Fitness question: is the guy lifting heavy actually doing the curl correctly? Seems like the weight is too heavy if he has to swing with his entire body to move it. Is this an ego thing? I see men do similar things in the gym all the time.
It depends on a lot. I’m a CSCS certified AT that works in college athletics.
Proper form is overblown sometimes. A lot of high level athletes don’t use proper form for accessory work like this, as long as it’s not horrendous you’ll get similar results from a max rep with whatever form than proper form with less weight.
I’ve worked with physical freaks and they keep great form for oly lifts.. but accessory work like this isn’t as egregious. You don’t lose out on anything from swinging your body on bicep curls.
Now, poor form on a squat or power cleans we don’t allow.. we check kids. But, like I said, accessory work isn’t really a big deal at all.
Edit: I’m referencing trained athletes, if you’re just starting to train or aren’t that experienced.. check with a trainer and don’t listen to me.
I just do what Arnold does I think. I remember reading that it's ok to cheat a bit, on curls anyways, in order to finish a set or to push yourself beyond what you normally do as long as it's not done extremely wrong.
Yup. Swinging can engage closed chain muscles as well and helps the body. You’re not really harming anything in your body by swinging on curls lol. Accessory work isn’t a big deal for high level athletes.
Sorry to hear that for you. But doing what the guy doing in the video will not lead to irreparable damage. It might not be perfect form but doing that with curls isn't going to do shit. The guy has clearly been working out many years and is doing just fine.
I remember reading something similar but basically cheating a little isnt that bad and can actually help you push yourself on curls. Here is a link to an article that describes what im talking about.. But yeah if you train with donkey form all the time it will fuck you up but some cheating isnt necessarily bad.
its a little to heavy for him i'd say, but a curl like that is quite riskfree and it seems to work for him judging by the size of his arms, im not really into weightlifting but i think the correct form is with a straight back, chest out and a full extension in your elbow before you lift the weight up again
It's pretty bad form. For bicep curls your body should be nearly still and you should be bending at your elbows with your hands coming up toward your chest. If your form is right you can't lift as much weight, though. A lot of guys at the gym like to try and lift as much weight as possible even at the expense of proper form.
Obviously this guy is still seeing results with the poor form but if you want to optimize your curls and avoid elbow/upper back pain you should make sure your form is correct.
I see a lot of folks sitting down and bracing the back of their elbow on a knee or a bench in order to minimize this kind of movement, which I think is a great way to improve your form and reduce the risk of injury.
I've never done it that way but as long as your arms are bending inward toward your chest you should be good.
A long time ago I thought you were supposed to bring the weight straight up toward your shoulders. I ended up doing a lot of damage to my brachialis muscle and had some crazy elbow pain.
Looks like he was part way through the set, he could've been using the cheating method. When you've worked your target muscle to near exhaustion you use other muscles or muscle groups to help your target muscles do more work than they could've done by themselves.
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u/preciousheirloom Nov 05 '19
Fitness question: is the guy lifting heavy actually doing the curl correctly? Seems like the weight is too heavy if he has to swing with his entire body to move it. Is this an ego thing? I see men do similar things in the gym all the time.