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I had a senior moment. My bad. We talked offline and are both cool about it.

I want to set the record straight that I was wrong. I checked an old college newspaper and I benched 235 in the 148 weight class. I'd like to convince everyone that I came in 4lbs under the limit...

Welcome to this side of the forums.

That's great. You are on the right track. Just keep lifting and you'll get close, if not exceed, you're prior strength levels.

Keep at it. At the beginner level, you'll find that consistent hard training is more important than size, and soon you'll be benching more than people much bigger than you.

Sounds like people lifting with their egos. Speaking of which, a bunch of year back, I was benching 225 when two friends came over to the bench, a guy and a cute girl. The guy claimed that he 'used...

It makes you wonder how popular powerlifting competitions are with the younger generation. You see some pretty hefty claims on this board from quite a few teens/young adults, yet the records are...

I had issues with my elbows as I neared achieving the feat. Too bad, I was about 15 lbs from it. And the reason why I was aiming for it, just something to do.

I know a girl who assumed I didn't do cardio because I lifted weights. It was just in her nature to nag. I'd just let her rant and ignore her. Funny thing, I'm a big into sportscars and she would...

I used to get similar symptons after squatting. It was just like drinking too much. I knew if I did another set, I'd get sick. Take out the heavy sets and I bet you'll be just fine after your...

I don't even know what Westside is. As already stated, I go wide because I can lift more. It's more comfortable and it feels like I have more leverage. I ended up going wide because I was...

I used to squat wide, with my toes touching the inside of the cage/rack. I never had any hip pain although people used to come up to me and ask if it hurt. I guess I can see what they were talking...

When I finally get back to lifting, I plan to increase weight slowly and listen very closely to what my body is telling me. The strength and size loss may be tremendous but I plan to lift for life...

Agreed. I'm on my 4th week without lifting due to elbow issues and things have finally begun to get better.

I have past RC problems so I stretch then do 3-5 warm-up sets. I almost blow my wad on the 5th warm-up set but hold off by thinking unsexy thoughts. :p :p :p

Edited: I should read all the...

That is hilarious. It's as hardcore as Chuck Norris.

Glad to hear you're OK. I've been saved by the safety bars a number of times.

Good to have a spotter. I got 170-190 stuck on me so many times in the basement gym when I was younger. :p

Good thread. I also tend to want to flare my elbows and have to really fight it. I thought it was because I used to bench bodybuilder style with a really wide grip. But after reading some...

Dang, lots of very strong young Canadian lifters. Goodluck to you all, stay focused, and I hope you all destroy those records.