yeah if you feel better, go without belt and use light weight for higher reps so less chance of snapping shit up

See a doctor...

Not needed, he has jsp!

Yes

Turtol you make lifting way too complicated.

Lol understatement

Good news, turns out nothing wrong with the rib, nor a collapsed lung.

Does anyone know what the pain is from then? There's no visible bruising, but it hurts even when I breathe.

I guess nothing wrong with a bit of pain, keep lifting, maybe just wear the belt a little looser?

take it easy turtle there's no rush in training, you have your whole life time ahead of you to train brah.

how old are you? like 18?

I'm 22, I just don't wanna have to start at like ~80% of the weight I was using, and then train hard for like 2-3 months just so the progression catches up to where I previously was.

weight is just a number brah. as long as you train heavy (for you, not someone else), it doesn't matter. oh yea sure, you can brag about how much you lift to others but that doesn't matter to me much.

i don't know man, that's just me. and i'm pretty much a loner when it comes to working out, i don't like having a workout partner :|