[Alon]

Wow that was fantastic and very well written, thanks for that. I remember when I was training in Canada I would head into the varsity gym which was less convenient and comfortable to train in than the regular gym, but it would have guys that would outsquat me, or at the very least squat decent weights (almost nobody squatted at the normal gym). It helped me get over the mental barriers of what I was lifting. If I saw someone else doing my best for reps then it isn't so difficult to imagine doing at least a few kg's more, or at least not being so cocky about my own pr's.