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Originally Posted by Bad@ssCamaro
Hey kalimus, thank you for your input. It's certainly a challenge to try to describe a situation that people can relate to and not overwhelm them with too much info. I should've included the fact that I've been weight training on and off for 30+ years.
I've taken on the task of training a young fellow coworker and plunge him into the trials and tribulations of the physical fitness world, and it doesn't bode well for me when I preach form is essential to having a good workout and maintaining it to endure a long successful and healthy workout regimen over the period of your life. I suppose this will serve an example to him as we get older that he will be faced with unfamiliar situations. I'm trying to help him understand that there have been others who have been there (done that) and the answers are out there and people willing to help (like you good people  ) |
I had assumed you'd probably been doing it for a long time. And not to assume anything, but there are loads of people that lift for a long time and "don't do it right". I had been squatting for almost 2 years, and the only thing really wrong with my form was that I rocked slightly to the ball of my foot. Someone very wisely told me to curl my toes when I squatted, and I haven't done it since.
For new people, and I've helped out my fair share especially in the last year... I tell them the most important thing for them to understand is they aren't there to impress anyone, and to check their ego at the door. The size, strength, and intensity will come, but not quickly. Good form will always get them there the fastest. Amount of weight lifted is only relative. And finally, you can't out-train a lousy diet.