ABS Audio Newsletter: What constitutes "good technique"?
Issue 25: How to we define good technique and what are the pillars we lay its foundation in?
ISSUE 25:
What are the traits that are present in “good” technique in our exercises?
Welcome to the 25th edition of the ABS audio newsletter. Today we dive into a topic that is near and dear to my heart and proves to be very important in our fitness journey. That is taking pride in executing all our movements with what we would call “good technique”. What does this mean? Why should we do this? What are the downsides to cutting corners in technique?
We need to set the framework for our discussion leading off with my definition of good technique. My general definition is as follows: A technique that utilizes the fullest range of motion that allows for the target tissue to be the limiting factor, with no pain to joints or other musculature and can be replicated consistently. These pillars are critical towards our technical execution of movements so we can maximize the quality of our training volume, and ultimately our stimulus to the target tissue we are attempting to train.
Why should we care about this? Are there downsides if we don’t practice using good technique in our training? The answer is yes, and we are going to discuss below!
The outline of our conversation:
1. General intro.
2. What is “good technique”?
3. Why should we practice it?
4. What happens if we let our technique degrade?
5. My current practical recommendations for technique.
6. Closing and motivation sendoff!
I greatly appreciate your viewership; catch you all in the comments. Stay tuned for the 26th issue next week!