I think my form sucks...

[Chris]

I just recently, last week, went heavy on dumbell presses and I noticed that when I was on my downward motion I would tend to kind of lean the dumbells in, making it so that my forearms weren't at a 90 degree angle with my upper arm (at the bottom of the motion). Is that normal? Am I going to heavy?

Chris

[meat12]

sometimes your wrists can't handle the weight. Try using either wrist wraps or having someone spot you at the wrists.

[Shibby]

Could be a little to much. Is the inward motion coming from your wrists or elbows? You said presses. Your using a press motion and not a fly motion right?

[Chris]

I'm sorry, I left out...chest...Dumbell Chest Presses. Sorry.

Chris

[Chris]

Originally posted by Shibby
Could be a little to much. Is the inward motion coming from your wrists or elbows? You said presses. Your using a press motion and not a fly motion right?

Its coming from the elbows...I think. It's gotta be, because its not the weights that are bending in. Its my entire forearm.

Chris

[Shibby]

Sounds like it may be a little to heavy. Lighten up the weight, see if you can keep the form better. If so, stick with that and then every week or two, give that heavier weight a try. The longer you keep incorrect form, the harder it will be to get it back.

[Chris]

OKay, thanks Shib.

Chris

[Nekrawulf]

On another note.... have someone critique your form.... someone on the outside can always point out more effectively flaws.. different angles

[Chris]

Nek, I'm too big a baby to ask anyone at my gym...ya, ya i know.

Chris

[Masa]

concentrate on form first... then weight.. if you think your form sucks... then it probably does.. the best part of weight lifting for me is the great burn from knowing i isolated and squeezed the target muscle.. but i never sacrifice that feeling for more weight..unless i smoked weed be4 i worked out