When teaching someone the Big 3....

[moya]

i see how it could help a new trainee feel more comfortable... but its probably better for them to get the feel of the lift, because with the big 3, the mirror does not help at all...
bench... not a factor
squats... depth perception is skewed and you should be looking up or forward... not down...
deads... same thing you should DEFINATELY be looking up on these, espicialy the heavier you get... i find myself looking forwards sometimes on big lifts and they definately are either harder or i miss a max attempt because of this... the body follows the head imo
however... i am guilty of lifting in front of a mirror... i like to stare myself down though... get all psyched up when doing ME and get all wide eyed and flared nostrils and slap myself arround... thats what i think they are good for...

 

[Chill Trojan]

no mirrors for the first few weeks imo once a trainee is near perfect form wise perhaps then a mirror can iron out small errors i think you as their trainer are far more important in correct form than a mirror
someone suggested chest up 4 deadlift earlier i would say fill ur belly with air 4 deadlift dont have to lift so far just mo

 

[Big_BK]

Ok here was my reasoning behind it, just wanted to see what others had to say. I say train with NO mirror. The reason this all came about was because i've noticed alot of form checks on the board and thought, hmmmm, what would be the best way to teach someone? After my thinking i came up with the conclusion that when you are training someone, until they have the form down you should not use mirrors. You need to teach them to FEEL what is a correct deadlift, what is a correct bench, etc. Feel can't play tricks on you like your eyes can. Anyone else agree or disagree?

 

[gstacker]

Ok here was my reasoning behind it, just wanted to see what others had to say. I say train with NO mirror. The reason this all came about was because i've noticed alot of form checks on the board and thought, hmmmm, what would be the best way to teach someone? After my thinking i came up with the conclusion that when you are training someone, until they have the form down you should not use mirrors. You need to teach them to FEEL what is a correct deadlift, what is a correct bench, etc. Feel can't play tricks on you like your eyes can. Anyone else agree or disagree?

i agree becouse thats what i said

 

[ExtraMile]

Well I would say with a mirror, then if their deads are off, lets say their back is rounded, then you can strip off the weight so its just an empty bar and stand them next to a mirror, then as they are say part way through get them too look sideways and see what they are doing then they will know whatever they are feeling is not the thing to do.

 

[b fold the truth]

Well I would say with a mirror, then if their deads are off, lets say their back is rounded, then you can strip off the weight so its just an empty bar and stand them next to a mirror, then as they are say part way through get them too look sideways and see what they are doing then they will know whatever they are feeling is not the thing to do.

If they are looking in a mirror...their form isn't correct. At no point (unless you are doing curls or calf raises) should you be able to look in the mirror.

 

[the.gladiator1987]

Bench is pretty self explanatory.

Squats, i set up a platform behind them and have them touch that. This gets them to sit down more and stay on their heel srather than just bend at the knees right away.

Deadlifts are hard, because it requires a lot of different things at the same time, same with squat. But our gym is surrounded by mirrors so they see themselves doing it. I correct their form and usually they get it