Q: Do heavy squats and deadlifts compress and damage the spine?

Q: Do heavy squats and deadlifts compress and damage the spine?

A: There is spinal compression, but provided your exercise technique is correct and you start out with a comfortable weight and build up gradually as your progress permits, your body will be strengthened so that it can withstand ever-increasing spinal compression without sustaining any damage. In fact, you’ll become physically tougher and more resilient as a result.

The human body is capable of astonishing increases in strength and resilience provided that the stress is built up gradually.