7. Prioritizing weight or speed instead of form
Your form should be a top priority during your workout. Doing an exercise wrong is not only dangerous, but can cause muscle imbalances in your physique and limit your muscle's movement, according to Men's Fitness. If one muscle is overworked because it takes over the movement, you'll neglect the other muscles and won't see the results that you're looking for, Fried said.
"A lot of people will just think all that matters is that I follow the routine or that I do the set exercises, but if you're not actually doing the proper form you're not going to be getting what you need to out of the exercise so you're wasting your time and on top of that you also have the risk of injury," she said.
In addition to watching videos on proper form and asking for help from a professional, Fried said a quick fix is to decrease the intensity or heaviness involved in the movement — even if that means checking your ego to work on your technique.
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