“If you exercise, you might get a trophy. If you don’t, you might get atrophy” is a popular meme. “My trainer told me even if I don’t win a trophy, I could get atrophy” was cited in 2006.
 
“Fun fact: if athletes train their bodies to physical perfection they may get a trophy. If you never use your muscles, you just get atrophy” was cited on Twitter on May 24, 2012.
 
     
Think Steroids
pasadena, Aug. 20, 2006
my trainer told me even if i dont win a trophy
i could get atrophy
 
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Godhammer
‏@godhammer
@graywolf If I don’t get a trophy, I’ll get atrophy.
3:55 PM - 27 Jan 2010
 
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I am Readymade!
‏@Readymade777
Better to get a trophy than to get atrophy.
12:55 PM - 20 Feb 2012
 
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Devin Sinha
‏@Giffdev
Fun fact: if athletes train their bodies to physical perfection they may get a trophy. If you never use your muscles, you just get atrophy.
8:05 AM - 24 May 2012
Olathe, KS
 
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Josh Fadem
‏@joshfadem
If you do lot of sport you get a trophy! If you don’t do any sport you get atrophy!
3:06 PM - 10 Nov 2012
 
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Peter W. King
‏@peterwking
@myqkaplan when you train really hard for a marathon and win, you get a trophy. When you don’t train at all, you get atrophy! #undertrained
4:49 PM - 12 Apr 2013
 
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Ron Campbell
‏@SoarFeat
Body builders lift weights to get a trophy.
Non body builders don’t lift weights to get atrophy.
#youcantwin
12:52 PM - 14 Apr 2014
 
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Tom Gannon
‏@TheTomGannon
If you work out a lot you might get a trophy. If you don’t work out at all you might get atrophy.
9:49 PM - 19 Nov 2015
 
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Lame Impala
‏@korewaL
When you win you get a trophy. When you quit athletics you get atrophy.
1:41 PM - 5 Feb 2016