From Beginner to Bodybuilder

how do u know when you have made the change?

Is there any test?

Kilgore, Rippetoe, and Pendlay in “Practical Programming” define an advanced lifter as “An individual with multi-year training experience with definite goals in the higher levels of competitive athletics.”

For strength standards see exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/StrengthStandards.htm