Lift with good form, not your pride. The shortcut that saves ten seconds can cost you a season.

Shortcuts that protect your pride can cost you a season. Lifting badly to avoid looking weak saves ten seconds and risks months, and the trade only makes sense in a moment when you are thinking about being watched rather than about your body. Nobody remembers who asked for help. Everybody notices who is injured.

Use the proper form on the next heavy thing, even though it is slower and more obviously careful. Ask for a hand, or split the load into two trips. Let the ten seconds go.