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It is funny but you also have to remember you can strain your groin.Originally Posted by cguy610
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Originally Posted by saxman2112
Originally Posted by cguy610
I see alot of people doing 5 reps. Aside from the bench press with a spot, a weight so heavy that you can only 5 reps seems dangerous to me. For example, in the workout video like two pages earlier, at the 2:20 mark the guy was doing too much weight and his form suffered.
I'm thinking that the last thing you want to do is get injured while lifting.
I'm a big fan of the 5-rep system for the big three. It's just that the number one rule of lifting is always always always form > weight.
Same here.
More 5/6 reps for compound lifts is kind of foolish imo.
Of course form is important but when you're lifting heavy consistently injuries are going to come now and again. Just last week I was doing platform deadlifts and on my last set, 5th rep I felt a pop/ stretching in my lower back. All of a sudden I though "oh +##%, here we go again"Turns out it was a glute strain and not a back strain so I got very lucky this time. It's been 8 days and I (think) I'm near full recovery. If it was a back strain it'd take at least 6 weeks to fully recover.
I would say if (you think) you're lifting heavy and you're not sustaining injuries here and there (both big and small) then you're def. not lifting that heavy (relative to your capabilities). The most important thing is knowing how to deal with certain injuries and work around them as well as letting the effected area fully recover.You strained a buttcheek. My weightlifting goals aren't that serious to where I'm willing to accept injuries here and there. One of my main goals is not to injure myself in any way. I'm not getting paid to lift.
Seriously though. One of your goals cannot be "not injuring myself." That's akin to saying, " I want to go through life without taking any "L's" ."
All you can try to do is prevent injuries by taking the necessary precautions and training in the proper way.