Training Injuries~

[Sachet]

Since you began training, what weight training related injuries have you sustained so far?
How could you have avoided them?



*eZine {I have enough room for three or four responses}

If you haven't sustained any injuries, you're certainly welcome to explain how you keep from getting hurt.

 

[Blown_SC]

I've only sustained 2 minor injuries from training. The first was a baseball injury, and the second, I believe, was caused by improper bench-press form when I was younger. Basically, my right rotator cuff was injured over time from inproper stretching, warm-up, and abuse. Secondly, the left sternoclavicular joint was badly hurt from improper form, and over-exertion, while performing bench press, as far as I can tell. The rotator cuff has healed alot over time, although still causing discomfort occasionally. The sternoclavicular joint pain is still healing slowly; I took about 4-5months off from doing heavy chest work, and it feels much better now that I'm older. Somedays are certainly better than others though, as the pain resumes when I hit my chest heavy. Thankfully I haven't sustained any serious injuries to date.

 

[BigSickD]

I have a list of them. In 1992, I tore the right teardrop of my quad, you guessed it, squatting. In 2000, I tore my left trap, doing dumbbell shoulder presses of all things. In 2004, I ruptured a disc in my neck at levels C6-C7 and had my neck fused. I don't really know what more I could have did to prevent them. I guess I could have not been so aggresive and lifted lifter, but that isn't in my nature.

 

[rado]

None ever for me.

What I do before any kind of workout, I ALWAYS stretch. The most important thing to do is stretch. You prepare your muscles for a workout when you do this. How would you like to be woken up in the morning and to quickly put your shoes on and run for 10 miles, you wouldn't like it.

Well our muscles, tendons, ligaments, etc...Are the same way....If you're going to hit the gym, then you need to stretch properly. Also what's most important is to stretch after the gym, most people never do this.

 

[Deacon]

rotator cuff strain from heavy benching - others were only small muscle pulls over the years

 

[CO-B16]

as far as actual weight training injuries, the only one i can remember was the time i completely smashed my little finger.....was doing skull crushers and went to drop the bar behind my head and someone had placed dumbells there...so my little finger got caught between the bar and the dumbell.....bleed like a sum bitch and lost the fingernail...oh well, i guess ive been lucky.....i pinch nerves and tweek my back often....but i do that just putting on pants sometimes(bad back).....