We look at each other to see our physical progress and the fruits of our labor, as well as to check our form. Lifting weights will make you mentally healthier partly because of the physical exertion and because you will no longer be in the status quo of normal people. You no longer compare yourself to pretty celebrities because your new outlook on beauty is now about muscles and yourself. The mentality of weightlifters is different: we have lifting partners that we compete with in the gym, but our biggest competitor (and the person we often compare ourselves to) is ourselves. This is why weightlifters look in the mirror often, this is why they take so many photos of themselves, and this is why they have greater self-confidence. They believe they are winning, not against you, but against themselves, and that is why they are in better mental health. One of my saddest moments was when I took a two-month break to heal my broken joints and walked into the gym to find that I couldn't lift as heavy as before . The closest feeling I can describe is when someone in your life, who you always wanted to be, just got a promotion or is having a great vacation after working as hard as them. Just