind.”

Jean-Jacques Rousseau 

“The game has its ups and downs, but you can never lose focus of your individual goals and you can’t let yourself be beat because of lack of effort.”

Michael Jordan

“Champions keep playing until they get it right.”

Marvin Phillips

Marvin Phillips quote

“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.”

Michael Jordan

“No pain, no gain.”

Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda quote

“Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.”

Muhammad Ali 

Muhammad Ali  workout quote

“Your health account, your bank account, they’re the same thing. The more you put in, the more you can take out. Exercise is the best interest you can earn.”

Jack Lalanne

Jack Lalanne workout 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 

“You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it.”

Lionel Messi

Motivational workout quotes

3. Motivational Workout Quotes For Fitness Goals


“Talent means nothing without hard work and sacrifice.”

Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo workout motivation quote

“I have always believed that fitness is the key to success on and off the field, and I have worked hard to maintain my fitness levels throughout my career.”

Virat Kohli 

Virat Kohli  fitness goals quote

“To be the best, you need the best.”

Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo workout quote

“Fitness is not about being better than someone else. It’s about being better than you used to be.”

Virat Kohli 

Virat Kohli  motivational quote on fitness

“If you want to be happy, be active.”

Jack Lalanne

“The only way to achieve your goals is to work hard every day, both on and off the field.”

Virat Kohli 

“Sport is the bloom and glow of perfect health.”

Emerson.

Emerson workout quote

“There is no pain in the wound received in the moment of victory. “

PUBLILIUS SYRUS

fitness quote by PUBLILIUS SYRUS

“Exercise is king. Nutrition is queen. Put them together and you’ve got a kingdom.”

Jack Lalanne

Jack Lalanne quotes

“Blood, sweat and respect. The first two you give, the last one you earn.”

Dwayne

“The task is to use our suffering and to use it so well that we can use it up.”

ALFRED KAZIN

ALFRED KAZIN motivational workout quote

“Good for the body is the work of the body, good for the soul is the work of the soul, and good for either the work of the other. “

Henry David Thoreau

“The human body was designed to walk, run or stop; it wasn’t built for coasting.”

Cullen Hightower 

“Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do, and play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.”

Mark Twain 

Mark Twain fitness motivation quote
Motivational Workout Quotes

“Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional.”

Anonymous 

“The greatest evil is physical pain.”  

St. Augustine

“A healthy body is a guest-chamber for the soul; a sick body is a prison.”

Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon fitness quote

“Fitness: If it came in a bottle, everybody would have a good body.”

Cher

Workout quote

“The trouble about always trying to preserve the health of the body is that it is so difficult to do so without destroying the health of the mind.”

G.K. Chesterton 

“You don’t get ulcers from what you eat, but from what’s eating you. “

Albert Cliffe

Albert Cliffe quote on workout
Motivational Workout Quotes

“The health of nations is more important than the wealth of nations.”

Will Durant

“Health is better than wealth.”

English proverb

motivational workout quotes

4. Quotes To Keep You Focused on Your Journey


“Don’t worry about losing weight; you’ll find it exactly where you lost it.”

Robert Half

“True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are united.”

Alexander von Humboldt

Alexander von Humboldt quote

Health is worth more than learning.”

Thomas Jefferson

“Without health, life is not life; it is only a state of langour and suffering—an image of death”.

François Rabelais 

François Rabelais gym motivation quote

“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.”

Marvin Phillips

“Your body is a reflection of your lifestyle.”

Unknown

“Only the man who can impose discipline on himself is fit to discipline others or can impose discipline on others.”

William Feather

“The nature of man is always the same; it is their habits that separate them. “

Confucius 

Confucius motivational workout quotes

“A nail is driven out by another nail; habit is overcome by habit.”

Erasmus

“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal.”

Hanna More

Hanna More workout quote
Motivational Workout Quotes

“Look well into themselves; there is a source of strength which will always spring up if thou wilt always look there.”

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus 

“The difference between towering and cowering is totally a matter of inner posture.”  

Malcolm Forbes

“Only a strong tree can stand alone.”

Arnold Glasow 

Arnold Glasow motivational quote

“Know how sublime a thing it is to suffer and be strong.”

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 

“Nothing is so strong as gentleness, and nothing is so gentle as real strength.”

Ralph Sockman

Ralph Sockman fitness quote
Motivational Workout Quotes

“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.”

JOSEPH ADDISON

“Goodwill to others is constructive thought. It helps build us up. It is good for your body. It makes your blood purer, your muscles stronger, and your whole form more symmetrical in shape.”

Prentice Mulford 


Conclusion

The road to fineness is never easy; there are times when the pain is so intense that you just want to stop and quit, and other times when there is no motivation to continue. It is during these times that you should refer to these 50 motivational workout quotes to help you stay motivated and focused on your goals.

When pain becomes the motivation to lift you up – that is exactly where you become the best version of yourself, in other words your foundation of a great physic begins in your mind and then in your body.

So next time whenever you need that extra push to hit the gym, just read these 50 motivational workout quotes and keep going until you reach the top.

FAQs:

Q. How Motivational Workout Quotes Help?

When going gets tough, motivational quotes give you the reason to go on, they remind you why exactly you started this journey and help you gain the focus back.

Q. What are some Great Athletes to Follow for Motivational Quotes?

Some great fitness and sports stars like Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Serena Williams, Usain Bolt, Virat Kohli and Arnold Schwarzenegger can become your source of inspiration.

Q. How to Use Motivational Workout Quotes?

To get the best out of workout quotes use them as posters or wallpapers in your workout space to keep you focused and motivated.


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