The Top 10 Workout Technique Mistakes
By Larry Track
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1. Holding On For Dear Life On The Stairclimber:Hold on lightly and with good posture. Even better, try hands-free; swinging your arms promotes more calorie burning and improves your balance. 2. The Triceps Swing:Never bring your forearms higher than 90 degrees when performing a triceps pressdown. Doing so involves other muscles and takes work away from your triceps. 3. Holding Your Breath:Inhale during the negative motion, and exhale during the positive motion of an exercise. For example, inhale on the down phase of a squat and exhale as you stand back up. 4. Dumbbell Music:Don’t hit dumbbells together during any exercise. When you bang dumbbells, you lose control and the contraction of your muscles. |
5. The Stretch Dance:
Don’t bounce while stretching. Instead, hold the position; bouncing can cause injury.
6. The Swan Lunge:
Don’t let your knees go past your toes during any exercise. This is most common during the lunge. To avoid knee injuries, think about moving in a vertical plane.
7. The Neck Crunch:
Don’t pull on your neck when you do ab crunches. Let your head rest in your hands, and pick a spot to focus on. If you lose that spot, you’re probably pulling on your neck.
8. Flapping Wing Curls:
Be sure there’s no space between your elbows and the sides of your body when performing biceps curls.
9. Heavy Feet:
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee! Being an aggressive runner is fine, but be light on your feet. To avoid injuries, try to glide rather then bounce or pound.
10. Not Drinking Water:
Lack of water decreases your energy level, and fatigue almost always leads to poor technique.
Larry Track is the owner of Track Fitness in Toronto. Contact him at 416-544-8677 or visit www.trackfitness.com.
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