Training:
You're hardcore when you go to the Gym even when you are sick.
You're hardcore when you lift the last rep till you literally cry with tears and want to die
You're hardcore when you go to the gym even when you don't have the car and have to take a taxi and pay $50 just not to miss your workout.
You're hardcore when you prefer going to the gym instead of celebrating your best friend's birthday.
You're hardcore when you prefer to drive an old car, don't buy an expensive car stereo or home cinema, all just to have more money for supplements and gear.
Nutrition:
You're hardcore when you measure every gram of the food you eat when cutting.
You're hardcore when you take an electronic 1g+- accuracy scale with you even to the restaurant to measure the food you eat while cutting.
You're hardcore when you go the beach with a thermically isolated case that contains iced pure protein whey isolate bottle drinks with you while everybody else thinks you've fallen from Mars.
You're hardcore when you wake up every 2 hours during the night to take your protein drink while bulking.
You're hardcore when you don't go partying at all because you prefer to sleep the extra hours for hypertrophy instead of fun.
This forum:
You're hardcore when you spend hours each and everyday just to read more and more posts on Elite.
I must have forgotten other stuff, basically when it comes to being nuts, i've yet to find a freak like myself.