This is why I only lift light weights. Call me namby-pamby

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Jan 12, 2019
10:13:50am

Misteak Contributor

This is why I only lift light weights. Call me namby-pamby

But I do a lot of reps which probably wears things out anyway.

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Misteak

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At the gym and Mother/daughter team beside me doing the ultimate rotator cuff

kotacoug

1/12/19 9:47am

The worst is when people fully extend on leg press.

JohnnyComeLately

1/12/19 9:51am

Haha yep nailed it. So many issues with form and technique at the gym. I feel

kotacoug

1/12/19 9:53am

This is why I only lift light weights. Call me namby-pamby

Misteak

1/12/19 10:13am

Yes. Improper technique will catch up to you

kotacoug

1/12/19 10:28am

I don’t lift free weights either and I follow the little pictures on the machine

Misteak

1/12/19 11:03am

Please educate me. What's wrong with that?

CopperLix

1/12/19 9:53am

At your own risk, search for “leg press leg break” on YouTube

Odysseus

1/12/19 10:30am

This. I’ve seen one and can’t unsee it.

BigBlue04

1/12/19 11:03am

I'm getting the hebebajebes just reading it

palangi

1/12/19 11:45am

OK, but I'm not putting that much weight on the leg press.

1/12/19 12:18pm

Females don’t need a lot of weight and it’s based on strength of ligaments not how big your muscles are.

JohnnyComeLately

1/12/19 12:23pm

OK I weigh 165-175 and put about 130-150 lb on the leg press

1/12/19 12:31pm

Still wouldn’t recommend fully locking your knees.

JohnnyComeLately

1/12/19 12:33pm

fortunately they're not really lifting enough weight to do damage though

Avery

1/12/19 9:52am

Maybe true I’m not sure what weight is light

kotacoug

1/12/19 9:57am

I think I torn mine doing some the same stuff recently.

1/12/19 10:01am

I’ve got a ortho guy that does great work. I tore mine playing

kotacoug

1/12/19 10:05am

BM?

1/12/19 1:05pm

Douglas Freedberg. Scottsdale, straight shooter isn’t going to BS you

kotacoug

1/12/19 1:22pm

Awesome. Thanks.

1/12/19 1:27pm

That too

Tsisquan

1/12/19 11:58pm

I don’t understand why this will lead to torn rotator cuff

Mrs Featerbottom

1/12/19 9:56am

Google tip exercises that cause rotator cuff injuries.

kotacoug

1/12/19 9:59am

The good news is they won’t be doing it long enough to do repetitive damage.

DirtyWater

1/12/19 10:32am

I don’t understand why you’re at the gym when your TV works and you have a

RugbyCoug

1/12/19 10:00am

I’m fat 😂

kotacoug

1/12/19 10:04am

You can either be fat and happy or fit and miserable.

RugbyCoug

1/12/19 10:08am

You make a good point... screw this. 😄

kotacoug

1/12/19 10:09am

Meanwhile you unwittingly shamed me into getting on the treadmill. I hate you.

RugbyCoug

1/12/19 10:13am

I know you're kinda joking, but this really is the way our

hyperbully

1/12/19 12:35pm

Nothing brings you joy like diabetes and heart disease.

Mr Blue

1/12/19 11:07pm

To clarify this exercise is bad for the rotator cuff?

Wizbang

1/12/19 1:04pm

I did find this video by Athlean X

Wizbang

1/12/19 1:18pm

Jeff is the man. It’s all about external rotation for lateral raises

kotacoug

1/13/19 12:43am

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