Good form is vital to your training, if you aren't doing the move right, be it cardio, weights, resistance machines it doesn't matter, if the technique is wrong your not gona get what you want out of it. For example if you are doing bicep curls and you only raise the dumbbells half way up whilst swinging your back to get momentum or you raise your elbows and get lift with your legs its not working!
If you want to get the best out of your workout you have to train smart and actually do the move properly. This not only ensures your own safety and reduces injury risk, but it also targets the muscles or body in such as way that you actually work those muscles or get fitter because you are using the muscle you want to grow.
So back to the curls again, if you want bigger arms then train the arms, i.e your biceps and triceps not your abs, lower back, shoulders and legs.
With each rep you should be squeezing the muscle and trying to feel the muscle working and getting filled with oxygenated blood and getting a good pump out of it. To be honest with you a lighter weight lifted properly with good technique and a slow negative or squeezing the muscle at its peak will result in far faster muscle growth than simply throwing heavy weights around. That may build strength but not muscle shape or size.
Top Bodybuilders such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tom Platz, Frank Zane and Kai Greene all agree that form over weight is key to building a muscular and stage ready body. Yes of course you need big weights to build mass, but in terms of small muscle groups like your shoulders, biceps, triceps and calves them need to be controlled and allowed to grow. By keeping the tension on the muscle by using good technique you automatically tear more fibers and force the muscle to grow bigger because you focused all the weight you were using on that one area instead of lifting to heavy and not targeting the area you wanted to train.
In terms of safety again using proper technique will help reduce the risk of injury, for example doing a bench press or supine press (skull crusher) move with too much weight or too quickly is dangerous as you could drop the weight on your chest or head and then your out for a long time if not for life! Also by using lighter weight your less likely to dislocate, pop, or damage your joints and so you can train safely and for years to come because your joints are in good shape.
Its the same for cardio, if you are running to fast for yourself on a treadmill you begin to hunch your back and damage the spinal cord which is the last thing you want to damage believe me. Also if you run flat footed or lock out your joints you risk serious injury to your ankle or knee joints.(Did you know your knee joints experience over 3 times your body weight in pressure when you run flat footed! Instead try to strike with the heel and spring off on your toes) It is the same for cycling, you want to ensure that the bike pedals and seat are adjusted your your height and leg length so you don't over strain or lock out your knees.
You may also want to check out this post which explains why slowing down the rep speed and using proper technique will help build muscle faster.
http://www.fitness-teen.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/time-under-tension.html
If you want to get the best out of your workout you have to train smart and actually do the move properly. This not only ensures your own safety and reduces injury risk, but it also targets the muscles or body in such as way that you actually work those muscles or get fitter because you are using the muscle you want to grow.
So back to the curls again, if you want bigger arms then train the arms, i.e your biceps and triceps not your abs, lower back, shoulders and legs.
With each rep you should be squeezing the muscle and trying to feel the muscle working and getting filled with oxygenated blood and getting a good pump out of it. To be honest with you a lighter weight lifted properly with good technique and a slow negative or squeezing the muscle at its peak will result in far faster muscle growth than simply throwing heavy weights around. That may build strength but not muscle shape or size.
Top Bodybuilders such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tom Platz, Frank Zane and Kai Greene all agree that form over weight is key to building a muscular and stage ready body. Yes of course you need big weights to build mass, but in terms of small muscle groups like your shoulders, biceps, triceps and calves them need to be controlled and allowed to grow. By keeping the tension on the muscle by using good technique you automatically tear more fibers and force the muscle to grow bigger because you focused all the weight you were using on that one area instead of lifting to heavy and not targeting the area you wanted to train.
In terms of safety again using proper technique will help reduce the risk of injury, for example doing a bench press or supine press (skull crusher) move with too much weight or too quickly is dangerous as you could drop the weight on your chest or head and then your out for a long time if not for life! Also by using lighter weight your less likely to dislocate, pop, or damage your joints and so you can train safely and for years to come because your joints are in good shape.
Its the same for cardio, if you are running to fast for yourself on a treadmill you begin to hunch your back and damage the spinal cord which is the last thing you want to damage believe me. Also if you run flat footed or lock out your joints you risk serious injury to your ankle or knee joints.(Did you know your knee joints experience over 3 times your body weight in pressure when you run flat footed! Instead try to strike with the heel and spring off on your toes) It is the same for cycling, you want to ensure that the bike pedals and seat are adjusted your your height and leg length so you don't over strain or lock out your knees.
You may also want to check out this post which explains why slowing down the rep speed and using proper technique will help build muscle faster.
http://www.fitness-teen.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/time-under-tension.html
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