Quote Originally Posted by NEONRACER
It goes without saying that as you get stronger you need to add weight. Just remember when you add weight to make sure you are lifting it with the correct form. Some people go up in weight but use horible form using other muscles to lift the weight. In the end the lower weight would of got them better results. Suck up your pride and don't lift more than you actually can.
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That is a double edged sword here. Yes when starting out you need good form. However once you have made enough gains to consider yourself a advance lifter you can change that. If you want to get big or gain a lot you cannot use perfect form. If you watch pro bodybuilders they do not use perfect form most of the time. That is where you get the extrax mass. Lee Haney told me the same thing a while back when I started lifting. The non-perfect form works areas that are not usually worked while still affecting the areas you want to affect. This is a sign that you are having to push your muscles to the max and in doing so you are having to incorporate smaller muscle groups to help out. That is my take on perfect form. I used to do everything perfect form, but now I have to cheat on a good bit of the stuff and I have still made good gains. Now I don't like to brag, but when I got back to the gym I was only benching 250x8-10. Now5 months later I can do 360x8-10. I am shooting for 400LBS reps before the end of summer. I did this by using bad form and X-reps.

That is the next thing I want to put out there if you are getting into lifting you should try X-reps. These will kill your muscles, but it works really well. If you don't know about it I will explain. A x-rep is kinda like a regular set. You perform 8-10 reps like regular, but this is where it gets harder. After those 8-10 reps you now lower/rasie the bar back to your starting point. When back at your starting point start pulsing the weights in a range from 5-10" for as long as you can. Once you can't do any more reps you are finished now do this on as many sets as you can and you will get bigger. This is one of the best workout methods I have used in a while and I am making constant gains. My bench has gone up and my squat have gained a lot. If you have some questions about lifting for me shoot me a PM and I can point you in the right direction.