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Correct Exercise Form Is VITAL To Your Success In Weight Training
Correct exercise form is one of the most
misunderstood things in the weight lifting and fitness
industry.
It's absolutely ridiculous what some of these people in this industry
teach.
These people
are supposed to be fitness experts, and they are the ones
teaching absolutely horrible form on weight lifting exercises. This
includes most of the personal trainers in commercial gyms.
I'm
going to give you a few video examples of people teaching horrible
form. I'm sure they'll take them down if they ever see this page,
so if the videos have been removed it's because of that reason.
Remember, this is exactly what you'll get in a commercial gym from
personal trainers. Ignore all advice from others in your gym and use
Weight Lifting Complete as your guide.
If there really is a true and verified expert like a REAL weight training
coach in your gym, feel free to take his/her advice. Don't be fooled, though.
Many people think they are experts when they are not.
Some of the exercises that people never get right are some of
the most important weight lifting exercises out there.
Squats,
deadlifts, bench press, and overhead press are some of the most
important exercises that the majority of people just don't know how to
do correctly.
Once you learn how to do these exercises with proper
form, you will start gaining strength quickly. You'll build more muscle
using correct exercise form.
When you use correct exercise form, you are using all of the
correct muscles in your body to perform a particluar lift. When your
form is not correct, you are using certain muscles more than they are
meant to be used and other muscles less than they should be used.
So, you end up using less weight, and you never progress because you just
don't use the intended muscles the way they should be used.
Use proper
exercise form and lift more weight. Building muscle can get quite easy
using correct form on the best
exercises.
Loose Exercise Form
Don't get me wrong here. I am not talking about loose form on
exercises. I personally believe in loose form on some exercises because
it allows you to lift more weight. Most of the more muscular people
you'll see in the gym use loose form on many of the exercises they do.
I use loose form on some exercises. Other exercises should never use
loose form. For example, squats should always use tight form while
dumbbell curls can use loose form.
You should always use perfect form
for deadlifts. Barbell Rows are an exercise that you can use loose form
with to get more weight up. The list goes on and on...
The form the guy is using in the video below is perfectly fine.
He is using huge weights and controlling the weight. The target muscle
here is the forearms. He does a great job using his body to help him
lift the weight, but still puts tons of stress on his forearms.
This is what builds muscle. He is overloading the muscle. He is applying stress
to the forearms that they have never received before. They have no
choice but to grow.
If anyone makes negative comments about this guy's
form, they have absolutely no idea what they are talking about. He is using
correct exercise form.
He is lifting 125
pounds in each arm, and he definitely knows what he is doing. I do the
same thing with pinwheel curls when the weights get heavy.
And trust me, loose form and more weight is much better for building muscle than
perfect form with less weight.
Bad form is much different than loose form. Bad form will get
you injured eventually. Loose form on the correct weight lifting
exercises will not injure you and will build more muscle.
Experienced
weight lifters will know exactly what I mean. The inexperienced weight
lifters will eventually learn.
Bad Advice on Exercise Form
Now, let's take a look at some of the bad
information given out on proper exercise form. It's very easy to find. All you have to do is
go to You Tube and search for certain exercises.
Let's have a look at bad information for barbell squats:
(If the video below doesn't work it's because the user removed it probably due to this web page)
The video above gives absolutely horrible
information about how to perform a squat. Horrible. I feel ashamed to put this video here,
but I want you to know that this is not the proper form for the squat.
Correct exercise form should be taken seriously! Over ten thousand
people have viewed that video. I hope none of them used the advice
there.
He does about a quarter squat, starts the movement by bending
his knees, bar placement is horrible, hand placement is horrible, and
so on. I hate seeing bad information like this!
I would bet that the guy instructing others has never even done a real squat. I'm not saying this to rag on the guy. I am just trying to get people to be more responsible about teaching others -- you can really get someone hurt.
Let's take a
look at another one:
If you don't know what you're talking about, then
please don't make videos instructing others how to do exercises. The guy in
the video above knows a lot more than the guy in the first video, but
it's still a horrible example of the squat.
First off, don't place
the bar at a height where you have to tippy toe to unrack it and rack
it when you're finished.
This makes it much harder to get into the
correct position for proper squatting. And a half squat is no good
either. Let's forget about these horrible examples and look at
some better examples.
Good Advice On Exercise Form
Now, let's look at some videos of people using
correct exercise form. These are the good ones, so feel free to pay attention to these.
You don't have to forget this information purposely.
The part I like about the video above is the set
up. His set up is perfect. Pay attention to everything he does here. Notice the bar
is set about chest height.
See how tight he gets before unracking the
bar? The set up for the squat is one of the most important parts and so
many people take it for granted.
The guy in the video above starts the motion with
his hips like you're supposed to. Pay attention and watch how he begins by
moving his butt backwards.
He then has to bend his knees. He doesn't
start by bending his knees. You have to pay close attention to see
this. I love to see squats when someone gets it right.
I want to go over one more example of correct exercise form for
the overhead press.
The overhead press is one of the great upper body
exercises. It works the entire upper body but puts more focus on the
shoulder region.
I always ignored overhead press form because I thought
I had it correct. I wasn't even close. Once I watched the video below
and corrected my form, my strength went thru the roof! Do the same, and
you'll start building slabs of muscle in no time.
Please watch the video above and learn how to do
the overhead press. You'll love the strength you'll gain from this exercise simply
by performing it with proper form.
Good luck and let me know if you
need any help. Correct exercise form is a must if you are serious about
reaching your goals.
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