The Importance of Exercise Technique

Using good exercise technique ensures you are performing movements safely, effectively, and in a standardized, trackable way. Arguably the greatest detriment to your training is getting injury. And one of the best ways to stay injury free is learning and consistently utilizing good exercise technique. Doing so teaches you how to develop a mind-muscle connection, recruit the right muscles, and utilize the best range of motion needed to perform any given exercise for the physiological adaptation you are seeking. Consistently using quality exercise technique also means you are performing every rep of every set of every exercise with minimal variability, thus creating a standardization of your training. This standardization allows you to track your progress with greater accuracy, so you can be more confident that you are following the principle of progressive overload.