** Exercises People OVERUSE **

[gymtime]

There's this little dude at my gym, 5'9" 175 or so. He's doing squats every time I see him, at least three times a week. Worst form I've ever seen. You all know what I mean. About halfway through the squat, he'll start to bend over, then try to crank up over 300lbs using mostly his back. I watch him and I can just feel my vertabrae compressing. It's pretty damn ugly.

Funny thing is though, he never really gets any gains in his quads or hams, yet when it comes time for the long walk to the water fountain, he always does that "my-legs-are-too-big-to-walk-normally" walk.

Good, good comedy.

 

[GenetiKing]

Flat bench is most overused by far...

 

[hesselite]

BOUNCE, BOUNCE, BOUNCE!!!

f*ckin' flat bench. people just can't deal with lookin' like a wuss, so they put on 225-275 and bounce that sh*t off their chests while arching their backs like they're getting a prostate exam. shit... i max (with proper form) at 235 and i'm damn proud!

 

[MonStar1023]

hesselite

Fucking agreed dude I hate to see that shit!! One of my friends used to weigh 145-150 lbs. TOPS and he pressed around 300-315 lbs. as a FRESHMAN in highschool... he was only 14-15 years old! I was like what the hell? He would arch his back around a foot off the bench and bounce the bar so hard off his chest it seemed like he was going to crack his sternum. Crazy fuckin kid.

 

[HeavyDutyGuy]

Most overused:Bench presses, dumbell curls, wide grip pulldowns and those little dinky dumbell exercises that women do all the time.
Most underused: Free weight squats (I only see someone else do them in my gym about every 4th time that I'm there), Bentover rows and deadlifts ( NEVER see anyone do them).

 

[teslet]

Most overused is probably bench press, the gym I go to is small so most of the guys come in and just bench or do some kind of contorting curls that utilize 62% muscle contraction and 38% momentum. Never seen anyone do BB rows, deadlifts, cleans, sometimes squats.

I hardely see people do legs: I love doing legs.

 

[MonStar1023]

those little dinky dumbell exercises that women do all the time

Haha thats the truth bro!! Those stupid ass exercises women do using like 1-5 lbs. dumbbells and they all think that theyre getting good results and shit. I dont know what theyre thinking!!

 

[heinisuo]

Most "overused"/wrongly-done are probably ABS and women using those hip/leg-machines - abductor etc...? The ones you sit on and either "open" or "close" your legs. Should work (?) on your inner and outer thighs. Once even saw some woman reading a magazine while doing that.

 

[tripleV]

db curls and bb curls for biceps....swing em up, let them fall down...no concentration on form just the weight...typically guys too....

 

[MonStar1023]

tripleV
Agreed bro...