A really good day at the gym today; a pump day, getting the blood flowing into the muscle to promote recovery after my power day yesterday. Felt really strong, and increased all my weights for the exercises, but kept the strict form, result? I got an amazing pump.
One thing you do notice, especially after concentrating on making sure you are observing strict form on your own exercises, is the number of people, surprisingly, both experienced and novices that are obsessed with moving the most poundage, irrespective of the form. (Yep, I was guilt of this too, and suffered ripped lat muscle - painful)
What they are missing is that because they are jerking the weight to get it moving by rocking their body, they are not getting the maximum benefit.
Sure it looks great when you load the the numerous plates on the bar, or select the full stack, but when you try to move it without strict form, not only are you only really moving a fraction of the actual weight, but your also putting your body under additional stress, which can lead to muscle strains, or worst.
The best thing to do is to stop trying to impress your peers, and stop trying to prove your right to be there by using the big weights.
Everybody has the right to be in the gym.
While you're in the gym, FOCUS.
Focus on your form, keep it strict.
Focus on your muscles, be aware of which muscle group you are intending to work and make sure that you actually feel them working.
Yes, you'll have to lighten the weights, but the weights you can handle will increase. You will grow, and you will benefit from fewer injuries and muscle or joint strains.
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