Is it better to do easy versions of exercises or try harder ones with worse form? - Page 2

schoolgirl-01 · 02-10-21, 07:07 PM

form first

bzar · 02-10-21, 11:02 PM

i shared some info about training one side of the body benefitting the other in this thread:
http://forum.videofitness.com/showthread.php?t=230325

if you tried this out, it seems that working your good leg could benefit the weaker one. you might not be able to do standing moves with this concept because then you'd be standing on the weaker leg to work the stronger leg. however you could apply it to seated moves, or even floor work.

you could hang from a pullup bar and work either leg (leg lifts, for example).

sitting on a chair, you could put a figure 8 or circle resistance band around your ankles and move your legs outward. you could also put a ball between your knees and push inward.

Vintage VFer · 02-11-21, 02:09 PM

Form! Form Form!

Garrie A. · 02-11-21, 04:10 PM

Form is king.

Pam61 · 02-11-21, 04:35 PM

Don't be so quick to start back, as if you'd never had an injury! Please use the props when needed! I would start slow and go easier, at first! There is no shame in that! Please be careful. And, yes...your form will be better, with modifications and props!

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02-10-21, 07:07 PM
schoolgirl-01 Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Parkland, FL	form first

02-10-21, 11:02 PM
bzar Exchange Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: PalmTreeVille	i shared some info about training one side of the body benefitting the other in this thread: http://forum.videofitness.com/showthread.php?t=230325 if you tried this out, it seems that working your good leg could benefit the weaker one. you might not be able to do standing moves with this concept because then you'd be standing on the weaker leg to work the stronger leg. however you could apply it to seated moves, or even floor work. you could hang from a pullup bar and work either leg (leg lifts, for example). sitting on a chair, you could put a figure 8 or circle resistance band around your ankles and move your legs outward. you could also put a ball between your knees and push inward. __________________ ~jeannine Miyagi: Wax on, right hand. Wax off, left hand. Wax on, wax off. Breathe in through nose, out the mouth. Wax on, wax off. Don't forget to breathe, very important. [walks away, still making circular motions with hands] ~ Pat Morita, The Karate Kid, 1984 disclosure: in the years 2002-2004 i had a professional relationship with a distributor of fitness videos; see profile.

02-11-21, 02:09 PM
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02-11-21, 04:10 PM
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02-11-21, 04:35 PM
Pam61 VF Supporter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The Ocean State!	Don't be so quick to start back, as if you'd never had an injury! Please use the props when needed! I would start slow and go easier, at first! There is no shame in that! Please be careful. And, yes...your form will be better, with modifications and props! __________________ Pam April Focus: Linda Stejskal Wooldridge (Barlates) Dean Pohlman (Man Flow Yoga) April 8th Everyday Yoga Four Week Challenge Jessica Smith Cardio Walks/Pilates Fusion Lee Holden Qi Gong 30 Day Challenge