you might be a weight lifter when...

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  • megalin9
    megalin9 Posts: 771 Member
    ...you are telling your 44-year-old gym "boyfriend" to get off the dang treadmill, eat some dang protein, and pick up some dang heavy stuff!

    ...you lift your arm up and squeeze your bicep in your cubicle when you think no one is looking.

    ...you check out your *kitten* in the mirror every time you visit the restroom.

    ...you are confident to wear tight pants that show off your quads for a competitive volleyball game.

    ...you're pouting because you're not as sore as you think you should be after a heavy lifting day.
  • PetulantOne
    PetulantOne Posts: 2,131 Member
    when you squat without weights and it feels like you're lighter then air

    Yes!!
  • notyourkimmy
    notyourkimmy Posts: 92 Member
    you make faces like this
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    Lol!!! That is so true!
  • LJCannon
    LJCannon Posts: 3,636 Member
    :drinker: bump for later
  • Z_I_L_L_A
    Z_I_L_L_A Posts: 2,399 Member
    When you over head press what a lot of people squat, lol.
  • Rambo529
    Rambo529 Posts: 170 Member
    The boys start asking you how to get those excellant biceps.
  • jdsmom0104
    jdsmom0104 Posts: 236
    when you always pick stuff up in deadlift form

    look at your butt in the mirror everytime there's one around bc your butt is rounding/lifting :love:

    find yourself trying to flex your biceps

    excited about new rules for women weight lifting coming tomorrow (new to this) :laugh:
  • jdsmom0104
    jdsmom0104 Posts: 236
    you see someone squatting & their knees are over ankles...
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    you daydream about it....

    when you have your PR's written all over your bedroom wall in big messy chicken scratch...
  • Z_I_L_L_A
    Z_I_L_L_A Posts: 2,399 Member
    When even the women who are not smart enough to wear a sports bra while running on the treadmill can't break your attention from a heavy lift. lmao
  • Bridget28152723
    Bridget28152723 Posts: 372 Member
    you rush over to the weight section in Target to swing the kettlebells (heavy one) and curl the 25lb dumbell..just to see if you need to upgrade..and I do!
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    When you realize gyms without squat/power racks shouldn't be considered real gyms.

    ^ and then you quit your gym cause there is only 1 thing you need on all three of it's floors. And it's the tanning booth.
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    you rush over to the weight section in Target to swing the kettlebells (heavy one) and curl the 25lb dumbell..just to see if you need to upgrade..and I do!

    can I steal this idea LOL
  • HealthyBodySickMind
    HealthyBodySickMind Posts: 1,207 Member
    You overeat by 1000 cals/day on the weekend and think "ah **** it, I'll just build muscle"

    ^^yep!
  • Z_I_L_L_A
    Z_I_L_L_A Posts: 2,399 Member
    When you hope that any Christmas gift you get has something to do with lifting.
  • bokodasu
    bokodasu Posts: 629 Member
    ...you lift your arm up and squeeze your bicep in your cubicle when you think no one is looking.

    Oh yeah, totally never been caught doing this. :embarassed:
  • fakeplastictree
    fakeplastictree Posts: 836 Member
    You overeat by 1000 cals/day on the weekend and think "ah **** it, I'll just build muscle"

    ^^yep!

    Ha!! You read my mind.
  • jayche
    jayche Posts: 1,128 Member
    When you over head press what a lot of people squat, lol.
    There are people who can clean and jerk what you deadlift, so what? lol
  • LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo
    LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo Posts: 3,634 Member
    1) You walk like you have a stick up your butt the day after squats
    2) cardio bunnies start following you around the weight room asking questions
    3) men ask for your advice on proper lifting techniques, rest periods between sets, etc.
    4) you can't wait to have that protein shake when you get home from the gym
    5) It's really hard to find jeans because they don't fit your thighs
    6) your husband hands you jars to open
    Mine is exactly the opposite. I lost 2 jean sizes coz my thigh measurements are actually getting smaller since I started lifting heavy. Currently I'm squatting and lunging a 68kg or about close to 150 lbs. barbell (I weigh only 56 or 124 lbs) and just lost another 0.4 inch from my thighs.
  • Z_I_L_L_A
    Z_I_L_L_A Posts: 2,399 Member
    @jayche - Struck a nerve...I'm sorry.
  • LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo
    LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo Posts: 3,634 Member
    You overeat by 1000 cals/day on the weekend and think "ah **** it, I'll just build muscle"

    Exactly
  • jayche
    jayche Posts: 1,128 Member
    Struck a nerve...I'm sorry.
    Haha it's all good I'm not butthurt over your comment, just putting things in perspective. Last week I saw someone bicep curl 165 with a barbell (which is currently more than I OHP)... really humbled me lol
  • LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo
    LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo Posts: 3,634 Member
    When you over head press what a lot of people squat, lol.
    There are people who can clean and jerk what you deadlift, so what? lol
    Agree. And never forget that you (and all of us) have been there before. You were once a newbie who couldn't even deadlift a 20kg barbell so its totally rude to make a joke out of those people who cannot lift like you are. Who knows if someday those same "lot of people" will be lifting a weight similar to yours.

    No one is born strong who can overhead press 500lbs.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    You overeat by 1000 cals/day on the weekend and think "ah **** it, I'll just build muscle"

    ^^yep!

    Ha!! You read my mind.

    ditto! i use this rationalization often :)
  • postrockandcats
    postrockandcats Posts: 1,145 Member
    When "Skin the Cat" is a part of your stretching routine.

    I'm honestly frightened to Google this.
  • MikeyD1280
    MikeyD1280 Posts: 5,257
    you might be a weight lifter when....


    someone posts something you don't like and you get all technical on them :noway:
  • IronSmasher
    IronSmasher Posts: 3,908 Member
    You pick everything up off the floor with proper deadlift form

    I thought I was the only one!!

    Haha same!!!

    plus box squat off of the sofa, and rock bottom squat to get stuff from under the sink.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    You've been so intimate with the foam roller that you're thinking of maybe getting it flowers or a Christmas present.
  • Zylahe
    Zylahe Posts: 772 Member
    If there is chalk residue on your laptop, you might just be a weight lifter...

    ...or a rock climber.
    that was my thought
    we have chalk everywhere, we often used to go to Villis (24 hour bakery), covered in chalk.
    and would stock up on "munchies" food.
    I wonder what they thought of us??
  • Z_I_L_L_A
    Z_I_L_L_A Posts: 2,399 Member
    When you over head press what a lot of people squat, lol.
    There are people who can clean and jerk what you deadlift, so what? lol
    Agree. And never forget that you (and all of us) have been there before. You were once a newbie who couldn't even deadlift a 20kg barbell so its totally rude to make a joke out of those people who cannot lift like you are. Who knows if someday those same "lot of people" will be lifting a weight similar to yours.

    No one is born strong who can overhead press 500lbs.

    Just going by the OP topic, just because you are just starting your first day of lifting doesn't make you a lifter either. Been around a long time and really didn't consider myself that until I had made progress,learned what I could from vet lifters. Maybe I should of said when you've been in it long enough to give quality advice. Its all good...

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