form check

Definition

The act of recording your exercise technique for critical analysis, or posting it online where internet strangers will gleefully enumerate your biomechanical sins with varying degrees of accuracy.

Example Usage

He posted a form check of his deadlift and received seventeen contradictory suggestions, three accusations of inevitable spinal doom, and one marriage proposal.

Origin

Weightlifting and powerlifting community practice, amplified by social media

Fun Fact

Form check videos have launched countless internet arguments about squat depth, creating tribal divisions more heated than most political debates.

Source: Weightlifting community practices

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