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August 10, 2026
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Never trust a fart after mile 10”

"Never trust a fart after 3 miles" -- and other mile variations of this saying about running -- has been printed on many images. The fart could be a signal of poop. "NEVER TRUST A…

August 10, 2026
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Never trust a fart after mile 20”

"Never trust a fart after 3 miles" -- and other mile variations of this saying about running -- has been printed on many images. The fart could be a signal of poop. "NEVER TRUST A…

August 9, 2026
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Never trust a fart after mile 3”

"Never trust a fart after 3 miles" -- and other mile variations of this saying about running -- has been printed on many images. The fart could be a signal of poop. "NEVER TRUST A…

April 3, 2018
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Never trust a fat motivational speaker”

"Never trust a fat motivational speaker" was posted on Twitter on October 13, 2011. "I could never listen to a fat motivational speaker...why couldn't they motivate themselves…

October 26, 2016
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“No body won the skeleton race”

A skeleton beauty contest? "Who won the skeleton beauty contest? No body" was posted to the newsgroup alt.folklore.ghost-stories on October 31, 1997. "I heard no body won the…

December 18, 2005
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“No Judgements” (Crunch)

Crunch (a fitness club that began in the East Village) has the slogan "No Judgements." This is the English spelling and should be "No Judgments," but who are we to judge?…

June 9, 2015
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“No matter how slow you go, you’re still lapping everybody on the couch”

"No matter how slow you go, you're still lapping everybody on the couch" is a popular motivational saying that has been printed on many posters. The saying was cited on Twitter on…

August 19, 2012
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“No one ever drowned in sweat”

"No one ever drowned in sweat" is a popular sports/exercise/work saying that has usually been attributed since the 1980s to college football coach Lou Holtz (born in 1937), but Holtz…

October 25, 2024
Exercise/Running/Health ClubsFood/Drink

“No one talks about it, but a major part of being an adult is gaining and losing the same ten pounds every year until you die”

Many adults see their weight gain and lose the same 15 pounds over and over again. "No one talks about it, but a major part of being an adult is gaining and losing the same ten pounds every…

October 25, 2024
Exercise/Running/Health ClubsFood/Drink

“No one warns you that adulthood is just gaining and losing the same 15lbs until you die”

Many adults see their weight gain and lose the same 15 pounds over and over again. "No one talks about it, but a major part of being an adult is gaining and losing the same ten pounds every…

July 8, 2018
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“No pain, no gain. Shut up and train”

"No pain, no gain." is an exercise adage from the 1970s. "No pain, no gain. Shut up and train" is a rhyming extension that has been printed on many images. TwitterCarlos Ed.…

March 10, 2012
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“No pain, no gain” (exercise adage)

The expressions "no pain, no gain" and "no gain without pain" have been traced back many hundreds of years and have been said to be Jewish and Japanese proverbs. "No pain,…

July 17, 2016
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“No pecs, no sex” (weightlifting saying)

Entry in progress -- B.P. "Curls for the girls" is a similar saying that has been cited in print since at least 1981. Other weightlifting sayings include "benches for the…

March 5, 2015
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“No run, no fun” (running adage)

"No run, no fun" is a running adage. It's no fun when a runner can't run (for physical or other reasons). "No run, no fun" was cited in luge in 1967, in football in…

September 23, 2018
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“No sweat, no beauty. No squat, no booty”

"No sweat, no beauty. No squat(s), no booty" is an exercise saying that has been printed on many images. "No Sweat No Beauty, No Squat No Booty We all know this sentence: no pain no…

January 9, 2016
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“No sweet without sweat”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksA Dictionary English, German and French (Third Edition)By Christian LudwigLeipzig: Printed for John Frederick Gleditsch1763Pg. 873:No sweet without sweat, ...…

July 31, 2026
Exercise/Running/Health ClubsFood/Drink

“Nobody sees the 4am workouts. Nobody sees me meal prepping for hours every week…”

"Nobody sees the struggle (before/behind success)" is a popular saying. Nobody sees the effort to work out and eat healthy, for example --people just see the results. There are two…

July 31, 2026
Exercise/Running/Health ClubsFood/Drink

“Nobody sees the 5am runs. Nobody sees me choosing a salad over fries…”

"Nobody sees the struggle (before/behind success)" is a popular saying. Nobody sees the effort to work out and eat healthy, for example --people just see the results. There are two…

October 18, 2013
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Nobody trains for second place” (physical training adage)

Entry in progress -- B.P."Nobody (No one) trains for second place" (or "Nobody trains to come in second") is a popular saying that has been printed on T-shirts. Twittercrystal…

June 7, 2012
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Nothing new on race day” (running adage)

"Nothing new on race day" is a popular adage among marathon runners and triathletes. Everything should be tried and tested on long training runs. A new diet or new gear should not be…

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