Ok, so I was doing my workout today and I made a realization. A realization of a mistake I had been making this whole time and not noticed it until just now.
I was cheating reps. On some of my sets if I wasn't going to make it to my target number of reps, I would either do my last couple reps faster or arch my back or use momentum to get the last ones in.
I would be proud of myself that I accomplished my goal, but thinking back on it, it really did nothing. Because now when I do my workouts, I'm not sure exactly how good my gains are because I have to take into account the cheated reps and debate whether they count or not.
If I decide they don't count, then I have to totally disregard a lot of my last reps and totally recalculate my weight and reps. And if I decide they do count, then what about when I do a workout when I don't cheat at all, then I won't know how much I gained from last workout because they last workout's results were "tainted" by the cheating reps.
One of the cardinal rules of bodybuilding is technique and consistency. If you don't ALWAYS take the same amount of time going up and down on a rep and don't ALWAYS use the right technique then you will really skew your results and hurt your gains in the long run.
So lesson for today, make sure you stay consistent and try your hardest to not cheat. Don't worry if you do it here and there, everyone does it sometimes, just don't make it a habit.
On another note, only two more weeks until I post my first update pic. I have a really good feeling about this. Also, I'm going to do a video review of the program. The things I like about it, the things I don't like and my personal results.
As always, Click Here! to check out Vince's No-Nonsense Muscle Building Program.
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