and using too much weight causes shitty form.
That's the problem with the doomsday people who are whining about benching, squatting and deadlifting causing issues for them. Almost every one of these people operate with the assumption that everybody else is as weak minded / physically deficient as they are.
If you're the type of retard who does 20 sets of squats every week, sure, you might be fucking yourself up for the future. If you're the type of retard who does squats or deadlifts, even though you know your lower back is getting sore every week, you're fucking yourself up. If you're the type of retard who has to strap yourself together to get through them, yep, you're probably fucking yourself up.
All these things contribute to this perception by the weak minded (or just plain unlucky) that it is impossible to use compound weights all the time and not degrade and then they turn up here and talk shit about it, rather than making themselves accountable for their actions (and that doesn't mean it is their fault, shit happens).
If you don't get a handle on yourself and what you're capable of, sure, you might fuck yourself up - but if you operate within your limits and you don't turn up for one rep max lifts every week, chances are that you'll become intelligent enough about how your body reacts to not fuck up.
Personally, I suspect the belt is where shit goes wrong on squat and deadlift. It's a lot like people not going all the way down on bench. People are training beyond what their bodies can handle and when that bar just goes a little too low on those benches or the form goes a bit bad in squat and deadlift (and yes, correct, it will go worse on heavier weight), the lack of strength built up from not training without an aid comes home to roost. That being said, maybe I have the joints to pull that shit off. Again, my personal bias affects my suggestions on what to do and it might be TERRIBLE advice for someone else
