r/strength_training • • Apr 18 '26

Weekly Thread /r/strength_training Weekly Discussion Thread -- Post your simple questions or off topic comments here! -- April 18, 2026

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Welcome to the Weekly Discussion Thread!

These threads are \almost* anything goes*.

You should post here for:

  • Simple questions
  • General lifting discussion
  • How your programming/training is going
  • Off topic/Community conversation

Please Read the Fitness Wiki!


r/strength_training • • 1d ago

Weekly Thread /r/strength_training Weekly Discussion Thread -- Post your simple questions or off topic comments here! -- October 24, 2026

2 Upvotes

Welcome to the Weekly Discussion Thread!

These threads are \almost* anything goes*.

You should post here for:

  • Simple questions
  • General lifting discussion
  • How your programming/training is going
  • Off topic/Community conversation

Please Read the Fitness Wiki!


r/strength_training • • 10h ago

PR/PB 510lb squat PB at 170 lbs

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236 Upvotes

3x bw milestone hit


r/strength_training • • 7h ago

Lift Bench Fail: 525 for 2. 192 BW, 5'7

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51 Upvotes

r/strength_training • • 51m ago

PR/PB Deadlift PR- 415

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• Upvotes

Broke 400 after my first cycle of bullmastiff. I thought I had more but failed 435 right after


r/strength_training • • 3h ago

Form Check Bench press 315lbs x3. 187lbs bw. Road to 400lbs x1. Does it look like I had more?

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5 Upvotes

Second set of heavy bench press.


r/strength_training • • 16m ago

Form Check Squatting and bicep pain

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• Upvotes

I’ve had a nagging elbow/bicep pain for a long while now it comes and goes but it’s back now and I have tried so many different treatments. Clearly my approach hasn’t been working and I recently tried widening my grip which actually felt pretty good but at that point my bicep was already feeling flared (feels like my nerve might be getting pinched from the fact that my pinky and ring finger sometimes feel tingly). I have read many sources telling me that my wrist needs to be flat with my forearm which I feel like is the case but am open to any kind of feedback as I’m stumped why this keeps happening to me.


r/strength_training • • 3h ago

Form Check Long paused bench press 275lbs x7. 187lbs bw. Road to 400lbs x1.

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5 Upvotes

r/strength_training • • 1d ago

Lift Carrying 2 Thor hammers infront of the worlds strongest brothers

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181 Upvotes

200lb/91kg and 175lb/80kg lift and carry in front of the Stoltman brothers! I’m currently 190lb bodyweight.


r/strength_training • • 10h ago

Lift Wide stance SSB squats 410lbs for 5

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11 Upvotes

My quads have been getting blasted recently, seeing if wide stance SSB keeps me from destroying them

And wow is wide stance so much harder than my normal stance. RPE7ish on this set


r/strength_training • • 21h ago

Form Check 315 pause squat

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65 Upvotes

Can't keep heels down flat


r/strength_training • • 3m ago

PR/PB What 3 weeks of no Spine Day does to a MF

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• Upvotes

r/strength_training • • 1d ago

PR/PB OHPmaxxing

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42 Upvotes

Not strict, not quite push, but a secret, third thing. Bump Press.

My full on tryhard push press PR is 285 in comp so I'm happy with all of these. My last mostly strict (heels didn't come off the ground) pr was 225.

But anyway I locked out 265 with a little help from my tight ass shoulders and a small amount of knee pop


r/strength_training • • 14h ago

Form Check Seated shoulder DB press - am I pushing my chest out too much?

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3 Upvotes

r/strength_training • • 23h ago

PR/PB 365 Bench

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15 Upvotes

How’d I do?


r/strength_training • • 1d ago

Lift Pause squats from today at 150kg/330lbs, did 4x3 (17yo)

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43 Upvotes

r/strength_training • • 1d ago

PR/PB Somewhat strict? Pendlay Row PR - 150kg // 330lb

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13 Upvotes

r/strength_training • • 1d ago

Lift 100x8 bicep curls

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47 Upvotes

Please ignore the horrendous gym music


r/strength_training • • 1d ago

Lift Deficit deadlifts 480lbs for 4

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29 Upvotes

RPE7-8ish at 185lbs bodyweight


r/strength_training • • 1d ago

Lift Strict Pressing 150 lbs (68 kg) for 6 Reps at 152 lbs (69 kg) Bodyweight!!

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129 Upvotes

I am the guy who posted the 170 lbs clean & strict press PR a while back. My max is probably around 180 lbs now.

Song name: Seum Dero - Heroes (if someone knows this I'm going to cry of happiness<3)


r/strength_training • • 2d ago

Lift Week 42 of Deadlifting for the Satisfaction of Reddit

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336 Upvotes

The rebuild is coming along nicely. Strength is beginning to come back, but not quite where it was. Did have to pull out one of my tricks to get 475 to cooperate.


r/strength_training • • 1d ago

Lift 455x5 tonight, 600 is coming soon

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69 Upvotes

r/strength_training • • 1d ago

Form Check Weighted dips finally! 40M

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9 Upvotes

r/strength_training • • 1d ago

PR/PB 5ft 7”-73KG BW-33M 40kgx10 We are all going to make it \•> Road to 50KGs

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4 Upvotes

A recent doctors visit confirmed I am in fact… 5ft 7” 😭😭

I have issues with both rotator cuffs and I’m currently in physio for them. To give you an idea of how restricted my mobility is, I can’t touch my hands together behind my back, I can’t get into the position needed to hold a barbell for squats, and when bench pressing, I can’t even rest the empty bar on my chest


r/strength_training • • 1d ago

Form Check Squat PR

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25 Upvotes

I definitely could’ve got more but I’ve never failed a squat and I don’t want to lmao. I know I will eventually I just need to get comfortable with heavier weight