Form (exercise)
≈ 1 min read
Names in other languages
No names in other languages are held for this entry yet.
Article bodies are English and are not machine-translated. A name in another language is not a translation of the article.
:See Kata for "form" in the context of martial arts. Form is a specific way of performing a movement, often a strength training exercise, to avoid injury and maximize benefit.
See Kata for "form" in the context of martial arts. Form is a specific way of performing a movement, often a strength training exercise, to avoid injury and maximize benefit. ==Purposes== Exercises or drills in sport have recognized ways of performing movements for two purposes: ===Avoiding injury=== By using good and proper form, the risk of injury is lowered. A lack of proper form commonly results in injury or a lack of effect from the exercise being performed ===Maximizing benefit=== Good form ensures that the movement only uses the main muscles, and avoids recruiting secondary muscles. As a muscle fatigues, the body attempts to compensate by recruiting other muscle groups and transferring force generation to non-fatigued units. This reduces the benefits in strength or size gain experienced by the muscles as they are not worked to failure. ==References==
Text derived from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1350681526 under CC BY-SA 4.0; modifications have been made.