Exercise Guide
Common gym form mistakes and how to fix them
Common form mistakes from the gym, each covered in one short video and one page.
We checked the form advice against published sources. The videos are in Korean.
Barbell Romanian Deadlift
Are you bending your knees deeply like a squat?
Dumbbell Lateral Raise
Are you swinging your body to raise your arms?
Seated Leg Curl
Do your hips lift off the seat?
Reverse Pec Deck Fly
Do your elbows drop?
Cable Seated Row
Are you pulling the handle only halfway?
Pec Deck Fly
Is the weight too heavy to bring the pads all the way together?
Dumbbell Incline Biceps Curl
Are you moving your elbows forward as you lift?
Barbell Bent Over Row
Are you bouncing your torso as you pull?
Leg Extension
Are you kicking your legs up with momentum?
Chest Press Machine
Do your shoulders move forward as you press?
Cable Standing Face Pull
Are you stopping short of a full pull?
Leg Press
Do your knees cave inward as you press?
Cable Rope Pushdown
Are you using body momentum to push down?
Dumbbell Bulgarian Split Squat
Does your front knee cave inward?
One-Arm Dumbbell Row
Are you twisting your torso to lift?
Barbell Overhead Press
Are you arching your lower back as you press?
Incline Dumbbell Press
Do the dumbbells move outside your elbows?
Goblet Squat
Does the dumbbell drift away from your body?
Hammer Curl
Are you swinging your body as you lift?
Standing Dumbbell Shoulder Press
Does your lower back arch as you press?
Barbell Lunge
Does your front knee cave inward?
Wide-Grip Lat Pulldown
Are you leaning back to create momentum as you pull?
Dumbbell Bench Press
Are you letting the dumbbells drop as you lower them?
Pull-Up
Are you only going halfway up and down?
Side Plank
Do your hips sag?
Push-Up
Does your lower back sag?
High Plank
Does your lower back sag?
Barbell Back Squat
Do your knees cave inward?
Barbell Bench Press
Do your hips lift off the bench?
Barbell Preacher Curl
Do your wrists bend backward?
Concentration Curl
Does your elbow move?
Conventional Deadlift
Does your back round?
Plank
Do your hips rise?
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