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Is form overated???
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collegiateLifter
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I think one of the ealier posts said it best that some excercises lend themselves fine to "cheating" while others don't.
I you look at the WSB guys's rolling tri extensions with dumbels, it is really just a lying tri extension, using a lot of 'cheating' or 'momentum' from their lats among other things. They have found these to be very beneficial (to accomplish their goals) --- which is ultimately what we are after right?
There is undoubtably a difference (though sometimes hard to immediately tell) when you're in the gym, between people who lift what is benefical and people who lift to stroke their egos.
I you look at the WSB guys's rolling tri extensions with dumbels, it is really just a lying tri extension, using a lot of 'cheating' or 'momentum' from their lats among other things. They have found these to be very beneficial (to accomplish their goals) --- which is ultimately what we are after right?
There is undoubtably a difference (though sometimes hard to immediately tell) when you're in the gym, between people who lift what is benefical and people who lift to stroke their egos.
SquatPukeSquat
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I'm starting to wonder what everyone here means by "good form." Because when i watch others in the gym, it doesn't seem like they're using "perfect form." now is that what we're talking about? perfect form? because if that's what we're talking about, i've yet to see more than a handful of lifters in my LIFE lift with perfect form, and then, they only do this on specific exercises. maybe i should have asked this earlier. but saying that cheating is STUPID is naive. maybe weightrainers are a little too pontifical for my tastes.
psychedout
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Holy batman! I forgot about this thread that I made. I never get threads that last like this. 
Good debate though bros.
Good debate though bros.
supreme
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Good form vs. perfect form??
this is a judgement call that varies between each lift & person
I see the only difference is that perfect is present on every rep of every set and never deviates.
Good form is doing the exercise with NO cheating. you use the correct muscles to move the weight with no assitance, momentum (unless explosive Olympic lifts) or a spotter doing 1/2 the work.
You are able to maintain the necessary aligmnment of the knees, pelvis, shoulder girdle and head. The TVA has correct tension and breathing is controlled i.e no grunting, screaming or associated animal noises to gain attention to your lift. When you lose the form you stop the set - thus preventing injury and the formation of bad motor programs
Good form is training your muscles and not your ego!
s
this is a judgement call that varies between each lift & person
I see the only difference is that perfect is present on every rep of every set and never deviates.
Good form is doing the exercise with NO cheating. you use the correct muscles to move the weight with no assitance, momentum (unless explosive Olympic lifts) or a spotter doing 1/2 the work.
You are able to maintain the necessary aligmnment of the knees, pelvis, shoulder girdle and head. The TVA has correct tension and breathing is controlled i.e no grunting, screaming or associated animal noises to gain attention to your lift. When you lose the form you stop the set - thus preventing injury and the formation of bad motor programs
Good form is training your muscles and not your ego!
s
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Debaser
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WalkingBeast said:
No offense intended bro, but I think this could be the reason for you injuring your back. Tread lightly, many powerlifters who did rounded back deadlifting consistantly ended up getting their spines fused.
Sammy Sosa
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Form is important but so is being explosive. Muscles should be trained explosively. That is the best way to recruit the maximum number of fibres.
supreme
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I agree, but you can be explosive with good form. Olympic lifts are the most explosive and require excellent technique i.e form.
I went to USA weighlifting to learn Olympic weightlifting and the whole weekend was spent learning proper form; of course it was explosive but technically precise.
It is the execution of technique that seperates the Gold medals from the silver & bronze.
S
I went to USA weighlifting to learn Olympic weightlifting and the whole weekend was spent learning proper form; of course it was explosive but technically precise.
It is the execution of technique that seperates the Gold medals from the silver & bronze.
S
