Bodybuilding Muscle Injuries
Bodybuilding, it seems pretty cool. After all, you get to watch how or be
someone who slowly works their body until they reach their fitness goals. And even then,
to maintain their muscle mass, they have to continue working out. However,
picture this scenario.
You’ve been
working out for months. You’re getting closer and closer to your body goals. It’s
great! You feel a lot more fit as well…but, naively, you decide that you want to
go ahead and skip a few lbs. In fact, you decide that you’ll go ten lbs heavier
than you should. However, in the end, you pulled a muscle and now can’t work out
for a few weeks until it heals. Or maybe it was worse than that and you pulled a
tendon. This is a lot more common than you might think. However, preventing
muscle injuries is way easier than you think. It’s all about prevention.
Now, keep
in mind that everyone has a different limit. The one stated above stated ten lbs
over what he had built up to caused his muscle injury in bodybuilding. For you,
it could be two lbs, or it could be fifty. The point it to take it slow.
First of
all, as stated in the previous paragraph, take it slow. This means that if you
find that you want to skip up to a much higher lifting capacity, try doing a few
extra reps. Maybe those few extra reps will make you change your mind. If not,
do a few more extra reps. But make sure that you do not add weight too quickly.
Also, if it is your first time lifting that particular set, be extremely careful
with the extra reps. Try not to go too many over if you want to lift more.
Fifteen reps should be the maximum.
Pushing too
hard, too fast, is what causes a lot of bodybuilding injuries. It is a slow
process and can’t be rushed without potentially causing an injury. If you are
injured, stop bodybuilding until any muscle tears are healed. Take good care of
your muscles—without them, we’d just be a sack of bones!
Next is to always have a spotter. A spotter is another bodybuilder who
keeps an eye on you. Not only will they most likely talk you out of skipping to
impossibly high weights, he or she is also there in case your next level turns
out to be just a little too much. They also help to keep you safe while
bodybuilding. Most of the time, the spotter is also your bodybuilding partner.