M6:D62 (D540) Don’t Let an Injury Take You Out

The Muscle Building Fat Burning Video Blog #21
April 17, 2009

          

Warm Up

Make sure that you take at least 5 to 10 minutes to warm up on a cardio machine. Get the body heated up so that the muscles are loose.  I do not recommend stretching before lifting, but do suggest doing so after lifting.  If you take the time to warm up your muscles they react better to your lifting and you won’t be as prone to injury later.

Form

Pay careful attention to exercise form.  Develop the mind-muscle connection.  Always be aware of exactly what muscles you are working and then feel the muscle working as you do the lifts for that muscle.  Be aware of how your body feels as you do this.  If you get to know the feeling of a particular muscle working you will be able to identify odd things that might occur.

Macho

Set aside your macho attitude.  Lighten your load to something you can handle with good form.  Always perfect your form before adding alot of weight to the exercise.  Again, if you cannot establish the mind-muscle connection you are not going to have good form and you are going to be tempted to push your muscles harder and faster than they are ready for.  Back off a little and do the work properly.  You will get more gains and avoid injury.

Back Off

When you feel a twinge in your lower back or in any area of your body, stop what you are doing immediately.  Stretch the offended area and leave the gym.  Never work your way through it because the “no pain, no gain” idea is archaic and will definitely lead to injury later.   

Until tomorrow…GET BACK TO LIFTING!

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