Lifting heavier doesn’t necessarily make u more Athletic! #basedfasho #foryou

29 May 2025 · 1 min

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Heavy lifting alone won't make you more athletic. Without rotational, unilateral, and explosive work alongside barbell lifts, you get stiff and lose movement quality. Pair heavy lifts with mobility patterns or explosive compound movements like trap-bar exercises and lateral lunges.

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So yeah, lifting heavier doesn't necessarily make you more athletic. It's just making you more stiffer. The problem is you've been following the powerlifting style training for a while, and your body doesn't move like it used to. What you really need is tension plus intention. Heavy barbell work without rotational, unilateral, nor explosive compound lifts will limit your body's function. But no worries though, I got you. What you can do to really fix that is with every heavy lift, make sure to add a mobility pattern or explosive movement. Think like trap bars, lateral lunges, you feel me? That will get you right. And if you need more, just DM me, coach.