Someone needs to tell the newbies that proper form is the most important element of a workout.

We’ve all been witnesses to it at one point or another. People in the gym just butchering an exercise with improper form which is more likely to injure than produce gains. For those who have or haven’t seen it, they’ve probably done it themselves and that’s fine. We all have to start somewhere and not everyone gets the form down first time around. But for those who go to the gym and see the same people making the same mistakes every time, there’s no doubt that the same question constantly runs through their mind: what the hell are you doing? We’ve made a list of four exercises that people screw up in the gym the most.

Squats

This is something that happens a ton in a lot of gyms. Half repping squats are perhaps one of the worst things you can do during your leg day workout. Why? Well, for one you’re not getting the full benefit of the exercise which defeats the purpose of doing squats in the first place. Though it can get you used to holding a heavier weight on your back, you’re better off lowering the weight and performing the full squat. You’ll get a whole lot more out of the exercise this way.