Accumulating injuries are the price we pay for the thrill of not having sat around on our asses.

Any idiot can get on a treadmill and watch TV and then take great pride in the fact they've ‘exercised.

Strong people are harder to kill than weak people and more useful in general.

Accumulating injuries are the price we pay for the thrill of not having sat around on our asses.

On resting in between reps: It varies with the length of the set. 5s or fewer get a breath to reset. Longer sets might take 2 breaths. During the last few reps of a true 20RM squat, just do what Jesus tells you. Trust me, if you do an honest 20 rep program, at some point Jesus will talk to you. On the last day of the program, he asked if he could work in.

Poor form in the gym is caused by insufficient yelling.

Only people willing to work to the point of discomfort on a regular basis using effective means to produce that discomfort will actually look like they have been other-than-comf ortable most of the time. You can thank the muscle magazines for these persistent misconceptions, along with the natural tendency of all normal humans to seek reasons to avoid hard physical exertion.