I didn't mean to be negative mate I was just being observational, like dirtyman said thats still above like 90% of people in their first 2 years even.

It's cool man lol. Yeah I've just been going 5 days a week for like an hour and 15 each time. Eating clean and just maintaining a steady routine, I've seen nothing but progress.

no you meant to be negative. if you meant to be neutral or positive you wouldve said something like "youre nearly x% of the way to y benchmark" but you chose to phrase in a negative way

Shut up millennial you sound offended by something that wasn't even directed toward you faggot

God damn Morton, settle down.

Put up 290 today.

Hoping to be at 300 by the end of August.

Good job man

Nice work! Hitting that 3rd pl8 will feel absolutely awesome. gz on the update btw (290). So close!

On psychological barriers. They're only true if you buy into them. I've known tons of people who get stuck at a certain point, and when I was lifting in h.s. at one point I got psychologically stuck on my bench for a little while. I've since learned that our bodies want to grow and that if just get out of our own way we get stronger sooner. To my knowledge the psychology of lifting is the worst explained and least understood part of the game, but it can be argued to be the biggest part.

+1 time: Our psychology determines what we eat, our technique ... it determines our attitude and it projects us into the future. If we are unwilling to learn/try new things, I think that's the 2nd biggest hurdle we face. The first is just fear, plain and simple. Fear of not belonging, not being good enough, not being able to do something, etc.. Our fear informs our willingness to adapt and do new things, or to stand out, and it blocks us from moving forward in lifting.

What I see all the time are two ends of the same spectrum & problem: guys trying to lift too much and guys not pushing themselves hard enough. Those are the guys who don't make progress. As soon as we lose our ego and stretch toward what is possible we are on the path of progress. Most of this is a response to post #2. It's not that it's untrue of most lifters: it's that it's needless for all lifters to get caugh in worrying about that next pl8.