Exercise Form - Are You Performing Your Exercises Correctly
  

Exercise Form - Are You Performing Your Exercises Correctly

When you exercise, whether at home or at the gym, how do you know that you are doing your exercises correctly? Is your exercise form correct? It’s common to think that they are being done right, yet the reality is that far more often than not they are being done incorrectly. In fact, exercises are done incorrectly more than they are done correctly.

The trouble is when you are doing these exercises incorrectly, you increase the risk of injury and you decrease the benefits of doing the exercise. Let’s look at some of the most common exercises done – the correct way to do them and the most common mistakes associated with doing these exercises.

#1 Lunges

Lunges an an excellent exercise for toning up the things and legs – you’ll be ready for swimsuit season in no time. The lunch workout is a great way to challenge the muscles in the core, lower back, buttocks and upper leg. If you aren’t seeing the results you were expecting, then chances are you are doing your lunges incorrectly.

You can perform lunges forward or backwards, but if your form isn’t correct, then you won’t get the results you are expecting. If you are lunging using your knees and extending past your toes, then you are not doing it right. Also, if you are shifting your position that’s incorrect.

For proper lunge form, you need to take a step forward so that both knees land at a 90 degree angle and the forward kneed needs to land in line with your ankle on that foot. You need to also remember to stay straight so that you engage your core.

#2 Lat Pull Down

Lat pull downs are an excellent way to work your back muscles as it works many areas of your back at once. However, it is often being performed incorrectly and that can lead to injury to the back, shoulders or neck.

It’s commonly performed with a hunched back, which leads to injury or strain. As you pull the bar down you need to keep your shoulder blades pinched into your back and never bring the bar down past your chin. If you pull the bar down too far you will overextend your muscles causing injury.

#3 The Plank

This exercise looks easy, but don’t be fooled because it isn’t! The plank exercise is excellent for shaping and strengthening your core. However, too many people risk being injured because they do it incorrectly. They also then don’t enjoy the benefits it has to offer.

This exercise is easy to do wrong because your body is fighting gravity and so it is easy to have improper positioning. However, it is critical that you maintain the correct position. It’s a common mistake to not suck in the ab muscles and to leave the butt to high in the air, letting the leg muscles and back sag.

To do the plank correctly, you need to have a flexed figure that’s tight. This will prevent straining your lower back. Remember to engage your core.

#4 Bicep Curls

What guy doesn’t love to work out your biceps. This exercise looks simple, but one of the most common mistakes is lifting too much weight. It’s also the easiest way to cause an injury. If you are lifting too much weight you compensate by pulling the elbows in and that transfers the stress away from the bicep muscles onto the upper chest and shoulder muscles.

To correctly do a bicep curl you need to reduce the weight and instead focus on the correct movement. The exercise should focus on form not how much weight you can curl. This will give you the best results.

That’s just four exercises that are commonly done incorrectly. Always make sure that you understand the correct form for any exercise you do. By doing so you reduce your risk of injury and increase the benefits of the exercise.

 

 


 
 


 


 

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