My form for deadlifts and bentover rows is fairly lousy (this comes from over-reliance of machines and not enough use of free weights during my years lifting as a runner). Would it be a good idea to go to the gym on off days and just use the bar to work on getting form down?
I would find the point where my form goes to shit and workout with that much weight. Using no weight doesnt seem like a very good use of time.
[quote]illbill22 wrote:
I would find the point where my form goes to shit and workout with that much weight. Using no weight doesnt seem like a very good use of time. [/quote]
Thanks. No, I’d be continuing to do my normal weight on workout days. I wouldn’t be doing no weight. I’d just go to the gym on some days off from actual training and just do the bar. I don’t feel like it this would really overtrain my muscles since it really wouldn’t stress them. You’re right-my form does deterirate later in the set. But I feel like it could be better from the getgo. I was thinking that no weight on offdays, perfecting the motion, would help with this.
I would say you could use just the bar for a coupla weeks, make sure you’re bending at the waist, keeping the back straight, chest out, head up. Then maybe after two weeks start slowly adding weight. Bent rows are one of those lifts where people add weight way too quickly and form goes to hell. Just take it slowly, the form and strength will come in time.
[quote]illbill22 wrote:
I would find the point where my form goes to shit and workout with that much weight. Using no weight doesnt seem like a very good use of time. [/quote]
I agree here, but maybe with a modifier.
Cut your weight in half or something, maybe 3/4, and just work on ‘feel.’
I wouldn’t waste a day doing it though.
If you’re not doing it right just start over and get it right on your workout day.
Sometimes you have to take a step back to move forward.
I wouldn’t reccomend going to the gym and lifting the the bar for hours, that will still stress your CNS and you will have nothing to show for it. Lift what you can with good form and before you know it you will be rowing more than most the gym qeefs can squat(if they did, but it hurts their knees).
Thanks, guys. The general concensus seems to be that I should not go to the gym on non-workout and only use the bar to work on form. Rather, I should drop the weight during normal workouts and really focus on developing good form. Then start adding weight once I get it down. This is what I’ll do.