Many articles are written about bodybuilding nutrition, training, and supplementation. However, one key element of bodybuilding success is often overlooked. Despite being the foundation for all other bodybuilding success, most trainers don’t even consider thinking about injury prevention until they experience their first injury.

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Success contains lessons that are hard learned from all of our mistakes. Wise people learn from their mistakes, but those who are even wiser among us are those individuals who are capable of learning from other peoples mistakes. These mistakes could had a detriment from the onset and that’s the reason as to why imparting advice from them to anybody who wants to be a bodybuilder is the most important thing, hoping that it will prevent such mistakes from replication in their fitness years.

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Entering 2008, IFBB Professional Bodybuilder Vic Martinez was perhaps the brightest star in the bodybuilding universe. Sure, Jay Cutler had just defeated him for the 2007 Mr. Olympia title, but the judging decision was questioned by many in the industry, including many in the Cutler Camp. The world watched with excitement as Victor prepared for the 2008 Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic, where he attempted to win again, over Dexter Jackson and a very upstart Phil Heath.

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Sometimes, you just can’t put the toothpaste back into the tube. There are many examples of this in life. In relationships, you can’t un-say hurtful things. In the realm of belief, you can’t “un-teach” ingrained political or religious convictions. Programs such as Microsoft Word offer an “Edit-Undo” option. Life, however, does not.

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As much as you would want to be careful in the gym accidents will always find a way of happening. It is important that each and every member of the gym be able to dispense first aid to the injured person before the affected person can be taken for more specialized medical attention. Remember that time is always of the essence in these situations and that however slightly significant the wounds or injuries may tend to appear you can never be too sure especially in the gym. Some of the most common wounds that may be gotten as a result of training, more so with weights, will include injuries like ligament dislocation or slight fractures.

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What is the number one cause of injuries in the gym? If your answer is weight training then you are absolutely correct. This however can not deter us from using weights as weight training usually has a lot of benefits when it comes to improving a person’s body physique. Here is a sneak preview of the beneficial aspects of lifting weights;

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Q:  I have tiny wrists - tiny joints in general - and while my forearms are decently proportioned to my arms, I am finding it more and more painful in the ligaments and joint area of the wrist as I increase weight. Anything I can do to remedy that?

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A lot of debate has taken place as to whether or not barbell presses behind neck are a safe movement for training shoulders. The effectiveness of the movement cannot be denied – it requires the three heads of the shoulder, along with the triceps, forearms, and upper back, to exert effort. The movement builds mass, no doubt about that. The shoulders are forced to push a heavy weight skyward, and numerous muscle fibers in the upper body are recruited as a result.

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Q:  What are some of the ways I can protect my knees in general and during heavy lifting?

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Q: I have been bodybuilding now for about 3 years and am developing nicely. My question isn’t about how to make a body part grow, it’s about injury prevention. I understand how to avoid injury to the knees when working legs, and how to avoid injuries to other body parts, but am a little unclear about preventing shoulder injury and wanted to know what to avoid and what to do?

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