Coach Lex

A friendly reminder to stop comparing yourself with others

Here I’m back squatting 135lbs. That’s not heavy. I’m not hitting an ass to grass squat either. I’m going as low as I’m comfortable with. BUT, I’m super pumped about my progress.

I first injured my ACL in 2011. I stopped back squatting at that time out of caution to prevent further injury. I injured it a second time in 2020, but was able to avoid the surgery until 2024.

I also have a labrum tear on my right hip which isn’t repaired.

After my ACL surgery I began adding back squats back into my lifting here and there. I was super conservative on the weight. But, lately I’ve been trying to edge the weight up slowly. I still control the depth due to my hip injury. Squatting low + load on the back is a bad idea. To achieve a nice depth, I add heel elevation and opt for goblet squats. Injuries aren’t the end, you just have to be creative (that’s where a trainer can be crucial)

It’s more helpful to compare yourself to your previous self. Watching insta reels and comparing yourself to their numbers only steals the joy from your own accomplishments. Everyone starts from somewhere different. Track where you started - your weights, your mile times, your pushups, whatever the metric -so you can see how far you’ve come 💪

Let’s GOOOOOO!

workout today - 340lbs x 5 vs my workout for the day - unloading the trap bar after his workout (it weighs 70lbs by itself 🤣🥵

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