4 big gym mistakes that will easily injure you

1. Squat with bar- often people squat with their knees inwards instead of their knees over their toes this will eventually lead to knee pain inside the knee cap.  I had this exact injury when I began training years ago and it had me away from leg training in the gym for 3 months plus a lot of expensive physiotherapy so be careful.
2. Biceps curls with bar- often people try and lift far heavier weights than they would usually use to show off in gyms and this causes them to use their body to swing the weights up to the top.  Unfortunately this puts a lot of stress on the lower back and can easily cause you a nasty back injury.
3. Shoulder press- lifting heavier weights in a shoulder press than you can manage may result in you arching your back which can put a lot of pressure on the spinal column in an awkward position.  It is easy to slip a disk doing this or cause a nasty back injury.
4. Dead lift- dead lift with an arched back to lift a heavier weight than usual is one of the easiest ways of all stupid gym mistakes to pull your back.  This exercise is like picking up the heaviest object in your house without bending your knees and with an arched back.  Companies spend millions a year educating employees on picking up things in the workplace as they are aware of how easy it is to pull your back in this way and don’t want to be liable for these injuries risking huge court settlements.

Most of these injuries as you can see come from lifting weights that are too heavy.  Train with weights you can manage and perform the reps with good technique.  Lifting heavier weights won’t make you bigger but will put you at higher risk of injury and developing an unsymmetrical shape as to lift weights that are too heavy our bodies have to use other muscles than the muscles we are trying to isolate to lift up the weight.  Without proper technique we don’t shape and work the muscle in the most effective way.

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