Form

JiP · 04-23-2007, 01:31 PM

form is a lot more important than weight, right? last week i upped my bench and did it fine, this week i tried to go for more reps and my last ones were a piece of crap

HawkLifter55 · 04-23-2007, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by JiP

form is a lot more important than weight, right? last week i upped my bench and did it fine, this week i tried to go for more reps and my last ones were a piece of crap

Ok. and???

Form>Weight

papi93 · 04-23-2007, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by JiP

form is a lot more important than weight, right? last week i upped my bench and did it fine, this week i tried to go for more reps and my last ones were a piece of crap

Good technique decreases the chance of an injury.

liverpool4ever · 04-23-2007, 01:36 PM

well you upped your bench fine but couldn't get out more reps, instead of more reps see if you can increase the weight but with the same reps you did the last time when you upped your bench

Trashard · 04-23-2007, 01:40 PM

You can't expect to be able to increase your reps/weight on every single workout..your strenght varies due to different factors

liverpool4ever · 04-23-2007, 01:42 PM

depends if he is a beginner. i think he tried to put out more reps then needed to soon

jmusclehead · 04-23-2007, 02:04 PM

Form > Weight every time. I may get blasted for this, but, I don't worry at all about the amount of weight I lift. I try to use proper form on every exercise and just make slow increases in weight. I guess that would have me on the side of a bodybuilder not powerlifter. I've made my best gains by using form > weight all the time.

liverpool4ever · 04-23-2007, 04:07 PM

bodybuilders don't use correct form they cheat a little

DJAuto · 04-23-2007, 04:09 PM

Listen, I don't want to advocate breaking form. But, slacking on form SLIGHTLY is fine if you're trying to move up in weight. You just don't want to make it a habit.

Guardian · 04-23-2007, 04:30 PM

I think whats most important is controlling the weight. For example a person who benches with long arms like me may use a reduced range of motion on his heaviest set stopping short of lockout on the top and an inch shy of the neck on the eccentric portion. To some people I and others that do the same may have bad form, but if we are controlling the weight then it may be better then people who use full range of motion but pause for a second at the top and use alittle momentum off the chest that isnt visible to the eyes.

This goes with just about any excercise. If your jerking the weight around and having more pressure on your joints then your muscles then your doing something wrong. In my opinion good form is all about control, if you are controlling the resistance in a beneficial manner then you have good form.

jmusclehead · 04-24-2007, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by liverpool4ever

bodybuilders don't use correct form they cheat a little

You don't have a clue.........

IRONMANN1 · 04-24-2007, 07:08 AM

I use sloppy form sometimes. It can be effective at times.