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When you try to learn a new movement or exercise, to decide whether you are performing it correctly or whether you should add it to your routine you likely rely on your feeling sense.
What I mean is that if a movement feels wrong or uncomfortable you probably think that your execution is wrong or that the exercise itself is not good. When performing an exercise you probably rely on sensory cues to make sure you are doing it right.
Your feeling sense though is not something you can rely on. Most of the time even though you feel like your doing a certain movement you are actually doing the exact opposite.
To make sure you are performing an exercise correctly you must record yourself. That way you have an objective feedback and you don't have to rely on your deceiving sensations. Having someone observe you works too.
In any other sport that's what happens: you have coaches that watch you and provide an objective evaluation of what you are doing. But most gym goers think they can rely entirely on their sensations and still do well.
If you are trying out a new movement it should feel uncomfortable. Your asking your body to do something it has never done. It shouldn't hurt, that's for sure, but it should feel wrong/weird.
You should watch some tutorials before performing an exercise and then record yourself to see if you are doing it right. Even if you try this with an exercise you have been doing for a while you'll see that when you watch the recording it probably doesn't look like what you would expect, even if everything felt right when you were performing it.
You should record yourself from the side, that way it's easier to see what you might be doing wrong. Every exercise is different but when performing any movement you should make sure you are following these 2 criterias :
You'll see when you record yourself that you probably failed both of these. That's fine and to be expected. Lower the weight and try again. You won't get it right away but overtime I guarantee you that it will improve your results.
Also make sure you record yourself at every workout, not just the first few. Even if you get the movement right, if you stop having an objective feedback you will go back to relying on your feelings and lose the progress overtime.
What I mean is that if a movement feels wrong or uncomfortable you probably think that your execution is wrong or that the exercise itself is not good. When performing an exercise you probably rely on sensory cues to make sure you are doing it right.
Your feeling sense though is not something you can rely on. Most of the time even though you feel like your doing a certain movement you are actually doing the exact opposite.
To make sure you are performing an exercise correctly you must record yourself. That way you have an objective feedback and you don't have to rely on your deceiving sensations. Having someone observe you works too.
In any other sport that's what happens: you have coaches that watch you and provide an objective evaluation of what you are doing. But most gym goers think they can rely entirely on their sensations and still do well.
If you are trying out a new movement it should feel uncomfortable. Your asking your body to do something it has never done. It shouldn't hurt, that's for sure, but it should feel wrong/weird.
You should watch some tutorials before performing an exercise and then record yourself to see if you are doing it right. Even if you try this with an exercise you have been doing for a while you'll see that when you watch the recording it probably doesn't look like what you would expect, even if everything felt right when you were performing it.
You should record yourself from the side, that way it's easier to see what you might be doing wrong. Every exercise is different but when performing any movement you should make sure you are following these 2 criterias :
- Your back from your butt up to the line of your armpits should be reasonably flat, not too rounded or arched. Your torso should be tall and extended.
- Your head shouldn't to be retracted or crushed onto your ribcage.
You'll see when you record yourself that you probably failed both of these. That's fine and to be expected. Lower the weight and try again. You won't get it right away but overtime I guarantee you that it will improve your results.
Also make sure you record yourself at every workout, not just the first few. Even if you get the movement right, if you stop having an objective feedback you will go back to relying on your feelings and lose the progress overtime.
