By Cheryl Zovich I frequently claim experience is the greatest teacher of all time. Unfortunately when presented, this lesson was about as welcome as a package dropped on my doorstep by the Unabomber. As someone who has been lifting a long time, most of my errors are made in ways that don't physically threaten my actual lifting capability. My form is normally a top priority.
Experienced lifters make mistakes.
We may contentedly cruise along for years without a glitch when suddenly there's a knock at your door and UPS delivers your fate in a small plain box wrapped in brown paper. The contents of that package are as imperceptible as the error you are capable of making with your training. Lifting blunders can be subtle, the message they render elusive. Often, we understand our obvious flaws but miss our more discreet oversights until they multiply and become monumental blocks in our progress. I don't like to admit my mistakes any more than the next person, but if experienced lifters confess to an occasional error in judgment then others may learn.