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  • Member For: 11y 6m 21d
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Yeah muscles will overtake tendons and joints pretty quickly I've found, especially as I've gotten older. Although you're strong enough to lift whatever, if you haven't been practising the lift you can hurt yourself if you aren't careful.

 

Powerlifting needs a very careful approach in my experience, as I've hurt myself in several different areas (back, shoulders, clavicle, chest, elbows, knee, traps, hammy etc etc) either being a drongo or just inexperienced.

 

I just watched a tgu clip on yootoob. That would snap my wrists up in 2 seconds flat, even with no weight. Push-ups kill my wrists, I have to do them on my knuckles.

 

Flexibility is key.

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  • Member For: 18y 4m 10d
  • Gender: Male
  • Location: Melbourne
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Exactly; the consistent damage wasn't really noticeable until I put the entire system under enough stress to cause the issue to surface. A small amount of staying off it and making my movements more careful from a "wrist" perspective, has helped immensely. It's easy to get complacent.

 

Having "relations" 7-20 times per week, going to the gym 3 times a week and playing cricket once a week takes it's own toll haha

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  • Member For: 18y 4m 10d
  • Gender: Male
  • Location: Melbourne
Posted

haha that's where the lube comes in...

oh, you're talking about lifting? :P

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  • Member For: 18y 4m 10d
  • Gender: Male
  • Location: Melbourne
Posted

so are gloves/bump pads/etc?

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  • Member For: 18y 4m 10d
  • Gender: Male
  • Location: Melbourne
Posted

what about belts, wraps etc?

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  • Member For: 18y 15d
  • Gender: Male
  • Location: Adelaide
Posted

I mix it up. Max deadlift I'm working my deadlift not grip so I wear straps. Same when max benching deffs using wraps. Gloves.. they are hit or miss dependent on sweat. All have their place in a gym imo. Just another tool when trying to maximize your time training.

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  • Member For: 18y 4m 10d
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  • Location: Melbourne
Posted

haha, we're just trolling, mate, lift using whatever equipment you want :)

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