Men have an ego problem. Men in the gym, who lift weights and train for aesthetics have a massive ego problem. What they don’t realise, is they could make so much more progress if they just left their ego at the door.
When we talk about ego in terms of lifting weights we are talking about the men (and sometimes women) who lift a weight too heavy, just to show off or impress someone. This results in their form breaking down, hindering their progress.
When you try to perform an exercise with a weight which is too heavy, the muscle you are targeting can’t complete this on its own and so recruits other muscles to aid the movement. As a result of this, the isolation of the muscle you are targeting is removed.
By leaving your ego outside of the gym, and lifting a weight which is right for you, you can isolate the muscle you are targeting which will increase muscle damage in that particular muscle, leading to an increased growth.
So for all these men (and sometimes women) who are trying to build muscle to look aesthetic, by lifting a lower weight with correct form, you will progress further and faster, which is what you want right?
Plus, no one is going to look at you and think ‘oh look at them, their lifting light weights, what a jerk’. Grow up.
Charlie Kirk Fitness 