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How do I work out my lower abs while having a hip flexor (illiacus) injury?
About 25 years ago, I had a partial tear in my hip flexor (specifically illiacus muscle). It eventually got better but I didn't rehab it properly at the time. As a result, I have a specific spot in my ...
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Exercise to "dislocate the shoulder"
I watched this short video on YouTube which is called "Dislocating my shoulder for the first time (gymnastics dislocate)". It looks like this:
My questions are: Is the shoulder actually ...
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What bench press variations/alternatives spare the shoulders?
Gironda press and underhand grip barbell/dumbbell bench press come to mind, but do these really take off all the strain from the shoulders? Or perhaps decline bench?
I think I’ve messed up my ...
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Do some exercises cause injuries? Or is lack of strength the cause of injuries?
When comparing gymnastics leg training to barbell training one assumes that sissy squats cause more injuries. I believe this idea was born from the youtuber Athlean-X, also known as the most famous ...
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Brachial plexus compression: What to do and what to avoid?
I got diagnosed with brachial plexus compression (basically the pectoralis compresses the nerves going to the arm at the brachial plexus, which entraps them at that point). Unfortunatly the only thing ...
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Tendon strenghtening with overspeed eccentrics
"Microtrauma can occur when the patellar tendon is subjected to extreme forces such as rapid acceleration -deceleration, jumping, and landing." - North American Journal of Sports Physical Therapy : ...
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Arnold Dumbbell Press mechanism
Why it is beneficial or harmful to rotate my arm at top, if i dont rotate will it impinge any muscle or nerve?
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Injury cause in elbow position
I have experienced two injuries:
one doing bent over dumb bell row like this
I got injured when my elbow left contact with my torso and flared up outside and got sharp pain in my shoulder.
Other ...
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How to strengthen my ankle after an injury? [duplicate]
I sprained my ankle a couple years ago. Nowadays, if I do hard physical exercises continuously for a couple of days, it bungs and my ligaments start to hurt and I cannot encumber it. It usually occurs ...
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Proper form for excercise
I had lots of injury in gym and I kept hearing it is because of bad form.
I am sure i was doing correct form in half of them.
Does proper form never cause injury?
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How can I avoid hurting my wrists when using the bar while playing DDR?
I play Dance Dance Revolution and similar games to exercise. On especially difficult levels, I lean back and grab the bar behind me, putting some of my weight on it and on my arms and wrists, to be ...
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Prevent muscle decreases after injury (left arm)
I'm a calisthenics enthusiast training towards advanced exercises like (Tuck-) Planche, Handstand Push Ups, (Ring-) Muscle Ups, Human Flag, etc. Because of a torn muscle fiber in my left forearm, I ...
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Are squats a bad idea if you are overweight?
I wish to lose weight, and was thinking about doing squats to lose weight because they exercise most of the body. My brother, however, tells me that you shouldn't do squats if you are severely ...
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Exercises/Self-massage with shoulder pain
I used to row competitively, but had to stop around 9 months ago due to bursitis in my right shoulder. I got treated, mostly cortisone, but it never really got a lot better– a new doctor diagnosed ...
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Alternatives to the plank
I have hurt my shoulder so for the next 2-4 weeks I have to be a little careful with my training. The daily running is properly OK as long as I keep away from the most challenging trail runs, but the ...
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