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Minimising injury risk in the gym?

silverharp · 2019-03-13 09:24:36

Apart from basic “Gym hygiene” stuff what principles/modifications are there to minimize injury risk so that you get the majority of benefits? One Ive done is do Hex bar dead lifts instead of regular dead lifts , the risk reward seems like a no brainer. I happened to catch a video on youtube talking about this topic in…

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#32 27-03-2019 7:13pm

Lusocu

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Avoiding range of motion on bench/dumbbell press is a sure way to increase risk of injury for those exercises. When the day comes where you accidently go to a higher range of motion than normal with a heavy weight it could be a ticket to snap city due not having strengthened your muscles through the entire range of motion.

This does not apply to all exercises. The squat for example, deep squats may not be suited to all people's anatomy depending on limb lengths and torso length and hip ankle mobility, pelvic tilt that compromises the lower back. These aren't reasons to not squat at all btw. Always hit parallel at least on the squat to get the full benefit of the exercise. Above parallel is not tolerated. If you can't hit parallel you need to work on mobility or squat with a lighter load until you can achieve depth.

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