Weight Lifting Tips: Focusing on Fundamentals, Form & Technique

The better technique you have, the less your body becomes susceptible to injury.  From an athletic perspective, people who use superior technique, typically prevail over those who do not. Proper technique and form are the most important variables associated with lifting weights and if you want to protect yourself from pulled muscles and other weight lifting related injuries, you ought to make sure you are fundamentally sound. Strength training can become an ergonomic nightmare for those who choose to neglect the fact that one must remain in a safe, sturdy and balanced position, at all times when using free weight equipment, in order to decrease the chance of injury. The classic line, "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog" is as applicable to weight training, as it is to fighting. Inferior size can be overcome by anyone who emphasizes technique and body positioning above all else. Practice through numerous sets and repetitions is on

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