Use a spotter. That way you know you’re not gonna get hurt. Also realize that a spotter only removes a couple of pounds of assistance in a lift.
A lot of new lifters don’t brace properly or consistently. That’s important
Use a powerrack and a spotter, Don’t trust random spotters. They are rarely good.They either drop it on you snatch the weight off you…
To OP use paused reps and it should help a lot , also with bracing.
You might consider dumbbell bench. Adds weight to your barbell bench.
I don’t do much incline, but I’d strongly recommend some ohp
Lower back injury cant do
That is good idea
There is no power rack in my gyn
Single arm dumbbell OHP then. Instead of loading the lower back when you strain, you load the oblique
No one going to ask the nature of this lower back injury?
gotten taller since December along with losing some weight… correct me if im wrong but in April you mentioned you was at 11% from the 20% you was at in December?
Yes i got taller and lost a lot of weight I looked really fat 35 inch waist at that time…
Squats… I dont blame the exercise it was all on me,not enough mobility,very very very bad form injury happened with 145lbs I think
If you can’t squat 145 I don’t think you have any business shooting for 225 on an upperbody lift. I think it’ll develop itself overtime but to rigidly leave only 7 months seems unreasonable for your strength level.
This is the most reverse psycological motivational thing ever!
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The injury was 3 years ago
What is a “poverty (insert lift)”? I hear that a lot and have no idea what it means.
Like a really bad lagging lift. My deadlift is my poverty lift.
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Possible but unlikely I’d say.
How much u deadlift ?
From what ive read its hard to progress on the incline,harder than flat for sure.Also it’ll be harder without any overhead press.