Which Pro has the best form?

[Zarati]

Based on videos you've seen or pros seen in person working out, which pro do you think has the best form?


Who has the worst form?


I think Evan Centopani has a great form personally

 

[165StateChamp]

Nick Walker has the best form.

 

[FK86]

Lee Priest

 

[buck]

Depends on ones preferences. I like big thick and powerful looking, which may not always win a show. But i realized pretty was never anything i was going to be!

 

[Pheedno]

Walker or Shier are the current pros with the best, probably.

 

[Swifto]

Branch Warren for me...

 

[Cinder]

I assumed this meant how they lifted in the gym

 

[b-boy]

Does it really matter? Branch Warren and Johnny Jackson had ballistic training but it worked for them. The training is just the stimulus, so much more involved in building thick dense muscle tissue.

 

[Elvia1023]

Nearly all high level pro's I see train have great form. Although as posted what exactly is great form because different styles work for different people. I will say if someone is a newbie-intermediate and they want to get great results in the gym and minimize potential injuries watching the likes of Nick Walker and Justin Shier would only benefit them. Some bodybuilders (especially the "science" guys) for the sake of perfection lose intensity but their training is both intense and masterfully executed.

 

[bigchuck]

I would go with Hollingshead

 

[tweezor]

Victor Martinez. I loved his old videos great form.

 

[qbkilla]

I don't think you can really tell by watching who is stimulating the muscle. Some exercises I go slow and controlled and really feell it hit the target muscles. Opposite for others I feel it when I go more explosive. Mind muscle connection is different for every person and can vary per body part or even exercises. I can't feel rear delts going slow and controlled but for biceps that's how I feel them Best. I'm not doing 15-25 reps slow and controlled for cable curls I may start repping fast then once they are activated start to control my reps.

 

[VaginaBoob89]

Does it really matter? Branch Warren and Johnny Jackson had ballistic training but it worked for them. The training is just the stimulus, so much more involved in building thick dense muscle tissue.

There's no way of knowing it they could have been better being more strict with their form though. It wouldn't be unreasonable to suggest the answer is "probably".

 

[alfresco]

There's no way of knowing it they could have been better being more strict with their form though. It wouldn't be unreasonable to suggest the answer is "probably".

Identical twins.

 

[Swifto]

There's no way of knowing it they could have been better being more strict with their form though. It wouldn't be unreasonable to suggest the answer is "probably".

It would also be reasonable to suggest they would encounter less injuries.

 

[PaxNovi 5.0]

Walker or Shier are the current pros with the best, probably.

^This

 

[paulallen]

Justin Shier for sure

Walker close second

 

[Fa Seeshus]

Best form with fake or real weights?

 

[lookslikesausage]

Nick Walker does have great form but isn't he using mostly machines? It's much easier to have picturesque control and form on a machine because there's less to control. A machine movement's path has already been established, it's non-negotiable unlike a barbell or dumbbell.

I will answer this with a different angle; the most impressive thing I've ever seen from both a strength perspective and also a form perspective was Stan Efferding handling 5 plates on the incline press for five reps. Larry Wheels the same. Stan had excellent control and considering how much weight was on the bar, I'd say the negatives were decently slow from what I recall. Lee Priest had great form from what I recall as well and handled very heavy weights at one point in both free weights and machines. Haney had good form but never used particularly slow negatives (not that that's the end of the world but it certainly makes a rep harder). The criteria by which I'd base my answers on for this question would include whether using free weights or machines (you know which is harder to have good form on and this isn't saying which is better but certainly one is harder in terms of control), amount of weight, and the time it took for the eccentric portion of each rep.

 

[alfresco]

My opinion.

Good form is the ability to control the weight. We all know that.

You should be capable of stopping and 'holding' the weight in any
position of the exercise. We all know that.

No momentum. You should be moving the weight, not the weight
moving you. We all know that.

The time factor. Too slow is as unproductive as too fast. We all
know that.

A squat has a longer, greater range of motion so therefor it will
take longer to perform than set of wrist curls for instance.
We all know that.

Can somebody get results from weight training by ignoring any or
all of the above? Yes.

Can somebody get good results by adhering to any one or all of the above?
Yes.

Is it the smartest way to train? If being injury free is of any interest to
you than yes.

Does doing any or all of the above capable of producing injuries? Yes.

Does doing any any or all of the above keep you injury free? No.