Injuries

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Body Mechanics

Preventing Common Shoulder Injuries in Bodybuilding

As a bodybuilder, the last thing you want is shoulder pain. Your shoulder joint is pivotal to every upper-body exercise, so an injury can quickly curtail…

Steve Theunissen, PT ·
Body Mechanics

Common Bodybuilding Injuries and How to Avoid Them

Bodybuilding is one of the safest forms of exercise around. In terms of risk per 1000 hours of participation, bodybuilding ranks as much safer than soccer,…

Patrick Dale, PT, ex-Marine ·
Training

How to Stay Safe While Lifting Heavy at the Gym

Lifting weights, especially HEAVY weights, is one of the best things you can do for your body. Heavy weights build muscle, strength, and bone density and…

Patrick Dale, PT, ex-Marine ·
Training

How to Train Around Injuries Safely

If you train long enough and hard enough, at some point, you are going to get injured. One of life’s ironies is that training to be…

Patrick Dale, PT, ex-Marine ·
Training

Cheat Reps – How And When To Use Them

Cheats never prosper, or so the saying goes. And while that is probably true for taxes and exams, for bodybuilders, cheating is sometimes beneficial. Unfortunately, a…

Patrick Dale, PT, ex-Marine ·
Bodybuilding

The 5 Worst Bodybuilding Injuries Ever

FACT: Lifting heavy weight over a repeated period of time will lead to injuries. Some will be worse than others but you will eventually do something…

Goran Odrljin ·