Sorry I don't mean to offend, but this comment rubs me entirely the wrong way. This attitude strikes me as gatekeeping and turning people away from barbell training.
> mistakes in your form that you do not even realize.
form is entirely overrated in lifting. There's little evidence that a particular way of moving in the gym is more or less injurious, even if it looks funny.
Efficiency is another matter, but don't nocebo anyone into not touching barbells in fear of "bad form".
And while coaching is surely useful, it is entirely unnecessary for a beginner who just wants to get started. You can make plenty progress for years without a coach, but it might be faster with one.
> And if you are a beginner, any attempt to do these exercises will invariably contain so many mistakes that they are not worth doing any more.
this is also clearly untrue and way too generic. Even inefficient lifting is healthy.
Youtube is all you need to get started. There's plenty dumb info there, but plenty good also
Yep, the modern view is that injuries happen due to doing too much too soon rather than any technique problems. Either way injuries are super rare if you follow a program with a good build up of stress over time.
> bad form will absolutely lead to at least tiny injuries that you will notice the latest after a few months.
(Citation needed)
> youtubers who want people to fail with free programs and ignoring proper form or even teaching slightly wrong form so that they have to get coaches and see doctors at some point.
(Citation needed)
What is your personal experience with lifting? Have you learned these lessons the hard way, or are these just common myths in the bodyweight fitness community that you've regurgitated without any critical thought in order to justify why you aren't enjoying the benefits of progressive resistance training?
I don't know any bodyweight fitness myths and I do not exercise with my bodyweight alone.
The amount of critical thought I have put into the things I have not elaborated on is insane.
I cannot back up my statements with data. Partially due to laziness, partially because the data does not exist yet and mostly because athletes lie too much.
> mistakes in your form that you do not even realize.
form is entirely overrated in lifting. There's little evidence that a particular way of moving in the gym is more or less injurious, even if it looks funny. Efficiency is another matter, but don't nocebo anyone into not touching barbells in fear of "bad form".
And while coaching is surely useful, it is entirely unnecessary for a beginner who just wants to get started. You can make plenty progress for years without a coach, but it might be faster with one.
> And if you are a beginner, any attempt to do these exercises will invariably contain so many mistakes that they are not worth doing any more.
this is also clearly untrue and way too generic. Even inefficient lifting is healthy. Youtube is all you need to get started. There's plenty dumb info there, but plenty good also