That heavy breathing you hear behind you is me - steadily closing in on you. The Tortoise, then, is consistent, relentless, resourceful. He isn't flashy, he isn't fast, and he isn't superficial. But in the end, by God, he gets where he's going, or knows the reason why. I've applied this philosophy to all of my own areas of endeavor, but for our purposes here, and as a recreational bodybuilder in particular, this philosophy is a natural - the perfect representation of my methods of physical progress.
Gains come steadily only through consistent effort over a long period of time.
You will be better tomorrow morning than you are tonight. You will be stronger next week than you were last week. One rep after another, one set at a time, one pound added, day after day, week after week, year upon year. Crazy like a tortoise. There is no help.