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Just out of curiosity, can you even maintain proper form with any type of intense workout training? I'm not a fitness guru by any means, but I've been working o

Just out of curiosity, can you even maintain proper form with any type of intense workout training? I'm not a fitness guru by any means, but I've been working out fairly consistently for almost 7 years now and, to me, anything more than 4 or 5 proper sets will start taking toll on the form, at which point it's best to switch to another muscle group or stop all together. If you don't have the form, what are you training?

mox1 9y ago
I've tagged along with friends to various high-intensity workout "classes." (spin, treadmill, crossfit, etc). I never saw / heard form discussed at all. While they don't military-style push you, it's definitely a more intense / semi-competitive environment. It's motivating to some, but I can easily see how new people or ultra-competitive people get injured. The classes are usually 30-50 minutes, they assume you know form already. With the teacher-student ratio they don't have time to show you anything. It's just start the workout and go. Most of these places have like a "new person" workout that they run once a week. It's not required and I suppose experienced fitness people assume it's not for them.
ZanyProgrammer 9y ago
I assume you don't, and probably look rather silly from a bystanders perspective. Like someone trying to do push-ups just bobbing their head up and down.
joncrocks 9y ago
I think the answer is that it's 'working out' not training and they're going for a low weight high rep workout. When using lighter weights (relative to your bodyweight) you're less likely to seriously injure yourself due to bad form.
simonbarker87 9y ago
Proper form is mainly to prevent injury and to move the most weight the most efficiently but you can still get "gainz" by letting it slip slightly. A good example is elite level power lifters on a deadlift, they round their spines pretty awfully when they approach their 1 rep max but they are trading a potentially slipped disc for CNS improvement and moving a greater load. The trick is knowing when and how to let form breakdown just enough that it doesn't destroy you. Also there is merit in restricted range of motion training (such as stopping short of chest and lock out on bench press) to increase time under tension and "pump" - not considered proper form but if you want to target a certain muscle/group and really get it burning then it works very well.
- scott_s 9y ago
  Powerlifting is one of my chosen sports. I follow a decent number of elite powerlifters on various social media. I rarely see significant form breakdown in elite lifters in contest footage. Small, yes, but not "pretty awfully."
  - simonbarker87 9y ago
    Fair enough, to me any flexation looks pretty awful when you're lifting as much as they are - I focus more on the body building side of things than power lifting.
goldfeld 9y ago
With high intensity ballet training certainly, with a good teacher form keeps improving.

mox1 9y ago

I've tagged along with friends to various high-intensity workout "classes." (spin, treadmill, crossfit, etc). I never saw / heard form discussed at all. While they don't military-style push you, it's definitely a more intense / semi-competitive environment. It's motivating to some, but I can easily see how new people or ultra-competitive people get injured. The classes are usually 30-50 minutes, they assume you know form already. With the teacher-student ratio they don't have time to show you anything. It's just start the workout and go. Most of these places have like a "new person" workout that they run once a week. It's not required and I suppose experienced fitness people assume it's not for them.

ZanyProgrammer 9y ago

I assume you don't, and probably look rather silly from a bystanders perspective. Like someone trying to do push-ups just bobbing their head up and down.

joncrocks 9y ago

I think the answer is that it's 'working out' not training and they're going for a low weight high rep workout. When using lighter weights (relative to your bodyweight) you're less likely to seriously injure yourself due to bad form.

simonbarker87 9y ago

Proper form is mainly to prevent injury and to move the most weight the most efficiently but you can still get "gainz" by letting it slip slightly. A good example is elite level power lifters on a deadlift, they round their spines pretty awfully when they approach their 1 rep max but they are trading a potentially slipped disc for CNS improvement and moving a greater load. The trick is knowing when and how to let form breakdown just enough that it doesn't destroy you. Also there is merit in restricted range of motion training (such as stopping short of chest and lock out on bench press) to increase time under tension and "pump" - not considered proper form but if you want to target a certain muscle/group and really get it burning then it works very well.

scott_s 9y ago
Powerlifting is one of my chosen sports. I follow a decent number of elite powerlifters on various social media. I rarely see significant form breakdown in elite lifters in contest footage. Small, yes, but not "pretty awfully."
- simonbarker87 9y ago
  Fair enough, to me any flexation looks pretty awful when you're lifting as much as they are - I focus more on the body building side of things than power lifting.

goldfeld 9y ago

With high intensity ballet training certainly, with a good teacher form keeps improving.