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Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy
I can seated front press 245 for a few reps but I recently tried to put 35lb plates on the ****ing Smith machine to do squats and was in discomfort for days because of a past back injury. im pretty much done even trying squats or deads. Hell I was shrugging 400 with the trap bar (had it sitting on the squat rack just below thigh high) jacked up my back so bad I couldnt put my socks on for 2 weeks.
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That's why I sumo deadlift now (way easier on the back), and don't do traditional squats. I do front squats (way less weight, not even to 225 yet), and BSS. I'll never put 3 plates on my back again. It's not worth it.