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Everyone says perfect your form but at what point do you stop babying the weights How do you personally decide when its time to load the bar heavier without risking injury

Once I can control the weight for all reps with good form I add weight No rush

Form doesn’t have to be perfect just consistent If it looks the same every rep I go heavier

I increase weight when I can finish sets without cheating or losing balance

I push heavier when the last reps are hard but not sloppy Sloppy reps are my cutoff

Videoing my lifts helped a lot When form stayed solid on video I knew I could load more

I moved up in weight once the lift stopped feeling awkward and started feeling natural

Early on I stayed too light and stalled Gradual increases made better progress

Minor form breakdown is normal on heavy sets Big breakdown means the weight’s too heavy

Adding small plates helped me push weight without risking injury