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azuarc posted...

I know I'm not as strong as you -- when I started in the gym, my lifting goals were simply not to be upstaged by the girls who were basically just squatting the bar -- but prior to coronavirus I think I was at .75x bench, 1.25x squat, and 1.75x deadlift. Right now, I'd like to just see if I could get back toward those numbers. Of course, those numbers were on good days, and I have to remind myself of that, too.

My goals are aspirational. What I'm ABLE to do is short of that goal. I go to the gym and I read topics like this and there's ALWAYS someone who makes me feel like a weakling. So I try to use them as inspiration, especially if they're around my size/weight. In the end, you have to judge your progress against yourself not the guy a foot taller who's repping 4 plates per side.

I'm also not looking to set personal bests and kill myself every time I go to the gym. I tried that for a while, always trying to do more weight every session, and I ended up just hating myself (and sometimes hurting myself).

Now, I have a detailed plan and regiment that I follow to make sure that I don't burn myself out. Look up Wender 5-3-1, which I supplement with Boring But Big to get some volume. It's designed for long term gains over the course of years. Each session has only 1 maximal effort set that you build towards, so I don't get mentally fatigued. Plus, there's a "rest week" every 4 weeks.

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