Form

[Liberator]

I am no expert, but I have gotta say that some peoples form in the gym on some exercises is a joke

Heres my contribution to some of the classic ones, if anyone has any arguments against these, then go for it, the more the better

Cable Crossovers - this is a classic, why do people always cross the same hand over on every rep?? YOUR SUPPOSED TO ALTERNATE THE HAND THAT CROSSES OVER!!!

Lateral Raises - Going above parallel works your traps not your shoulders, so you dont need to go any higher THAN PARALLEL.

Skullcrushers - I am guilty of this, having your arms extend fully vertical at the top of the movement, all the weight is on your joints and after a while it starts to hurt, alot, have them at 45 degrees and the tris do more work and the joints less.

any more???????

 

[goahead]

I am guilty of bad heavy barbell curls, i tend too generate too much momentum by using the lower back and the front delts, also i flare the arms somewhat outwards in order too shorten the arc.

The way people do their "heavy bent-rows and t-0bar rows" , allmost standing up! Better use less weight

 

[sysopt]

When people curl a weight too heavy and too fast whether it be a bar or db you see them flop around like a dying fish. Makes me laugh Oh yeah don't forget they gotta 10 sets each time with forced reps (by then I'm on the floor cause I'm laughing way too hard).

 

[Fa2]

I'll have to make fun of the guys on the squat rack and the sled, they load it up about 16 to 18 plates and do the one inch squat/leg press...

Also the guys who throw a couple 45's on the ez-curl bar and look like they're making sweet love with the bar...

 

[strengthmonster]

There's also those guys that arch their backs up on bench press. One guy in my gym could park a double decker bus under his. When he goes on inclines he is really doing flat.

 

[BigAndy69]

Liberator your mailbox is full, so here is my answer to your question: Re:form

I think it's a bad idea to train it twice a week. You've isolated the problem, you were not training your chest at all!!! Now you want to go from no training to twice a week! Bad idea. You need to be patient. Finding what the problem is, is 75% of the battle in BBing.

 

[big4life]

I've noticed most people use the wrong form
on t-bar rows, either standing too straight, or using their whole body to lift the weight.

 

[edgecrusher]

How about the guys who drop the bar from about 8 inches away from their chest when doing a bench press.

Or the other one is the fool who does leg extensions way to heavy and drops the weight stack on every rep.

 

[sysopt]

clank, clank, clank, clank.....hahahaha