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Reminiscing back to my high school days I can honestly say I am grateful for the exposure I received to weight training. Myself and my teammates would meet at the crack of dawn during football season to pump iron in the Dungeon weight room. In the off season we would meet after school and spend hours bench pressing 3 times per week. We also squatted and practiced power cleans, and of course did a ton of bicep curls. I remember working my biceps so hard at times I couldn’t wash my hair in the locker rooms, not because they were sore, but they were actually unable to move…
Having said all this I can honestly say that our training time was rarely supervised and I don’t ever remember being taught how to squat or bench. I do remember a few moments of instruction at times after school on the power cleans, but it really was just a 3 minute introduction to one of the most complex movements in weightlifting. Having been a high school athlete I walked around for the next decade thinking I knew how to lift weights, but the truth is I was in and out of injuries that were created in the weight room. I was taught a few things, but I was never taught the fundamentals, the most important things. I was never taught how to set up a squat. I was never taught how to breath during the movement, which is crucial for not only safety, but also improvements in strength. I will never forget being taught to look up at the ceiling when squatting. They actually had a smiley face dra…