If you’ve ever been to the gym, you know that there are all kinds of people working out, from the benching-just-the-bar first timer, to a deadlifting-five-times-your-bodyweight seasoned veteran. Which category do you fall under? Are you a true gym rat, here are the symptoms. 

1. Not being on ‘roids, but looking like it 
Why bother going to the gym if you’re not already huge? 

2. You can’t fathom anyone benching less than 1.5x their bodyweight 
I mean, if you’re not benching three to four times a week, what are you even doing at the gym? 

3. You chuckle to yourself when you see someone doing bodyweight exercises 
It’s pretty simple, extra weight during the workout equals extra gains after. 

4. You never skip leg day 
Sure, you might put it off from time to time, but a true gym rat knows that you don’t want to be disproportionate. 

5. What’s cardio? 
Cardio doesn’t get you gains, plain and simple. If you don’t lift, I don’t know, go on a run or something. 

6. One word: protein 
Save the high carb meals for the holidays, your meals consist of eggs, chicken, beef, turkey, more chicken, salmon patties, and maybe the occasional dash of brown rice or quinoa. 

7. Protein shakes and pre-workout 
Your collection of tubs of both protein powder and pre-workout rivals the Louvre’s collection of fine art. 

8. Your daily calorie intake resembles that of an adult gorilla 
Ten egg omelet in the morning? Easy as long as you can still have your other four meals of the day 

9. An audio recording of your gym sesh may resemble something much less innocent 
Lots of grunting and moaning… 

10. You get a little depressed on rest days 
What to do with the free time you should be working out during? 

11. You may feel a compulsive need to call everyone in the gym ‘bro’ 
Hey bro, what set you on? Nah bro, I don’t wanna work in. Oh fer sure bro.

12. You have a lot of gym rat friends 
And you always compare lifts with them. 

13. You love working out because it makes you feel good 
And looking sexy doesn’t hurt either.