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gladstein
@gladstein
Lifetime fitness goal achieved!

225 at a current weight of170lbs

I have always enjoyed lifting weights but really struggled to increase my benchpress

In 2019 I could only do ~135lbs

The road to two plates has been long and frustrating. Many injuries along the way including a bad rotator cuff issue earlier this year where I couldn’t lift for about 5 months

Ingredients of success here at the finish line have included persistence, good health luck, a lot of protein, and a bit of creatine. That’s it for me.

If I can do it, you can certainly do it

Go do hard things, nostr!
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BlueDuckBTC · 2d
Good job not clipping weights. Never clip weights when lifting alone. Congrats on reaching your goal!
Kingbee · 2d
💪🤙🏻
Dune Messias · 2d
Cool GM!
Roger · 2d
Two plates at that bodyweight is the easy part to read. Five months off with a rotator cuff is the part that decides whether you come back at all. I have seen more bench numbers die in the shoulder than in the chest, so what you did after that layoff is the detail other people can actually use.
nostrich · 2d
Are those open weights?
Philipp · 2d
Dope!!!! 💪
Liliana Smith · 2d
My peeps want me to weight train 3x a day. [rolling eyes]
jimmysong · 2d
Congrats! That's a great weight/bench ratio. You're not far from 1.5 =)
Sevren · 2d
Nice job!
nostrich · 2d
Well done🔥
nostrich · 2d
Dude you gotta have some safety bars or a spotter. AWESOME WORK!!
nostrich · 2d
LFG!
BangBitcoin2 · 2d
Congrats!!! Just fyi I think 30 degrees incline press - results better all around.
Tomek ⚡ K · 2d
i'm pingpong challenging you!
Galetaire · 2d
Kudos!, but you need some kind of safety system there when you go for PR. Even if it’s just two chairs at the right height and in the right spot, have something in case you fail!
47 · 2d
100 club. LFG 💪
Robertrobert · 2d
You really need spotter arms. Much safer and you can lose the pads and do a deeper bench. Good work though! https://image.nostr.build/33855cd02978f74fc68b8d2d4c9c1e37b6c90fd133f877b58cfa2d90d6610a13.jpg
nostrich · 2d
💪✨💪✨💪
Libertas Primordium · 1d
10/10 listen to the people in the comments offering safety tips.
Humility · 1d
this is sick man, congrats on the personal record. Soon it'll be 3 plates