Yeah, learned the mouth guard trick from one extremely big strongman dude who was also a dentist, he had the best developed jaw muscles I ever seen (no jokes, those things would pop while he squatting or doing deads).
Just make sure to replace them often as they do tend to get worn down.
when your eyes are always bloodshot from the pressure of heavy squats/pulls
While we’re on the mouthguard topic, can anyone suggest what would be a good one to pick up?
i just went and picked up one of the self molding ones. you put it in hot water, leave it in there for a couple of minutes and then put it in your mouth and let it mold. and its pretty cheap as well.
I actually had mine made at the dentist. Word of advice, they all look at you very strange when you explain why you need it. I suggest that lie a bit and tell them that you grind your teeth during sleep. The dentist will add some extra padding to the bottom of the guard. If used frequesntly, you need to replace your guard every 9 months or so.
When you have more juice in you than all of the florida oranges
When you and your training partner look like they are in gay sex positions trying to get breifs on
When you have a bottle of blue heat in your bag, and a bottle on your nightstand just in case you get some late night cramps.
When you black out from benching
When the only time you go ass to grass is if someone takes a picnic outdoors.
you are missing skin from your fingers just from putting on your suit.
bloody hell can identify with that one. all over the tops of my knuckles to
You know you are a powerlifter when you always get picked out for extra security checks at the air-port, and people look at you sceptically because of your size and perhaps of your beard.
You know you are a powerlifter when your back is so sore that you have a difficult time to wipe your ass after you’ve taking a dump.
[quote]h-man11 wrote:
bloody hell can identify with that one. all over the tops of my knuckles to[/quote]
did that thursday night, just the knuckles from pulling it on.
when you eat the protein powder off your shaker when you spill some because it would be a waste of good protein otherwise.
Oh man, I love this thread 
…when you have band-aids running up your shins
…when people ask you, “Don’t you ever train with body part splits?”
…when people actually start to walk up to you and say, “Holy shit, I’m kinda scared of you.”
[quote]stallion wrote:
You know you are a powerlifter when you always get picked out for extra security checks at the air-port, and people look at you sceptically because of your size and perhaps of your beard.
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Especially true in Europe, every little minor checkpoint. The only reason I got through was b/c I was traveling with my mother who is the most innocent looking person in the world
When you wake up 2 hours early before work; not because of the commute but because you need enough time to cook & eat breakfast
[quote]Most Major wrote:
When you wake up 2 hours early before work; not because of the commute but because you need enough time to cook & eat breakfast[/quote]
love this one do this every day to get to uni
From: The Powerlifting Wife - the Powerlifter’s Wife:
You’re ready to go out to a restaurant and your husband asks you which Westside shirt looks the best with his black sweatpants.
Your husband can squat over 900 lbs. but can’t lift a bag of garbage and take it outside.
Your husband gives you his paycheck and you realize that you’ve just spent half of it on milk.
Every family vacation is spent in some God forsaken town, in a chalky, loud and sweltering gym, sitting there on a hard metal chair for 6 hours, watching a bunch of fat, bald, gated men lift weights…
The last family picture you have is your wedding picture taken 15 years ago, yet on every wall in your house is a picture of your husband standing with his heroes in the sport.
Your family picture is actually the picture of your husband with Louie Simmons, who is spoken about so much that he is referred to as “Uncle Louie.”
Your dinner time conversations over the day’s events revolve around the postings on T-Nation.com forums.
Your husband’s entire wardrobe costs less than his squat suit.
It takes your husband 20 minutes to get from the bed to the shower because he is in pain from an injury but yells at you when you suggest that perhaps he shouldn’t train that day.
You watch Danny Bonaduche;s reality show and think Danny is the calm one compared to your husband.
When you can’t stop kissing guys all the time.