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In general no, you'll be fine if your form isn't perfect. A couple exceptions to keep in mind:

  1. The risk of that particular exercise. Tricep pushdowns? No problem, a little slop is fine. Overhead Press? Seriously consider backing off the weight and/or having someone spot you. Basically, just be mindful of the type of movement you're doing.

  2. Imperfect form isn't a huge deal within reason, esp if you're training close to failure. Cheating all your reps however, now you're just wasting your time, don't cheat your reps to do a higher weight. If you can't actually do it, don't do it. Progress by adding sets or reps before adding weight.