Quote of the Day: Masutatsu Oyama

"If someone asked me what a human being ought to devote the maximum of his life to, I would answer: training. Train more than you sleep."

—Masutatsu Oyama (founder of Kyokushin Karate-Do)

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Squat – Press – Pull

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