{"id":1705363,"date":"2022-10-21T06:30:09","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T10:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1705363"},"modified":"2022-10-21T08:51:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T12:51:01","slug":"the-inconvenient-truth-about-perfect-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-inconvenient-truth-about-perfect-form\/","title":{"rendered":"The Inconvenient Truth About Perfect Form"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-inconvenient-truth-about-perfect-form%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1705363&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<div class=\"lightbox-wrapper\"><a class=\"lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/70781d00f6f2fc330894dbf75ac039c942017c6a.jpeg\" data-download-href=\"\/uploads\/short-url\/g2WOJjw4Yl95xSliriVBOG3L63w.jpeg?dl=1\" title=\"The-Inconvenient-Truth-About-Perfect-Form\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/70781d00f6f2fc330894dbf75ac039c942017c6a_2_690x282.jpeg\" alt=\"The-Inconvenient-Truth-About-Perfect-Form\" data-base62-sha1=\"g2WOJjw4Yl95xSliriVBOG3L63w\" width=\"690\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/70781d00f6f2fc330894dbf75ac039c942017c6a_2_690x282.jpeg, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/70781d00f6f2fc330894dbf75ac039c942017c6a.jpeg 1.5x, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/70781d00f6f2fc330894dbf75ac039c942017c6a.jpeg 2x\" data-dominant-color=\"473C3A\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h3>\nby Charles Staley<\/h3>\n<h3>\nTechnical Precision is Often the Enemy<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Obsessing over technique is often a sign of virtue signaling, OCD tendencies, intellectual masturbation, or some combination of the three.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\n\u201cGood Enough\u201d Lifting Technique<\/h3>\n<p>Back in the Reagan administration, when I was running a YMCA weight room, one of the more interesting characters was an Olympic weightlifting coach named Nahasta.<\/p>\n<p>Nahasta really stood out due to his insistence on achieving impossible levels of technical precision. I\u2019m talking about lifting a broomstick for six months type of thing. Think \u201cwash on, wash off,\u201d only with a barbell.<\/p>\n<p>Nahasta had just one dedicated student \u2013 a very skinny but motivated teenager who, in keeping with the Karate Kid theme, I\u2019ll just call Daniel-san. Although he certainly had excellent technique, even after a year of consistent training, I never saw Daniel-san snatch more than 66 pounds or clean &#038; jerk more than 88 pounds \u2013 lifts he could\u2019ve easily and safely done on day one.<\/p>\n<p>And Daniel-san\u2019s physique mirrored the puny weights he was lifting. I still vividly remember this scenario more than 40 years later, probably because it inspired one of my key operational principles:<\/p>\n<p>Technique need not be perfect; it simply needs to be \u201cgood enough\u201d for the situation at hand.<\/p>\n<h3>\nParalysis By Analysis<\/h3>\n<p>Even though almost all lifting injuries are blamed on bad form, suboptimal technique rarely causes significant, acute injuries. Bad form isn\u2019t ideal, of course. It definitely reduces the effectiveness of your training, so you should make reasonable efforts to improve your technique throughout your lifting career.<\/p>\n<p>That said, if you happen to be an enthusiastic \u201ctechnique-afile,\u201d enjoy your passion, but don\u2019t assume you should inflict your special brand of biomechanical OCD on everyone else. Excellent technique obviously has benefits, but less obviously, it also comes with significant costs: paralysis by analysis, slowed rate of progression, undermined confidence, etc.<\/p>\n<p>So, intelligent technique analysis and correction require a contextual cost\/benefit analysis. It\u2019s one thing to insist upon a slight, barely perceptible change in posture for a highly motivated but injury-prone Olympic weightlifter who\u2019s clean &#038; jerking over 400 pounds. But it\u2019s quite another to impose the same level of scrutiny on an orthopedically healthy 45-year-old novice fitness buff who\u2019s doing curls with 15-pound dumbbells.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lightbox-wrapper\"><a class=\"lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/316e58d07bcb2c45d09ec1d5357e42f42fc545be.jpeg\" data-download-href=\"\/uploads\/short-url\/73hOqb3adWtqbt8uQ4P764cqSiq.jpeg?dl=1\" title=\"Deadlift\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/316e58d07bcb2c45d09ec1d5357e42f42fc545be_2_689x388.jpeg\" alt=\"Deadlift\" data-base62-sha1=\"73hOqb3adWtqbt8uQ4P764cqSiq\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/316e58d07bcb2c45d09ec1d5357e42f42fc545be_2_689x388.jpeg, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/316e58d07bcb2c45d09ec1d5357e42f42fc545be_2_1033x582.jpeg 1.5x, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/316e58d07bcb2c45d09ec1d5357e42f42fc545be.jpeg 2x\" data-dominant-color=\"260B0C\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h3>\n3 Uncomfortable Truths About Lifting Technique<\/h3>\n<p>All serious lifters claim to have perfect form (it\u2019s basically the virtue-signaling corollary to \u201cI always eat clean\u201d), but few of them can even define what that means, let alone demonstrate it in the gym.<\/p>\n<p>Here are three observations about lifting technique. All three are counterintuitive and may be uncomfortable to accept:<\/p>\n<h4>\n1. \u201cPerfect\u201d Technique Isn\u2019t Really A Thing<\/h4>\n<p>The notion of perfect form is impractical at best \u2013 it\u2019s impossible to define, let alone achieve. And, even if you could achieve perfect form, the juice isn\u2019t necessarily worth the squeeze.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the fact that optimal technique depends on several factors, including the lifter\u2019s anthropometry, training goals, injury history, and training age, it\u2019s noteworthy that many universally accepted \u201crules\u201d of good form have since been debunked.<\/p>\n<p>One case in point is the age-old advice: never allow your knees to pass over your toes during lunges and squats. Enter Ben Patrick, aka \u201cKnees Over Toes Guy.\u201d Ben has recently exploded on social media platforms due to his controversial approach to rehabbing painful knees, which involves performing loaded, extreme knee-flexion exercises.<\/p>\n<p>If Ben\u2019s methods are legit (and so far, all available evidence suggests they are), it means that the more conventionally accepted approach to knee rehab is not only wrong, it\u2019s as wrong as wrong can be.<\/p>\n<p>In another example, sometimes popular exercises themselves have been shown to be more dangerous than they\u2019re worth. For example, Dr. Stuart McGill, one of the world\u2019s foremost low back pain experts, makes a compelling case that sit-ups and crunches, long thought to be beneficial for low back pain sufferers, actually pose significant risks to the lumbar spine.<\/p>\n<h4>\n2. Sometimes, Good Form Looks Bad (And Vice Versa)<\/h4>\n<p>Even if we had a bulletproof definition of optimal technique, the history of resistance training is rife with examples of successful lifters whose technique is sketchy. And there are plenty of lifters who\u2019ve suffered significant injuries despite having seemingly impeccable form.<\/p>\n<p>One well-known example is Konstant\u012bns Konstantinovs, whose lifting resume includes a beltless deadlift of 939 pounds. Konstantinovs famously pulled with a conspicuously rounded back. And there\u2019s no evidence that \u201cKK\u201d ever experienced a significant back injury. While I would never teach or recommend his technique, it\u2019s clearly acceptable for some lifters.<\/p>\n<p>These (admittedly anecdotal) examples are due to what statisticians call a \u201cstandard normal distribution,\u201d which simply means that individuals respond very differently to the same stimulus. This means that even universally agreed-upon technique violations aren\u2019t problematic for all lifters.<\/p>\n<h4>\n3. \u201cCheating\u201d Can Actually Be Beneficial<\/h4>\n<p>Strategically applied \u201cbody English\u201d can be quite productive. Here are a few practical applications to trigger your creative thinking:<\/p>\n<h4>\nApplication 1<\/h4>\n<p>Switch from strict overhead presses to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.t-nation.com\/training\/tip-push-press-proper-technique\/\">push presses<\/a> to extend the set as fatigue mounts. Adding leg drive to your overhead pressing doesn\u2019t increase injury risk, and it allows you to use more weight and\/or more reps by assisting the concentric\/lifting phase of each rep. This allows for greater overload to the target muscles.<\/p>\n<p>And even though some of that concentric work is shared by the leg muscles, the additional eccentric\/negative work is performed by the target muscles alone. The only potential downside is that if you perform, say, 185 (3&#215;5) on week one using strict pressing on every rep, and then on week two you lift 190 (3&#215;5) using push presses, you run the risk of thinking you progressed when you actually didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>However, this drawback can be easily mitigated by keeping detailed notes in your training journal.<\/p>\n<h4>\nApplication 2<\/h4>\n<p>Often, the strategic use of reduced range of motion can help you \u201cbridge the gap\u201d toward heavier loads. Think of it as using ROM as a form of progressive overload. For example, let\u2019s assume you can leg press 455\u00d710 using full (optimal) ROM, but when you attempt 500\u00d710, you\u2019re no longer able to complete 10 reps.<\/p>\n<p>However, you find that 500&#215;10 is possible if you allow yourself to reduce the ROM a bit. This being the case, it can be productive to perform these reduced ROM sets, provided you\u2019re consciously attempting to gradually progress back to full ROM over the course of your training cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Reduced ROM is a bad idea if you\u2019re using it to cut corners (and deceive yourself into thinking that you\u2019re making progress when you\u2019re actually not), but using reduced ROM proactively and strategically to improve your performance is a useful tactic.<\/p>\n<h4>\nApplication 3<\/h4>\n<p>Perhaps your tight ankles prevent you from squatting in a proper upright position. However, if you squat with your heels elevated on a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Sj2t7L\">1-inch block<\/a>, you can achieve a much more upright position, thus allowing your squats to be more productive.<\/p>\n<p>Many would consider this \u201ccheating,\u201d suggesting that you should instead be doing mobility work for ankles. I agree. But until you acquire the needed ROM in your ankles, why not use the blocks? Again, whether a technique is \u201cgood\u201d or \u201cbad\u201d often hinges on your rationale for using it.<\/p>\n<h4>\nApplication 4<\/h4>\n<p>Occasionally, intentionally lifting with \u201cincorrect\u201d form can develop your strength in an unfamiliar position, which can provide you with an additional layer of protection if\/when you (unintentionally) find yourself in these disadvantageous positions in the future.<\/p>\n<p>One example is deadlifting with the bar a few inches away from your shins (as opposed to as close as possible). Is this technique less safe than using an optimal bar path? Of course (so is lifting 405 compared to 385). Is the protective benefit worth the risk? Sometimes yes, sometimes no\u2026 it entirely depends on the scenario.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lightbox-wrapper\"><a class=\"lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/263b7acd5d341ba88ba06b092cfefa4827280afb.jpeg\" data-download-href=\"\/uploads\/short-url\/5sdzRTRAsGmt0tbwFJf1UQSZsW7.jpeg?dl=1\" title=\"Squats\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/263b7acd5d341ba88ba06b092cfefa4827280afb_2_689x388.jpeg\" alt=\"Squats\" data-base62-sha1=\"5sdzRTRAsGmt0tbwFJf1UQSZsW7\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/263b7acd5d341ba88ba06b092cfefa4827280afb_2_689x388.jpeg, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/263b7acd5d341ba88ba06b092cfefa4827280afb_2_1033x582.jpeg 1.5x, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/263b7acd5d341ba88ba06b092cfefa4827280afb.jpeg 2x\" data-dominant-color=\"282421\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h3>\nHow To \u201cTriage\u201d Your Technique Improvement Strategy<\/h3>\n<p>Optimal technique is more important in some situations than others. Let\u2019s dive into this a bit deeper. The most significant situational factors include:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Techniques that compromise safety\/orthopedic health are more worrisome than techniques that lower the effectiveness of the exercise you\u2019re doing. For example, squatting with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.t-nation.com\/training\/tip-prevent-knee-collapse-on-squats\/\">valgus knees<\/a> is potentially more problematic than lifting your butt off the bench during bench presses.<\/li>\n<li>Optimal technique for exercises involving historically problematic joints should be prioritized over optimal technique for exercises involving historically problem-free joints. If you have bulging discs in your lumbar spine, knowing how to brace optimally is more important than your overhead pressing technique when you have no history of shoulder issues despite years of heavy pressing.<\/li>\n<li>Optimal technique for high load exercises (deadlifts, squats, etc.) should be prioritized over exercises that involve lesser loads. For example, deadlifting 500 pounds simply presents more risk than curling 95 pounds.<\/li>\n<li>Competitive athletes, especially those who earn their income from sports, require more attention to detail than recreational lifters. An NFL player needs to prioritize lifting technique much more so than a 40-year-old recreational lifter looking to eradicate his dad bod.<\/li>\n<li>Older lifters need more focus on technique than their younger counterparts, if for no other reason than injuries take much longer to heal as you age.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\nBringing It Home<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cHowever beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.\u201d \u2013 Winston Churchill<\/p>\n<p>As a serious lifter, you should certainly be concerned with making reasonable efforts to improve your technique wherever possible. However, excessive preoccupation with technique is often a sign of virtue signaling, faux credentialization, underlying OCD tendencies, intellectual masturbation, or some combination of the four.<\/p>\n<p>Inappropriate concerns over \u201cperfect form\u201d also means you might be missing the forest for the trees. If you\u2019re getting good results from your training and remaining relatively injury-free, your technique is probably sufficient, regardless of what the keyboard warriors assert.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, if your lifting is failing to produce the results you expect or you\u2019re always nursing a painful joint, give your technical r\u00e9sum\u00e9 a good overhaul.<\/p>\n<p><small>T Nation earns from qualifying purchases as an Amazon Associate. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.t-nation.com\/affiliate-link-policy\/\">Read more<\/a> about our policy.<\/small><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Hmmm, sorry but this is coming from the guy who\u2019s body has not changed in 30 years? What\u2019s your program, heavy lifting I see, looks like you have made no gains, time to look in the mirror? Feel and squeeze muscle, pause at top and bottom, good form and your done, your welcome. Every individual responds differently to certain exercises, you need to find \u2018your\u2019 way on your own.  Ryan Humiston is changing the way people train by his body of (evidence) and scientific proof, muscle activation, high reps, good form.  Perfect form was a word to inspire people NOT to have bad form.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<aside class=\"quote no-group\" data-username=\"bwags\" data-post=\"2\" data-topic=\"279807\">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/avatars.discourse-cdn.com\/v4\/letter\/b\/ecb155\/40.png\" class=\"avatar\" \/> bwags:<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Hmmm, sorry but this is coming from the guy who\u2019s body has not changed in 30 years?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"onebox allowlistedgeneric\" data-onebox-src=\"https:\/\/www.t-nation.com\/author\/charles-staley\/\">\n<header class=\"source\">\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/global.discourse-cdn.com\/tnation\/original\/4X\/e\/7\/d\/e7db7af5bf8522b974a1273a008a12edd3426681.png\" class=\"site-icon\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.t-nation.com\/author\/charles-staley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">T NATION<\/a><br \/>\n  <\/header>\n<article class=\"onebox-body\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/global.discourse-cdn.com\/tnation\/original\/4X\/a\/7\/6\/a763fedcda4e9c96f0869c92f039d43b14273a3f.jpeg\" class=\"thumbnail onebox-avatar\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.t-nation.com\/author\/charles-staley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charles Staley<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Find more articles and videos by Charles Staley at T NATION.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/aside>\n<blockquote>\n<p>At age 56<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A 56 year old having the body of a 26 year old is an INSANE accomplishment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<aside class=\"quote no-group\" data-username=\"bwags\" data-post=\"2\" data-topic=\"279807\">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/avatars.discourse-cdn.com\/v4\/letter\/b\/ecb155\/40.png\" class=\"avatar\" \/> bwags:<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>this is coming from the guy who\u2019s body has not changed in 30 years<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Since you\u2019re throwing stones, would you be so willing as to post a physique picture of yourself?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Every YouTube fitness guy with an audience is changing the way people train.<\/p>\n<p>Even Jason Blaha<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>I sure can Tyrannosaurus forearm guy. I am 55. Not throwing stones either just tired of reading meaningless articles.<\/p>\n<p>Do the pictures make me credible enough for you?<\/p>\n<div class=\"lightbox-wrapper\"><a class=\"lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/d69e6e7f5dc0eaa6c636b616f30ca36878130712.jpeg\" data-download-href=\"\/uploads\/short-url\/uCBCfhLkRvqg6TWxnoIzGVTFKCu.jpeg?dl=1\" title=\"BWags1\" rel=\"noopener nofollow ugc\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/d69e6e7f5dc0eaa6c636b616f30ca36878130712_2_375x500.jpeg\" alt=\"BWags1\" data-base62-sha1=\"uCBCfhLkRvqg6TWxnoIzGVTFKCu\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/d69e6e7f5dc0eaa6c636b616f30ca36878130712_2_375x500.jpeg, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/d69e6e7f5dc0eaa6c636b616f30ca36878130712_2_562x750.jpeg 1.5x, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/d69e6e7f5dc0eaa6c636b616f30ca36878130712.jpeg 2x\" data-dominant-color=\"887267\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"lightbox-wrapper\"><a class=\"lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/5a1fd8dec446759caf4cb06143dd771e4253ff6b.jpeg\" data-download-href=\"\/uploads\/short-url\/cRhcGggV8SgNPq7GzA1cJOkBOmT.jpeg?dl=1\" title=\"Bwags3\" rel=\"noopener nofollow ugc\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/5a1fd8dec446759caf4cb06143dd771e4253ff6b_2_375x500.jpeg\" alt=\"Bwags3\" data-base62-sha1=\"cRhcGggV8SgNPq7GzA1cJOkBOmT\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/5a1fd8dec446759caf4cb06143dd771e4253ff6b_2_375x500.jpeg, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/5a1fd8dec446759caf4cb06143dd771e4253ff6b.jpeg 1.5x, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/5a1fd8dec446759caf4cb06143dd771e4253ff6b.jpeg 2x\" data-dominant-color=\"7E6168\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/a7488f1287246ad44a92299b92976602665925ce.jpeg\" alt=\"bwags2\" data-base62-sha1=\"nRRc2F29tidi2KELIpgDtj6110i\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>I agree, can we see yours? I posted mine.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Sorry\u2026I should have said ONLY REPUTABLE, RELIABLE SOURCED, with proof of concept (their body) You Tube people.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Sure thing dude!<\/p>\n<div class=\"lightbox-wrapper\"><a class=\"lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/global.discourse-cdn.com\/tnation\/uploads\/default\/original\/4X\/3\/d\/f\/3df6da93ea5b70c26f14ba26e7fbc6d66edc2a72.jpeg\" data-download-href=\"\/uploads\/short-url\/8Qa0t5joGDwfguoC6D6JmVKOSPg.jpeg?dl=1\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/3df6da93ea5b70c26f14ba26e7fbc6d66edc2a72_2_344x500.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-base62-sha1=\"8Qa0t5joGDwfguoC6D6JmVKOSPg\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"344\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/3df6da93ea5b70c26f14ba26e7fbc6d66edc2a72_2_344x500.jpeg, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/3df6da93ea5b70c26f14ba26e7fbc6d66edc2a72_2_516x750.jpeg 1.5x, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/3df6da93ea5b70c26f14ba26e7fbc6d66edc2a72_2_688x1000.jpeg 2x\" data-dominant-color=\"7F5F48\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Respect to Charles for continuing to train but, this is the body of a 26 yr old? Maybe a 26 yr old gamer.<\/p>\n<p>My dad is the same age, looks better and does not lift weights.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lightbox-wrapper\"><a class=\"lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/global.discourse-cdn.com\/tnation\/original\/4X\/6\/8\/c\/68c94f1a2700d33de75780f0d2cee2a38d09a3d8.jpeg\" data-download-href=\"\/uploads\/short-url\/eWYXu8U5qRHXMM2VP6SDZASw40E.jpeg?dl=1\" title=\"image\" rel=\"noopener nofollow ugc\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/68c94f1a2700d33de75780f0d2cee2a38d09a3d8_2_426x500.jpeg\" alt=\"image\" data-base62-sha1=\"eWYXu8U5qRHXMM2VP6SDZASw40E\" width=\"426\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/68c94f1a2700d33de75780f0d2cee2a38d09a3d8_2_426x500.jpeg, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/68c94f1a2700d33de75780f0d2cee2a38d09a3d8_2_639x750.jpeg 1.5x, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/68c94f1a2700d33de75780f0d2cee2a38d09a3d8_2_852x1000.jpeg 2x\" data-dominant-color=\"686868\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Should a coach not be judged by his body of work rather than his body in shorts?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Hey Thanks you look absolutely amazing T3.  Are you in your 50\u2019s too?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Staley is over 60 by the way (and not on steroids), if that adds anything to the convo.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<aside class=\"quote no-group\" data-username=\"bwags\" data-post=\"6\" data-topic=\"279807\">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/avatars.discourse-cdn.com\/v4\/letter\/b\/ecb155\/40.png\" class=\"avatar\" \/> bwags:<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I sure can Tyrannosaurus forearm guy<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/emoji.discourse-cdn.com\/apple\/rofl.png?v=12\" title=\":rofl:\" class=\"emoji only-emoji\" alt=\":rofl:\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/emoji.discourse-cdn.com\/apple\/rofl.png?v=12\" title=\":rofl:\" class=\"emoji only-emoji\" alt=\":rofl:\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<aside class=\"quote no-group\" data-username=\"bwags\" data-post=\"12\" data-topic=\"279807\">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/avatars.discourse-cdn.com\/v4\/letter\/b\/ecb155\/40.png\" class=\"avatar\" \/> bwags:<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Are you in your 50\u2019s too?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>On this current timeline, no, but who knows?!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>I thought that bio seemed out of date.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>I really want to say yes but, find myself judging the body.<\/p>\n<p>Though he does  market himself as a coach that specializes in helping older people. So, his look may not be important to them.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Yes, Mr. Shugart, so sorry for the post, not trying to throw stones or be a jerk and Charles Staley is a legend in the training world, very highly respected but this article makes no sense to me. I am so sorry for expressing my opinion sarcastically.  This body was created with the help of T-Nation supplements and articles. Thank you for the information on the web, an extremely reliable, reputable source of constant useful information.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>You look great, respect that you posted a few pictures.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"quote no-group\" data-username=\"bwags\" data-post=\"18\" data-topic=\"279807\">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/avatars.discourse-cdn.com\/v4\/letter\/b\/ecb155\/40.png\" class=\"avatar\" \/> bwags:<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>This body was created with the help of T-Nation supplements and articles<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"quote no-group quote-modified\" data-username=\"bwags\" data-post=\"6\" data-topic=\"279807\">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/avatars.discourse-cdn.com\/v4\/letter\/b\/ecb155\/40.png\" class=\"avatar\" \/> bwags:<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/5a1fd8dec446759caf4cb06143dd771e4253ff6b_2_375x500.jpeg\" alt=\"Bwags3\" data-base62-sha1=\"cRhcGggV8SgNPq7GzA1cJOkBOmT\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/5a1fd8dec446759caf4cb06143dd771e4253ff6b_2_375x500.jpeg, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/5a1fd8dec446759caf4cb06143dd771e4253ff6b.jpeg 1.5x, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/5a1fd8dec446759caf4cb06143dd771e4253ff6b.jpeg 2x\" data-dominant-color=\"7E6168\" \/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>You\u2019ve got that classic \u201cmiddle-aged guy on steroids\u201d red color going on here, you sure you didn\u2019t have any help? Not judging either way, just saying this comes off as false advertising; take it as a compliment if natural.<\/p>\n<p>For the record! I don\u2019t neglect my forearms, I just have those big boy Whopper hands &#8211; not those Whopper Jr\/Trump hands you see some folks have.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Please don\u2019t let us scare you off from expressing your opinion, though &#8211; that\u2019s what makes the forum great.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t always agree with Mr. Staley\u2019s articles myself; he had one against running many years ago that I really didn\u2019t like. That\u2019s a great thing, though: it would be insane for us all to see everything the same way.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Charles Staley Technical Precision is Often the Enemy Obsessing over technique is often a sign of virtue signaling, OCD tendencies, intellectual masturbation, or some<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1705366,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1705363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1705363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1705363"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1705363\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1705366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1705363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1705363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1705363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}