you might be a weight lifter when...

When you get complimented on your front rack and they aren't talking about your boobs. (Usually)

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...

Its OK no worries, I also have those moments too in the back of my mind but whenever I'm getting the urge to laugh at them, I just remember the times when I was still a beginner and struggling to bicep curl a measly 4 lb dumbbell and struggling to squat a 15 lb. dumbbell. Right now I'm squatting at 68kg barbell (about 150 lbs.) which is nearly 1.5 times my bodyweight of 56 kg (124 lbs.).

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You find yourself taking the nail clippers to the calluses on your palms.

At the grocery store, you use proper squat form to get things from the bottom shelf.

You break up with your gym boyfriend for using the ab machines.

This! Ab machines are useless

you see someone squatting & their knees are over ankles...

this is a myth (thats its awful and shoud never happen i mean)

Try getting into a truly deep upright squat position without your knees coming forward

My knees come forward but not over my toes when I'm doing high bar ATG back squats. But then again everyone's built different.

You overeat by 1000 cals/day on the weekend and think "ah **** it, I'll just build muscle"

HAA!

* When someone asks you why you lift weights and you don't understand the question

* When you entertain yourself during boring meetings figuring out what stage of development each of your calluses is

* When your trainer calls YOU a meathead...

^^^ #1&2....YES!...lol. Thought I was the only one who studied my calluses during boring work crap.

When "Skin the Cat" is a part of your stretching routine.

I'm honestly frightened to Google this.

Here it is. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-TpLJYJU5o

hahahahah this exactly.

The water jug bro's in the gym usually have the worst bodies too.

you might be a weight lifter when:

(1) You offer to help your friends move before they even ask
(2) your friends/family don't blink twice when you carry a 90 lb sleeping child to bed while wearing stillettos.

You ask your husband for weightlifting gloves for Christmas because you are getting calluses from the heavier weights.

You ask your husband for weightlifting gloves for Christmas because you are getting calluses from the heavier weights.

You just helped me know what I want for Christmas! Up until now, I haven't known what to tell my hubby!

Skip the gloves, get chalk!

when you hear the word "plate" and automatically think of a 45lb weight........