A Note on Exercise Form

I talk a lot about form, but the reality is you can only get good at a movement, and improve your form with experience. Said another way, your form is likely going to suck the first time you try an exercise. A challenging one specifically.

And that’s ok as long as you take it slow and use light weight.

I tried weight transfers from the bear crawl position today for the first time. My form wasn’t horrible, but I can tell by the middle of the set (about rep 10) that I was already figuring out ways to improve it.

But I knew I was going to struggle with it since I’d never done it before, so rather than stroking my ego and grabbing my 35 lb to 25 lb kettlebell, I grabbed my 15 lber (actually my girlfriends).

I humbled myself and started low and slow. And I will continue to start low and slow.

Form is important, but recognize that it’s going to take time and repetition to get better at it. Start low and slow and just realize that if you nail it, there will be plenty of time to get aggressive.

That’s true of a new exercise, and most things in life. 

Form pointers:

• squeeze your legs together as if you're holding a block between them [check this video for an example: https://youtube.com/shorts/d9FcgHI-QlA?si=NeXR4xRxuLORZLXI]

• try not to rock back and forth

• drive your hands through the ground, rotating your elbows back and in

• keep your tailbone tucked, abs engaged

• keep your chin tucked

• reset after each rep