Avoiding workout injuries in any sport is so important, in the gym it can become a critical
matter sometimes, doing the wrong exercise, or doing it with a bad form with any amount of
weight ... if you lose your focus you'll be a citizen of snap city.
So here is some exercises you should avoid :
1. SMITH MACHINE SQUAT
The problem with the smith machine is that your back is locked, also all the pressure is on the knees,
and you can't drop the weight easily in case of an emergency.
2.INCLINE BENCH BICEP CURLS
In this exercise, most of the work is done by the shoulders, maybe the professionals master this
movement, but for us the amateurs, is better to avoid it, it will not give you a good pump, and it will
just spasm your shoulders.
3. CRUNCHES
They will put most of the pressure on your neck and back, and just a small amount of work is done
by the abs, if you want a true abs' movement, you should do the Hanging Leg Raises
4. SEATED KNEE EXTENSIONS
This exercise poses major risks to the knees when the weight is heavy and when the knees are fully
extended. Lifting heavy weights in this position (with all the resistance focused at your ankles) is not
what the knee was designed to do.
5. THE HALF SQUATS
Believe it or not, squatting to the dept will prevent you from getting injured while squatting, posing
at a parallel level or above parallel, will put a lot of pressure on the knees and the back, thus it will
not engage the quads to lift the weight, so you'll waste time with no results, and you can get you
injured.
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