[The Professor]

nice job, Christos.

I've been lifting without a partner for two years now. I makes it hard (especially if you don't have a good power rack). Monday will be the first of hopefully many for me lifting with a partner on bench (which is the hardest thing for me ... partly because of the fear of getting stuck/crushed).

the other lifts I've felt decent about my progress. I think the key is to really psych yourself up for something like a big deadlift. stay loose until you're ready, then find that inner focus, hunker down, tighten up, and KNOW you're going to pull that SOB off the floor.