Pride and lifting

[Noel Clark]

I have been talking about this with quite a few ppl lately. Why is it that we struggle so much going DOWN on our weights so that we can have correct form?

I think that if you realize that by dropping the weight so that your form is corrected that you will then begin to really progress on that movement--as well as see the development that you are after by hitting the muscles that you are suppose to hit.


:rant:

:D

[Ana]

Soooooooooooo true, if you're form isn't good then you aren't really targeting that mucle if at all.

[Meechel]

When I first started back I was only lifting 5lb dumbells in each hand on some Standing DB presses but I wanted to make sure the form was good.

I can do 20lbs in each hand but that is struggling with keeping good form so I will probably try the 17.5lbs today and see how my form looks.

I had a trainer before that was right there with me so he just said do this or do that and I didn't really learn form per se (I would correct if he said I wasn't doing something right) but it is almost as if I didn't have to think per se.

[hydrick]

I find this even more so with men. I look around the gym and think to myself, if they were actually doing the movement correctly, they would never be able to use that weight.

[Erik]

Yes, you see more men with a problem checking their ego at the door. :sad: But you see more women doing completely stupid exercises.

[Noel Clark]

Yes, you see more men with a problem checking their ego at the door. :sad: But you see more women doing completely stupid exercises.

Hmmm don't know if I agree. You should see some of the guys in my gym :sad:

The girls don't lift...don't you know..it makes you bulky- Me I just want to tone.

[Erik]

Hmmm don't know if I agree. You should see some of the guys in my gym :sad:

What are the stupid exercises?

As a universal observation, what I said is very true.

[Noel Clark]

What are the stupid exercises?

As a universal observation, what I said is very true.

I am not arguing with --I was playing...


You should see some of the guys in my gym

The girls don't lift...don't you know..it makes you bulky- Me I just want to tone.

See

[Lynny]

i hate pride. :pimpslap:

[Amy]

I admit I was guilty of this. Coming on here and seeing some of the numbers posted can be quite intimidating. It also does not help that I have a competitive spirit. But after reading things about "firing" the correct and approprite muscles, I knew that I needed to back down on some of my weights and focus more on ME.

So what if I can not lift as much as some of these powerhouses on here. It should and always will be relative to ME. So what if my squat is a hundred pounds lighter than Mighty Muscles! At least I can look back over my logs and see that I have had at least a 100% increase over the past 5 months on almost every excercise that I do. :clap: These are the numbers that I need to stay focused on.

I admit I have been guilty of not wanting to post in the PR thread because my "numbers" may seem small to others- but I have to remind myself to take a look around at the gym and count how many people are progressively moving up in strength WHILE keeping good form. I can count on one hand how many I have seen.

Great thread Noel!

[Audrey]

This is a great thread and a great reminder.

I have been guilty of this in the past. I guess it is hard to see yourself 'regressing' in numbers, even if it means that in the long-term, it will benefit you. But you have to look at the short-term contentment/pride of lifting big(ger) weights wrong - and not fully benefit from the exercise, or worse potentially injure yourself - vs. working on the form and seeing those weights go up past what you were even lifting before once you have mastered the form.

[mackie]

Yes, you see more men with a problem checking their ego at the door. :sad: But you see more women doing completely stupid exercises.

:lol: