Everywhere you look at fitness advice, they'll probably start with the importance of learning and using good **form**. This seems like it alone would mean that form is widely recognized for its importance (and it is), but I still think many people[^1] don't give proper weight to form. Or rather, than us improper form to get to weights.[^2] If you regularly do the most you can do **while maintaining impeccable form** you will get stronger and avoid injury. [[Progressive Overload]] **does not count** if you start breaking for (e.g. recruiting additional muscles to help you get the [[Bench Press]] up). You're doing too much weight. Drop the weight. Fix the form. Go back to more weight when you can do it *properly*. You shouldn't lift weights without first practicing form. You **definitely** shouldn't just jump into the [[Big 6 Exercises]] without having a coach or trainer watch you do them. Compound movements are not as [[Simplicity|simple]] as isolation exercises, and [[Dependency Chains are the Victim of Statistics]]. (there's more crap that can go wrong and that means it's more likely something will). **** # More ## Source - reflecting on this video [^1]: this is a case of me thinking something then assuming a lot of folks have the same thought. [^2]: dang that was good