I hurt my back deadlifting last year. Bad. Couldn’t tie my shoes for three weeks. All because I was trying to lift more than I could handle with proper form. I thought adding weight fast meant I was getting strong fast. I was wrong. My brother-in-law Jim used to be a powerlifter. When I told him what happened, he just shook his head. Said he’d seen it a hundred times. Guys get impatient, start lifting…