The first thing to come to mind is that I have a difficult time gripping the bar and holding it with my upper body even though I ' m pushing fine , so how do I fix that ? chalk , grip assistance work , straps <| sep |> I agree for the most part . But part of the problem right now is that on some issues the two sides can ' t even agree that there ' s an issue . Take climate change if the Republicans took an approach of we don ' t believe climate change is man made , but we recognize that climate change can occur take the Little Ice Age in the Middle Ages , and it ' s worth investing in infrastructure to mitigate the effects of climate change where they occur I ' d disagree with them , but the chasm between our positions could be bridged . As it stands , our positions are we should do something to mitigate the effects of global climate change and you ' re a lieberal science lying liar , and our common ground has vanished as will Florida , under rising sea levels .