Weight Room Injuries
Injuries from weightlifting, such as the one in the scenario in the previous section, have increased at a steady pace in recent years. The most common injuries from lifting weights include:
- Spine disc herniation
- Muscle strains
- Achilles tendonitis
- Tennis elbow
- Hamstring pulls & tears
- Patellar tendonitis and Knee Pain
Safe Lifting Techniques
Most weight-lifting injuries involve improperly lifting free weights. Free-weight injuries are also caused by people dropping weights on themselves, crushing a body part between weights, or hitting themselves with the equipment.
The top best practices for preventing weight room lifting injuries involve lifting weights using proper techniques. After warming up, lift lower weights for 12-15 repetitions as you slowly increase weights. See more information on using safe lifting techniques.
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