When a body builder becomes the slightest bit careless during workouts, he or she entices injuries like flowers attract bees when they sprout. Just in front of a body builder at all times, is the possibility of muscle injury. This is because the weights used in training are a danger themselves if used without due caution.

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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.

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Q: I’ve got a real dilemma on my hands. The doc just diagnosed me with a slightly torn meniscus where the cartilage is slightly torn and he said it’s chronic. He said it’s been going on for awhile and because I keep training on it, it’s just gotten to the point where I’d need to take a lot of time off and do surgery to repair it. He said I probably won’t be able to lift as heavy ever again after a surgical repair and that I’m to stay away from squats and lunges now indefinitely. Only problem is, I have a contest that is 4 months away and need to train. How can I work around it?

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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.

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Most of the injuries which are incurred in the gym come as a result of training with weights. There are lots of benefits that are accrued from training with weights and we cannot possibly go through this article without highlighting some of these. They include the following:

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There are several safety tips you need to follow so that you do not succumb to injuries in your endeavor to become big. Safety precautions need to be taken seriously failure to which you can seriously injure yourself to the point that you can not train further for the rest of your life.

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When most of us enter a gym, the mission is clear. Lift a heckuva lot of weight. You know you want to keep your repetition range in the 6 to 12 range. But other than that, the mission is simple. Lift the heaviest weight possible. After all, the heavier the weight, the more the muscle group is stimulated, and the more growth occurs. This tends to work wonders on the compound movements such as squat, deadlift, and bench press where - provided all safety implementations such as a spotter and belt are in place – the more weight moved equals more growth. However there are movements which, due to structural limitations, shouldn’t be completed with maximum weight. Overhead dumbbell extensions are one such movement.

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Let’s face it – bodybuilding is a sport of egos. You don’t spend 20 hours per week eating, cooking, training, taking supplements and/or AAS, and studying these topics because you don’t want to look good. Bodybuilders are proud of their appearances and work very hard to achieve the looks that they have. However, in these efforts to feed this healthy ego, many bodybuilders commit some common mistakes.

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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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Q: I’ve got a real dilemma on my hands. The doc just diagnosed me with a slightly torn meniscus where the cartilage is slightly torn and he said it’s chronic. He said it’s been going on for awhile and because I keep training on it, it’s just gotten to the point where I’d need to take a lot of time off and do surgery to repair it. He said I probably won’t be able to lift as heavy ever again after a surgical repair and that I’m to stay away from squats and lunges now indefinitely. Only problem is, I have a contest that is 4 months away and need to train. How can I work around it?

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