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Form vs Weight
Topic Started: Oct 3 2006, 11:03 AM (244 Views)
Buster Oct 3 2006, 11:03 AM Post #1
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 Hi

Just wondering what is more important when doing the WOD's form or the weight actually lifted??

Im finding myself doing the WOD and then thinking i could have handled heavier weight but the heavier weight may have screwed with my form.

Any suggestions??

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Jerry.Mobbs Oct 3 2006, 12:17 PM Post #2
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 as a novice

my guess would be that 'it depends'

for example, on the deadlift wod 2,2,2, etc, then trying for 100% form would be essential

but if you were doing grace and you decided to split them into sets of 10, if you got to 7 with good form, but struggled a bit with the form on the last 3, but still made the full rom safely, then i would not bother too much about it

your alternative here is to rest at 7 until you can do perfect form, but you would lose a lot in the intensity

in a nutshell

if your loss of form creates a safety/injury issue then i'd stop, regain composure and start again

if your loss of form would not cause an injury, but allowed you to bust out those last 2/3 reps to keep your intensity up whislt using a full range of motion then i'd go for it

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Buster Oct 3 2006, 01:27 PM Post #3
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 Thanks for the reply mate, it makes a bit more sense now.

I think its going to be a process of figuring out how much weight i can safely lift as well.

Thanks again

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Davie Oct 3 2006, 04:11 PM Post #4
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 Aaron -form, form, form!

found this on that self defence forum that you told me about, posted by your firend -

There are several components to crossfit.
Intensity is one.
Excellent form is another, tied closely with full range of motion.
Varied workouts almost to the point of randomization, willingness to try new things, focusing fitness across many modalities (not just "strength" or "cardio" but also including power, flexibility, speed, agility, and more).

Some people, including some crossfit trainers, focus on "intensity" much more than on the other aspects.

In addition, Crossfit is only supposed to fulfil your "general fitness training". You as an athelete are supposed to work it in, as appropriate, to your sport-specific training, whether your sport is combat, skiing, golf, marathon running, biathlon, rodeo (lots of that in the UK, I know) or whatever.

Some people forget that you need to integrate CF into your other workouts (or have no "specific sport" and make "overall fitness" their sport).
If you are a martial artist or involved in a violent vocation, this would not be the best thing to do.

As I said, some crossfitters focus perhaps too intensely on "intensity". Pukie the clown is the crossfit mascot, but he should not be visiting every workout.

Perfect forum should be the number 1 priority in your training, if that is lacking then work it til it is there. Obviously if you have perect form at the start AND the end of your workout you arent working hard enough - degredation of technique is a natural result of fatigue.
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Jerry.Mobbs Oct 4 2006, 05:10 AM Post #5
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Oct 3 2006, 03:17 PM


if your loss of form creates a safety/injury issue OR RESULTS IN A LACK OF THE FULL RANGE OF MOVEMENT then i'd stop, regain composure and start again


thinking a bit more about this

i added a few more words in CAPS to the original

for example if you were trying to do pull ups and you could not get your chin up to the bar (full rom), despite squirming more than a conservative voter in scotland, then thats probably a good time to stop, regain composure and start again until you can do a good one (or do a jump pull up if you really cant get another one done)

once you really cant do any more in the correct form, then lighten the weight, or put in a substitition

as davie points out, your form will suffer as you get tired

the trick is to ensure you still get full rom and avoid any safety injury issues
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Buster Oct 4 2006, 02:17 PM Post #6
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 Thanks guys for the replys.

Was that the Geoff thompson site you got that from??

I think especially with exercises such as the o lifts i will concentrate on my form more and not be overly concerned with weight.

Cheers

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Davie Oct 4 2006, 02:30 PM Post #7
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 It was from the other soelf defence site..cant find the link toit though <_<
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