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Strength is a skill.

To lift bigger weights you have to develop the skill that will allow you to lift them.

This skill is not just bigger muscles, or even a harder firing nervous system.

It is also co-ordination. And this co-ordination can change as the weight changes.

So if you fail on a record weight attempt, don't give up. Accept that you are learning how to lift that new weight. Just like any athletic activity, there is a goove you have to master. So every "failed" attempt is simply practice. On the flip side, every time you pass on the opportunity to PR you are missing a great opportunity.

For example, I expect to fail a record squat attempt seven times, in seven different workouts, before I have a strong chance at successfully lifting it. Missing isn't a bad thing, it is simply part of the process.

You have to learn how to lift that new weight.

You have to earn the right to break your record.

See this workout for an example. I have missed 385lbs in the front squat at least 7 times before hitting it today.

• Kettlebell Swings
• 10 x 20
• Front Squats, ass to grass
• 95 x 5, 135 x 5, 185 x 5, 225 x 5, 275 x 3, 315 x 1, 365 x 1, 385 x 1, 405 x miss
• Fat Bar Clean and Press
• 95 x 5, 135 x 5, 185 x 3 x 1, 215 x 3 x 1, 235 x 3 x 1, 255 x miss, miss
• 215 x 5 x 1
• Pull-ups
• 3 x 10
• Dips
• 3 x 20

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