I use some degree of dynamic explosiveness to get a lift started, but I know that it has a tendency to make me loose and compromises form. If I set up more carefully, the pulls tend to be slower and I compromise the weight I can pull. I’ve never injured myself in 3 years of lifting with a bit of compromised technique, but it got me wondering. Can perfect form reduce the maximum weight pulled, or is that just my perception from several years of compromised form ? If I really work to perfect the technique without adding the dynamic element, will that ultimately increase my 1RM ?
I’m only talking here of near, or maximum lifts. At lower numbers during volume work I’m strict about form, but as I get closer to the 1RM I begin pulling a bit more cavalier.