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.

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What you need to do is get that tape measure out, and start measuring that...

What you need to do is get that tape measure out, and start measuring that...

Remember this: your body is your slave; it works for you.

Remember this: your body is your slave; it works for you.

Focus on your problem zones, your strength, your energy, your flexibility and all the rest....

Focus on your problem zones, your strength, your energy, your flexibility and all the rest....

We don't know all the answers. If we knew all the answers we'd be bored,...

We don't know all the answers. If we knew all the answers we'd be bored,...

If you've got a big gut and you start doing sit-ups, you are going to...

If you've got a big gut and you start doing sit-ups, you are going to...

I do it as a therapy. I do it as something to keep me alive....

I do it as a therapy. I do it as something to keep me alive....

Look at the average American diet: ice cream, butter, cheese, whole milk, all this fat....

Look at the average American diet: ice cream, butter, cheese, whole milk, all this fat....

I have spoken to a whole group of millionaires, head executives at Microsoft. Boy did...

I have spoken to a whole group of millionaires, head executives at Microsoft. Boy did...

I just want to see how long I can keep this thing going. The easiest...

I just want to see how long I can keep this thing going. The easiest...

So many older people, they just sit around all day long and they don't get...

So many older people, they just sit around all day long and they don't get...

Yes, exercise is the catalyst. That's what makes everything happen: your digestion, your elimination, your...

Yes, exercise is the catalyst. That's what makes everything happen: your digestion, your elimination, your...

You don't have to call it God or Jesus. That's religious humbug to a lot...

You don't have to call it God or Jesus. That's religious humbug to a lot...

Probably millions of Americans got up this morning with a cup of coffee, a cigarette...

Probably millions of Americans got up this morning with a cup of coffee, a cigarette...

By exercise. I'll tell you one thing, you don't always have to be on the...

By exercise. I'll tell you one thing, you don't always have to be on the...

I'd rather see you drink a glass of wine than a glass of milk. So...

I'd rather see you drink a glass of wine than a glass of milk. So...

Do you know how many calories are in butter and cheese and ice cream? Would...

Do you know how many calories are in butter and cheese and ice cream? Would...

The only way you get that fat off is to eat less and exercise more.

The only way you get that fat off is to eat less and exercise more.

You can't get rid of it with exercise alone. You can do the most vigorous...

You can't get rid of it with exercise alone. You can do the most vigorous...