Bench press woes

[mdouglass]

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I'm going to the gym today and I'll do my old routine, but on Monday I'll be starting the squats/deadlift/bench 5x5 that Colt suggested. I'm excited and yet fairly terrified at the same time.

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No reason to be terrified. Make sure you know how to do the movement before you go squat. In the beginning start with a very modest weight and think of it as <u>practice</u>, NOT as a workout. Just learn the movement. Same goes for the deadlift.

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Right, this is my plan. Today I was going to test out some weights for squat/deadlift. I see people squat on the Smith (?) machine sometimes, but it seems weird. I assume you don't suggest this.