In rowing movements, the most difficult part of the lift is at the end of the movement, ie when the bar is near your chest.
I have realised recently that I am using inertia generated in the first part of the lift to help with the end part. I am not "cheating" by swinging my hips or using bad form, but I AM using inertia. In other words, if I started from a standstill half way up, I would not be able to bring the bar to my chest.
Is this bad? Should I be slowing the movement right down, and lowering the weight to something I can pull very smoothly all the way up?
In rowing movements, the most difficult part of the lift is at the end of the movement, ie when the bar is near your chest.
I have realised recently that I am using inertia generated in the first part of the lift to help with the end part. I am not "cheating" by swinging my hips or using bad form, but I AM using inertia. In other words, if I started from a standstill half way up, I would not be able to bring the bar to my chest.
Is this bad? Should I be slowing the movement right down, and lowering the weight to something I can pull very smoothly all the way up?
It's no big deal. Those last few inches of the concentric stroke aren't going to make much of a difference.
