Great job, most of you in picking out your problem areas and thinking about ways to address them. I have been lifting weights for 20 years now and still have problem areas that I continue to address in my warm-ups and workouts.
This week we are going to take a look at "adaptation." Adaptation can also be called training effect. It is what we are looking for when we go into the weight room. We want to place our bodies under just enough stress that we cause them to adapt to that new stress but not so much that we run the risk of injury. This is a hard concept to grasp and it takes a level of maturity and trust to understand that most of the time less is more. Meaning you don't have to be sprawled out on the ground after each workout leaving your body so sore you cannot workout for the rest of the week. We will sprinkle in some of those grinders to shock the body and spur growth but they should not happen daily.
This is why we are trying to shift your focus in the weight room from the amount of weight you are doing to the performance of the lift itself. We will continue to emphasise proper form and treating each rep as an extremely important step towards getting stronger.
What can you do individually to help yourself maintain focus on each rep in the weight room?
to maintain focus, I can stop thinking about doing 5 reps per set and take it one rep at a time
ReplyDeleteAllen Hai
To maintain focus on each rep, I could just do [most of] my lifts while checking form in the mirror, plus having other people check me and warning me when I'm off.
ReplyDelete-Kevin Lee
Don't pack on more weight then you can handle, Use a combfortable weight and work up to a max if that's what you want and get your form down before getting a max down.
ReplyDeletePeter Aybar
spend less time talking. warm up slowly as to get the feel for the exercise/workout
ReplyDelete--coki cruz
meh
ReplyDeleteJonathon Tosado
Spend time warming up so that your muscles are warmed up before starting to lift. Also you have to maintain focus during the lift.
ReplyDeleteNeofytos Panagos
lift what is comfortable for me and try to get a perfect form for every rep
ReplyDelete-Joe Stapleton
get better form, then add weight.
ReplyDeletenate berry
I just focus on the rep itself. I shut out everything outside of me and the task at hand.
ReplyDeleteAlex Kyle
I try to imagine in my mind what I want the rep to look like. As I do the excercise, I am checking myself to make sure my form matches what I previously imagined.
ReplyDelete-Matt Schliep
I can maintain a weight that I can handle and take each rep at a time
ReplyDeleteEthan Gladner
do a good warm up, than try to do each set with good form
ReplyDeleteSuri Venugopal
I can start with a good warm up set and try and reset before every lift, to ensure that i consistently have good form.
ReplyDeleteMatthew Beinart
I have to slow down when i am doing reps because i go to fast to try to get through them, but doing that makes my chest hurt and tires me out, therefore im going slow.
ReplyDeleteMake sure that i warm up well and not try to over do the weight, just so i can look good but do the right amount of weight and do the lift with the right form.
ReplyDeleteHave a light weight and do the reps slowly focusing on my form.
ReplyDeleteBen Crookshank
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ReplyDeleteI like to use a wieght i can handle and just focus on doing perfectly, down slow up slow getting the full range of motion
get in a nice warm up with the best form to get your muscles ready. Then work your way up until you can't do it with your best form
ReplyDeleteJack Clampitt
To maintain focus on each rep, I could just do [most of] my lifts while checking form in the mirror, plus having other people check me and warning me when I'm off also ask for you to spot me when i think im off
ReplyDeleteSmitty
concentrate on the form julian garavito
ReplyDeletedont over do the weight just make sure each rep has the best possible form.
ReplyDeleteMatt Hoy
i need to treat each rep like i was going for a max. i need to focus my sight on one thing and hold that sight. and most importantly maintain form while doing all of it.
ReplyDeletelogan yanoff
ill try to get everyting i can out of each rep and concentrate on form most importantly
ReplyDeletematt bussard
have good form, leave your ego at the door and do the right weight, and try your best on all reps
ReplyDelete-Brandon Lezcano