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Do certain exercises increase the susceptibility to injury.

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Strength sports, such as powerlifting, can be highly demanding on the body, and while the rates of injury may be relatively low, injuries can still occur even when athletes are taking all the necessary precautions.

Importantly, it’s not the exercises by themselves that are ‘more injury-prone’ but rather, it’s the inherent nature of the sport, which seeks higher maximal loads, which can only be obtained through consistent training, via the management of training variables but also other aspects such as diet and sleep/recovery.

A key factor that can increase the risk of injury in strength sports is the mismanagement of training variables such as load, volume, and frequency, which can cause the accumulation of stress and increase the susceptibility to injury.

Training-induced fatigue can also have implications on both physical and mental fatigue, making athletes more susceptible to injury, according to research.

Contrary to popular belief, exercise technique is not “one of the main factors” that determines the risk of injury in strength sports. In fact, specific exercises or exercise techniques are not more likely to increase the risk of injury, without context.

In fact, it comes down to load VS capacity, where the overexertion of oneself by exceeding this capacity the body is currently ready to tolerate, can increase the risk factor.

In conclusion, variables such as load, volume, and frequency as well as sex, age, sleep, nutrition, fatigue (& a myriad of other factors!) are more likely to play a role in increasing the risk of injury in strength sports.

If you hear somebody say ‘this exercise’ or ‘this technique’ is causative of injuries, it’s not true. They’re trying to address a multi-factorial cause, with a reductionist take.

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