> and if you have good form, warm up, and only add 5-10lbs per workout Most beginners I’ve seen do not take the 5min it takes to learn proper form. And even if

> and if you have good form, warm up, and only add 5-10lbs per workout Most beginners I’ve seen do not take the 5min it takes to learn proper form. And even if they do, they lack the proprioception to know when they’re doing it right. You really need a mirror or someone to keep you honest, preferably both, for the first few sessions. Someone needs to tell you what correct looks like on your body. It’s very hard to get right on your own if you don’t have a history of working with a coach who developed your proprioception. I’m what you would call a grinding amateur. After 10+ years of daily workouts it takes me only a few hundred tries to do what a coach tells me. My sister has been a competitive athlete since 4 years old. It takes her 2or3 reps to perform exactly the movement a coach gives her (even in a new sport). Just because her body control is so much more developed than mine.