- Nov 07, 2020
Muscle Quotes
Quotes that treat muscle as both body and metaphor.
These muscle quotes use the word both literally and as a metaphor, comparing physical strength to skills like writing and blogging that need regular practice to stay sharp. For more on the body, see our Body collection.
- Last Updated on Aug 03, 2026
- I Can
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- Nov 07, 2020
Any little touch a defender can make on me when I'm in the air literally moves me. On the ground, I can use my muscle, but in the air, it's harder to fight that off.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I use an electric wheelchair because I have no sense of balance, and muscle spasticity has arched my spine like a cat's, while my legs are really just for show.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think blogging is a muscle that most people wear out.
- Differentiated
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- Nov 07, 2020
A stem cell is essentially a blank cell capable of becoming another, more differentiated cell-type in the body, such as a skin cell, a muscle cell or a nerve cell.
- Causing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Oftentimes, heavy weights can tear the muscle fiber causing it to bulk, but using a lighter weight for a longer duration and allowing your body to move in many different ways to target all of the muscles will lengthen them without tearing.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love to deadlift, and it's a huge part of my training because it works every muscle in the body.
- Days
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- Nov 07, 2020
I worked out six hours a day, six days a week, to get 16 pounds of extra muscle.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
The bodies we have are not made for extended use. We must cope with accumulated DNA damage, cell damage, muscle atrophy, bone loss, decreased muscle mass, and joints worn out from overuse during a lifetime of bipedal locomotion. It might have worked great for prehistoric humans, but it wreaks havoc on our knees and hips.
- Different
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- Nov 07, 2020
Writing a whole series was a crash course in screenwriting, which is a very different muscle to standup comedy writing.
- Just
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- Nov 07, 2020
If the javelin had hit me 10cm to the left, it would have punctured my lung, 20cm higher the throat, which would have been the worst-case scenario. Just 1cm higher and it would have hit bone, muscle and tendon and that would have been the end of my sporting career.
- Mine
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- Nov 07, 2020
I got kicked out of ballet class because I pulled a groin muscle. It wasn't mine.
- Motions
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- Nov 07, 2020