Bodybuilding is based on technique and precision but you also have to choose the right exercise for your body. Everybody is different and what might work for others might not work for you. However, some people get blinded by just the technique and ruin the main purpose of it all: fitness. Dr Mike Israetel and Eugene Teo broke this notion recently.

Teo uploaded a snippet of the upcoming podcast on Instagram,  that features Dr Israetel and both discussed perfection versus actual natural technique. Let’s take a look.

Dr. Mike Israetel calls out perfectionist trainers

In the video, Dr Israetel is speaking about the form that people have while doing certain exercises. The video showed the PhD holder doing pull-ups and his explanation was playing in the background. He explained that he was not using his legs to kip but sometimes they do “funny” things involuntarily during the exercise. This is when some people ask him why he is doing the exercise with bad form on his legs. Israetel said that he was not aware of it. People told him that it was a bad technique and his reply was perfect.

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He said, “Why you want this perfectionism the trade-off is more cognitive bandwidth spent on that and less spent on doing the thing you’re supposed to be doing.” Both the bodybuilders agreed that rather than perfection, proper exercise and gains are more important. The body’s natural responses to the exercise cannot be stopped.

Dr. Israetel however, has criticized another bodybuilder despite saying this. He spoke about Chris Bumstead and his technique and praised him for his prowess. However, he also said about his leg press,  “This training I would give an 8.5 out of 10.”

He has also called out Sam Sukek’s training methods before while seeing the heavy set of bench presses. He said, “Not an ideal bench press technique here on the incline.” He also added that the best way to do it is to have a low controlled eccentric and then a slightly more explosive or normal speed concentric.

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What do you think about his ideas? Does technique really matter or only doing it for the gains is important? Tell us in the comments below.