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Top 10 Things to Avoid Doing During Your Workout

So every now again I'll find myself looking around the gym seeing things that I don't understand. Don't get me wrong. Some of these things I probably did myself as some point. And looking back I'm not too sure why I did them. Maybe it was because I saw somebody else train this way. Maybe it was from a fitness magazine I was reading at the time. Or maybe it was just a bad habit I developed all on my own. But it doesn't change the fact that seeing some of these misktakes being made in the gym is like finger nails on a chalk board.Whatever the reason for developing these bad habits or using bad form the fact remains that I wasn't aware that what I was doing was bad and that I needed to change this. And so now when I see others making some of the same mistakes I once did I feel  compelled to help them out.But why not walk over and help that person right then and there you may be asking? For a few reasons including:1. The gym is the last place unsolicited advice seems to be accepted. Short of you injuring yourself on the spot I've found that many people prefer to be left alone.  Am I wrong  in assuming this?If you were doing this I may come over.So as long as you aren't going to kill yourself by what you're doing I may stay out of it rather than get into a debate with someone.2. I can reach more people this way. With these posts we can help thousands of people compared to individuals at a time on the gym floor.3. When I work out it's my time. I like to make my workouts as intense and short as possible. Stopping to help coach, correct and advise...

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