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[jeremys]

im sick of all these people benching so much more than me yet they weigh so much less. or they bench almost as much as me yet they're MUCH smaller. even people my own age. same thing with squat and deadlift. what the hell. it's like something's not clicking right. i work my ass off and i dont overtrain. i know that

 

[revexrevex]

Compete against yourself instead

 

[spatts]

Sounds to me like he's already doing that.

 

[revexrevex]

Instead of looking at other people, and getting mad at them, you have to do a 180 degree turn. Look at your previous max (lets say on bench), next time you come to workout, YOU and that MAX should be the thing and the person to be mad at. There will always be someone stronger, richer, prettier, smarter and more determined... but you have to concentrate on beating yourself, and in the long term people will be saying what you just said in first paragraph about YOU

 

[vinylgroover]

there's plenty that lift more than me.........but as soon as the shirt comes off, the tables are turned

 

[spatts]

Well said, revex. I can see where you're coming from too, Jeremy. There are A LOT of women out there lifting as much or more than me, and they weight A LOT less.

Pound for pound, I'm not very strong. I'm stronger than I was yesterday, though.

 

[revexrevex]

You look nice in your avatar spatts, can you fly?

 

[jeremys]

Instead of looking at other people, and getting mad at them, you have to do a 180 degree turn. Look at your previous max (lets say on bench), next time you come to workout, YOU and that MAX should be the thing and the person to be mad at. There will always be someone stronger, richer, prettier, smarter and more determined... but you have to concentrate on beating yourself, and in the long term people will be saying what you just said in first paragraph about YOU

thats sound advice but its not that easy. i haven't hit a raw 3rm PR in MONTHS. and i'll be damned if i'm not intense and serious about making it. it just doesn't end up happening for whatever reason. i know i'm getting enough food, etc.

i'm thinking right now that i'm getting burned out. but perhaps that's just a feeble attempt at an excuse for me to get lean and then train for size again. that's what i want to do, i think

 

[revexrevex]

Jeremy's you should make a journal like I do, and post your workouts in it, You can do it in one thread or make separate threads about each workout, like many people do. There are some very strong powerlifters here, who can point out whether you are doing too much volume or not working your weak points. Just do it bro, when I started posting, my strength just took off because of advice of people here.

 

[jeremys]

there's the kids my age that started lifting like 2 months ago and are already at 225-250 raw..and they're adding 5-10 lbs a week..while weighing 50 lbs less. what the fuck

it's nice to say you only have to compete against yourself and everything. and it does sound like a great way to make progress. but that's not good enough for me. i want to win, god-fucking-dammit. that's what i've been doing. but it feels like that's slipping away now that there's more people training at my age