Pardon Me, But Can You Hand Me My Lumbar Back. Bodybuilding Injuries
After being in the gym business for the past 17 years I have seen my share of lifters getting hurt. A majority of the injuries are shoulder related from bench pressing. Others include lower back spasms from deadlifting and squatting, torn biceps from a preacher curl and sore joints. I had a few injuries myself. I had a major one some years ago in my upper back/shoulder area.

I was doing behind the neck shoulder presses and all of a sudden I heard a pop and then radiating pain. The next week I barely could bench an empty bar. It took months to recover from that uninviting setback. The next thing I asked myself is what caused this horrific injury and how to not let it happen again. I was training six days a week at the time and came to the conclusion I was drastically overtraining.

I wasn't giving my body enough time to recover from the last workout.Lets go over some important issues to help prevent injuries. Make sure to warm up before hitting it hard. Do a little cardio to get the blood moving and some light stretching. Don't lift too much right away. It is best to follow a good cycle or periodization program.

A cycle program varies the weight used and the number of reps each week. Use a lifting program that works the complete body. This will help prevent

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