Introduction to Form Follows Function
Posted By admin on August 6, 2009
First off, please read this before you judge what I am saying. Form follows function means that the first thing you should worry about is function, well before form. It means that achieving a goal is more important than how you got there. Yes I think you need to do everything right to be the best you can be, BUT for beginners starting, doing something is more important than looking good doing it.
Don’t take this to mean that I want you lifting weight that is too heavy(actually the contrary) and think eventually you will grow into being able to lift it right. Dont think I think you should cheat at regular pushups(contrary again) to just get them done. No what I want, is for you to forget about how much weight your lifting and let that completely go. IT DOESN’T MATTER. If you CAN lift 50 lb dumbbells, but have to do it quickly to get the desired amount of reps in, your not functioning at all. Functioning, would be to use a lesser weight like 35s or 40s and go very slow for the same reps, like count a rep in your head like this, for instance. 3 count down, 3 count up. Forcing yourself to go slower with a lower weight will generally produce a much better exercise. If you and me can lift the same weight, but I choose a weight 10lbs lower, have more controlled movement and go slower, I will get a better workout than you doing a one up one down count exercise(this refers to how long it takes to push or pull the weight) So because I am functioning right, my form will come along. Think about it.
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