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SezxyStef
SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
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I watched the videos on the stickies and noticed the lifts are done what I would call fast...

Is this the norm for SL? or can I concentrate on contraction and form without going fast?

Those rows (with a violent jerk), squats going down and up so fast seems counter intuitive to me....

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  • lwoodroff
    lwoodroff Posts: 1,431 Member
    I would go for control over speed, and I take a pause at the top of the squat to breathe! although rows I do do fast - once you are set up properly, you want some explosive action or you'll get stuck!
  • kr1stadee
    kr1stadee Posts: 1,774 Member
    I found when I do the bench presses fast (like in the SL videos), I don't feel it and am wanting to do more.. when I go slowly, I feel the workout and love it!

    The squats, I hate, and don't care if I have to hurry to bang them out lol
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    Yah I am new to deadlifts and rows (well those types anyway)...I will most definately slow the rows down for a bit to make sure I have good form..

    Visiting a trainer soon I hope to check on form and getting some mirrors in my new room.
  • girlie100
    girlie100 Posts: 646 Member
    good form is the first point to master, then you can get quicker

    my strength coach is always trying to get me quicker, more explosive, more power lol
  • Leadfoot_Lewis
    Leadfoot_Lewis Posts: 1,623 Member
    Good form is key. When lifting heavy speed is pretty irrelevant IMO - power is not. When I'm lifting heavy, I want to move the weight and not take forever to do so..because it's heavy (duh!). Now isolation lifts are a different story.
  • slowlow1
    slowlow1 Posts: 31 Member
    Is all of that going fast and jerking really necessary? I didn't think that you were supposed to jerk. Aren't the moves supposed to be smooth so that you don't pull something?
  • bumblebums
    bumblebums Posts: 2,181 Member
    Don't worry about speed--worry about the weight on the bar and proper form. Once the weights get heavy enough, you cannot really do the lifts fast. I cannot account for why his videos are fast, but I suspect he is using lighter weights than he works with, in order to be able to display better form.
  • Fittreelol
    Fittreelol Posts: 2,535 Member
    You should lift as quickly as you can with control and correct form. Correct form and control being>speed.

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