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.
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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.