The point of life isn’t to “look cool“, or do things “properly. Rather, the point of life is to win, however you determine that. It doesn’t matter if your approach is ugly, strange, or “cheating”.
For example, I just did a bench press of four plates on each side, super easy, when I was able to do it from the power rack, off the floor, with the white on top of the safety pins. Doing a “nano rep”.
How to win in life: