Which Pro has the best form?

[qbkilla]

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.

Good post as always. But what about something like reverse pec Dec? I feel more stimulation in the rear delts when I'm a bit explosive and don't try to control the negative. When I do them slow it feels like I'm forcing it too slow.

But for biceps, chest, back, etc definitely slow and controlled negative. One exercise pjr press I feel better when I'm a little bit looser, very awkward exercise I really needed to play with and video myself at first.

 

[alfresco]

Good post as always. But what about something like reverse pec Dec? I feel more stimulation in the rear delts when I'm a bit explosive and don't try to control the negative. When I do them slow it feels like I'm forcing it too slow.

But for biceps, chest, back, etc definitely slow and controlled negative. One exercise pjr press I feel better when I'm a little bit looser, very awkward exercise I really needed to play with and video myself at first.

Funny you should mention that, reverse pec dec for rear delts.

I am training this young man (30, young to me) now who is very
much front delt dominant, side delt not so much, his rear delts are
out to lunch.

So we are concentrating on rear delts to balance things out.

I have him doing the reverse pec deck for his rear delts, 2 x 20.
He also lays flat, face down on a slight incline bench and does rear delt
db laterals raises.

Just watching him I can tell when the rear delt is activated and it
appears that it is more activated on the machine. And he feels it
way more here, especially if you just crack parallel and pause.

We were actually talking about this today, preferring one over the
other. He prefers the machine as it is easier for him to isolate,
partly because he is able to keep the arms straighter, do a nice
big sweeping arc and not having to think about your arms, if they
are too far back or forward when using db's on the incline bench.

And it is working. The rear delts are becoming more prominent.