“Of course it’s heavy, that’s why they call it weight” is a jocular one-line saying about weightlifting. The line has been cited in print since at least 1997.
 
 
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LINDA K. MECHAM
8/17/97
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Jesse - “Of course it’s heavy, that’s why they call it weight.”
 
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Pepe
9/15/04
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Of course it’s heavy, that’s why they call it weight.
 
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tdbrown76
‏@tdbrown76
Tim: “Man, that’s heavy.”  Gym partner: “That’s why they call it ‘weight’.”
7:51 PM - 8 Apr 2009
 
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eugene
‏@Euggiene
Of course it’s heavy, that’s why they
call it weight
1:39 PM - 23 Aug 2012
 
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LDS Muscle
‏@LDSMuscle
Of course its heavy, that’s why they call it weight. #LDSmotivation
10:07 AM - 18 Oct 2012
     
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By TheGymLifestyle on December 20, 2012
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Of course its heavy, thats why they call it weight.
 
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‏@HellaBuff
Of course its heavy, that’s why they call it weight.
12:59 PM - 5 Feb 2013
 
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Of course its heavy, that’s why they call it weight.
 
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Of course It’s heavy, that’s why they call it weight.

Sang Nhuong Sai Gon
Published on Nov 10, 2015
Of course It’s heavy, that’s why they call it weight.