Injury & Prevention

Q: How should I warm up on my first exercise? I train heavy, with work sets usually in the range of...

We’ve been seeing more abdominal injuries over the past 10 years. The term that came out of them—sports hernia—really doesn’t tell...

A more serious injury that I have seen with this exercise more than any other move is disk protrusion, or herniation,...

When it comes to complaining about pain, most folks put their aching back at the top of the list. Often they...

There’s nothing wrong, however, with training chest and triceps the day before I train legs. If my chest is sore when...

Most rehab exercises are easily done in the gym. Here’s hoping you can keep your knee strong and stable so you...

The lesson: Be dedicated so that you train 100 percent well and recuperate 100 percent well, but don’t neglect other aspects...

Your knees, wrists, elbows and even neck are probably aching because of what you’ve been eating all your life. So it’s...

He covers 15 such myths, then goes into sport-specific B.S. There are chapters on baseball, football, basketball, running and golf. If...

What does that have to do with training? The answer is, sometimes trainees dismiss or ignore symptoms that need medical attention....

You should stop training and not start again until your problems have been properly diagnosed, treated and rehabilitated.

There is much talk in gyms of trying to make muscles work a certain way—usually the way the trainer thinks the...

This month’s installment is inspired by a seminar conversation I had with Hall of Fame strength and conditioning coach Doc Kreis,...

Overtraining can strain the brachioradialis. So can carrying heavy items for long distances. Examples include moving dozens of boxes to and...

If leg extensions hurt your knees, do them one leg at time with less weight—and be sure your foot never travels...