Badly. I started in my high school weight room and had no clue what I was doing. I took advice from everyone and as a result made absolutely no gains for years. I graduated overweight and weak. College wasn't much better. I lost a ton of weight because I started doing lots of cardio, but I also seriously injured my shoulder performing a barbell overhead press incorrectly. It wasn't until a couple years ago that I started doing my own research and learning the science behind exercise and weight training.

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