0311 of course you are spot on. My fear is his weakest muscle (The one between the ears) like you said he may be trolling but he also jumped right in and started doing deadlights without a clue on what he was doing. Since it was my suggestion to do them in the first place I would feel a little responsible if he hurt himself. Everyone today wants results without putting in the work and without knowing him or his personality I fear the worst by his comments and yes pulling 135 off the floor should not pose a problem for individuals who grew up playing sports and generally just being a kid growing up playing outside with his friends. But he is 18 and for all we know the heaviest thing he has ever lifted until now is the controller to an X-Box. I was just poking around in here when I noticed his cry for help; I think I will ask more questions from individuals before recommending anything again. In hindsight I am used to standing in front of a Marine and directing him supervised knowing he does not pick up a weight without having a full understanding of what is expected from him as a beginner. Since you nor I are there to hold his hand I am glad people like you and everyone else jumped in to fill the gaps. To be honest it is just to much to cover that is why I told him to do some research on his own before jumping into this, that is the best way for him to learn and keep it in his head.