I can totally relate on the dead lifts. A year or two ago, I tried for a
PR, but I had bad form and hurt my back a bit. For a long time after that, I was so paranoid about form that I refused to push the weight at all and really just hated doing them. Eventually, I got over it by doing box squats with just a bar in front of a mirror until I was 100% certain about my form. Now, finally, I'm starting to up the weight again and enjoy them a little bit more.
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