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What is "proper form" for exercises?

  What is "Proper Form"?

I recently had someone comment on one of my youtube videos. He was complaining about how bad my form was for a certain exercise.  At first I was a little upset by this but then I watched the video and realized he was right. I didn't have "proper form".  This got me to thinking about exercises and how we always correct people on form. I also began to think, what is "proper from" anyway? Who are we to say that the way another person moves is right or wrong? How can we judge the mechanics of someone else? Everyone is different, so maybe what is right for one person is wrong for another. 
I do believe that when someone is in pain and you see a bad movement pattern causing it, then you should try and correct it.  Also if someone does an exercise and they feel pain, then we should correct it.  I also feel that maybe what someone does could just be a variation of the workout. For example, I am sure the first person to do close grip bench press was picked on for not using "proper form".  I think we need to get off our high horses and stop calling others wrong or right.  Fitness is an art. Use creativity and try different ways of doing exercises. You never know, you may invent the next great core exercise or leg workout. 
I know at FLO we will continue to post videos whether people like them or not. I know we have helped many people with our videos because we have received so much positive feedback.  We do know that when you post stuff on the internet you must be prepared to except the good with the bad. There will also be people who don't like what you stand for. We are firm believers that if you are not prepared to be wrong, then you will never come up with anything Original.   

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