SLOW DOWN
“Motor Learning doesn’t occur if you’re racing along in panic mode and defaulting to incorrect pre-existing patterns” – Eric Cressey
Lifting weights steadily and under control will help minimize risk for injury and maximize muscle recruitment for strength and growth.
Questions to ask your clients after a movement:
– Where do you feel this movement?
– What’s the level of difficulty? (*RPE is a great scale to use)
Are they feeling the movement in the muscle groups they should be? Do they feel it at all? How is the intensity? Are they trying to decrease intensity (make it easier) by rushing through? Tempo and pause sets are useful tactics to increase strength for a reason… if your clients are not performing a movement well or not feeling the movement appropriately, a simple fix is asking them to slow down.
There’s a time and a place to go fast, let them burn that energy in appropriate powerful exercises or a conditioning finisher!
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