Bodybuilders, both natural and chemically assisted, often feel invincible. After all, they are 20 to 40 pounds bigger, and much more muscular, than anyone in every room they enter. They are strong, powerful, and generally feel that as long as they eat, train, and rest by the rules; they will feel this strong forever. Age and chance are two influences which often feel otherwise. As we age, our tendons lose some of their flexibility. It becomes harder to move our arms and legs than it was twenty years ago. Cartilage in the joints naturally wears away, making the likelihood of an injury increase. Additionally, thanks to chance, we never know precisely the moment when our muscles will prove to be too strong for our tendons, and damage will occur. We do know, however, that ...

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Q: I hurt my wrist a while back and it’s taking a while to heal up. I quit working out and it feels better but not 100%. I was told to get on an anti-inflammatory, which I still have from that time. Will there be any side effects to lifting when taking prescription an anti-inflammatory? A: Well, on one hand, inflammation is not your friend, so any opportunity to minimize or reduce inflammation is key. But the downside to taking them, and worst thing possible, is doing any repetitive exercise with weight, because you’ll feel good during and you might hurt yourself more without realizing it. People who have leg pain and take ibuprofen (Advil, Nuprin) will go out on a long run without really having a clue whether their body is weakening or not. I would try wrist wraps ...

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