Erica, what a nice gesture of encouragement form the gym owner & his wife. They sound like top shelf type folk. What i like about them is that they are both obviously experienced at some level of training, yet are willing to admit to their own limitations. they are honest as well as thoughtful people. you are fortunate to have them in your corner. I have never gone along with back brace and taping of joints for my work, but I see weightlifters using then all the time, so it has to be the smart thing to do. You are lifting for the sake of proving you can lift tremendous loads and every day you are lifting, you will be doing your best to stretch your limits. I am quite sure your gym owner familly will be keeping a close eye on your progress and will do their utmost to protect your from injury. I think they will agree with me about paying attention to what your body is telling you. You are a beginner and already lifting more than most men (I did not say 'all men' for those who would jump on the statement) and so you are already in dangerous territory. Keep moving ahead and it is smart to keep looking for GOOD advice. I am sort of hoping that Dave might jump in here with some advice about one or two books to read. This has to be something along the lines he has been studying. (Sorry Dave.) Do your gym owner friends have any sort of library? (personal library) If you are asking for books to study, I am thinking you are somewhat of a studious type and can retain what you read. How are you with subjects like Physics and geometry? I am not experienced in gym type exercise, but i would think that a strong knowledge of certain aspects of those two subjects would be a must for anybody embarking in a direction of heavy lifting as you are obviously headed both in future and present accomplishment. i don't know you, but I am already thrilled with the direction you are headed.
Old Timer
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