The Most Common Injuries | Starting Strength Network Previews

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[hadavisjr]

Good info, Gents. For those of us who are older lifters/trainees, it's imperative we understand the risks and prepare appropriately. Recognizing when an impending strain or joint problem is there, we need to back off, just a little. Re: back pain, it's been the SS program and heavy lifting that's pretty much cured my back pain. I have stiffness from time to time, but this 55-year-old is thriving!

[bragiodinsen]

shoulder impingement can be quite unavoidable if youve had a earlier injury or some type of minor deformity. i think the blue book should recommend a couple minutes of deadhanging after workouts for those who start getting shoulder trouble despite good form.

[EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Will Morris is a freaking genius. I've worked with him in his capacity as a consultant, and as a trainer. I found his advice to be smart and prudent, and his training programs are allowing me to get a great pump in spite of my injuries. He's an intelligent, no bullshit guy who, most important, genuinely cares about his clients.

[skidaddler]

My overhead press is 265 and it has rehabbed my shoulder. Thanks Rip.

[CentauriCentauri]

I went to see my sports medicine Doctor about my meniscus tear. I let him know that I do loaded squats and deadlifts. I was expecting his blessing and say "Thats great! keep it going." Instead he looked at me and said, "At your age you should not be doing those"! (I was 51 years old at the time.) The next day I went to my physio therapist who had put me on an exercise program for the meniscus tear. I told him what that Doctor had said and he said "WHAT!! Thats the worst thing you can do. The goal is to strengthen the leg muscles NOT do nothing about it!". I never thought that a SPORTS MEDICINE Doctor would give advise to Not do those lifts because I am in my 50's. I am 52 now still doing those lifts and I don't feel pain in my knee anymore.

[Hossak]

Great video! One thing I have found is that you have to make sure you properly brace (20% compared to squat/deadlift etc) when you are taking off/putting on plates etc. Otherwise you get pinged.

[Gilamang]

Weird that he is not seeing elbow tendinitis from exercise. Every single episode of tendinitis I have suffered has been caused by overuse in the context of exercise (lots of loaded pull-ups, etc).

[paulcattran]

Had low back issues for 3 years. Compressed cartilage which is age related but also have a fluid sac to the left of lower spine. Love your program but find squats in particular very uncomfortable to the point where even squatting the bar can be a problem. Currently on a 5 month wait to have a lumbar medial block . Never had back issues before and don't understand why it won't get better

[michanota]

Bench pressing 3x a week for 4 months caused shoulder tendonitis.
Nothing ‘Outside’caused it!

[yeasirarafat]

I live in Bangladesh. I had a discectomy on L5S1 back in 2018. I have been watching the SS YouTube channel for the last few months and got very inspired . Watched all the instruction video .recollected my 1" 4 feet bar.Started on the very base level . On the very next day my lower back so sensitive even still it hurts with little coughing, hurts with any kind of movement, hurts even when I lay down for the last 2 full weeks . Had to go to PT for UST, Heat, TENS and manual adjustment, felt like my pain got back just as I felt before my surgery. But still hoping for that one day I could squat my own body weight iA . I m 32 yrs old male, 82 kilo weight, 5'11" tall.

[lustrae]

I do not agree with you on the tendonitis point. All of my tendonitis has been from overuse in the gym.

[caswell]

Where is this at on the network? Do we have to wait till Friday?

[chrisgibson]

Me smacking my head of the bar walking by the smith machine to the real squat rack.

[patale]

Everytime i get back pain my shoulder and elbow pain magically disappear😂

[maximusstrength]

Agree with all the points. I just wished they didn't discourage mobility/stretching/recovery so hard. The first two years of lifting left me very strong in one plane but had to rehab for a year and do yoga/foam rolling/recovery exercises to be able to lift heavy again, and be more flexible for long term (Male, 36). Slow and steady wins the race, sometime the over focus on maxing out fast is great for the ego but long term want to stay strong and mobile. :) Keep lifting!!

[absatsixty]

The problem arises when competition enters into the mix thats when serious injurys can occur.

[NigelLiottaMacDonald]

The other 12% didn't get to the questionnaire because they were lying on their bathroom floor in agony.

[Iceman-xejo]

I bet if Rip did Yoga he wouldn’t be having as much back pain. But he is only a believer in his program. I started yoga years ago and I’ve had little to no back pain. If I hadn’t my back would be fucked up by now.

[jotr.]

tf the last couple of years must have been really hard on clarence kennedy he aged decades

[theswoletariat]

Squats rows and deads may fix some weak people's back pain, but it sure as shit creates mine.