What is the most dangerous weightlifting exercise? Why?
Anything with your arms above shoulder level can be risky if done wrong.
- Updated Jan 7, 2008 3:41pm
Have you ever had a lifting injury?
Yes
What type of injury was it? How long were you injured? How did you recover?
I had a subluxation in my lower back. It was from jumping in the air while twisting to hard in basketball for school. A few spinal bones were rotated off centre. I was off working out totaly for a few months, I had to slowly get into it and start lighter. I have also had a slight rotator cuff injury. I had to watch out doing some exercises to avoid further injuring my shoulder.I had a subluxation in my lower back. It was from jumping in the air while twisting to hard in basketball for school. A few spinal bones were rotated off centre. I was off working out totaly for a few...more
- Updated Jan 7, 2008 3:39pm
What is the most common reason that somebody gets injured while lifting?
hey man, im actualy struggling with my back its my weakest muscle, i guess i have bad back genetics lmao hows yours looks like its comming along nice though = ]
Curt, here is how I make those measurements. To measure chest you need to have both arms raised and run the tape from the high point of your chest and evenly around your back. For your shoulders, keep your arms down and measure around your body from the widest part of one delt to the other. Hips are measured below your waist and around where your legs socket into your pelvis. Legs need to be together. An extra pair of hands helps for these measurements. -Jeff
Thanks Curt! Belly fat has always been my nemesis so I need to keep kicking up my cardio and diet to rid myself of it. How goes your pre and post workout supplementation? -Jeff
Hey Curt, stick with taking the glutamine before and the creatine after your workout. The creatine afterwards will replunish your muscles for growth and for the next workout. -Jeff
Solid progress in such a short time. Nice muscle and definition increases on whole upper body front and back. Just imagine if you weren't injury restrained. Stay motivated and continue the great training. Andre
Hey Curt, impressive progress to date. From looking over your body stats your proportions are very good but you could use some additional size on your calves (12") to balance them out with the rest of your physique. Continued success with your training. -Jeff
Thanks for the support. I've been crazy busy w/ work and haven't uploaded last weeks picture. I'll definitely post my typical diet and current training routine in a bodyblog tomorrow morning after I hit the gym. I can see you have definitely changed a lot over the course of your training. Keep it up man! Again thanks for all the support.
Curt, thanks for the review and compliments. I totally agree with you and I continue to work hard at shedding that last bit of body fat. You have made some impressive gains. Your abs are filling in well along with the muscle size and definition gains in your arms and back. Continue healing while training strong. -Jeff
my best advice is do it right the first time...i started when i was 14...but i can honestly say iv only been serious for about 8 months...be smart about you training, and don't over train. My bench press actually was going down once because i was working out my chest for 2 hours a day. Good luck with your goals!
Actually I havent been to the gym in 2 weeks because of exams but they are over and I am back at it but I still see minor improvements as you can see through my pictures.
