Do you think it’s common to get injured lifting weights?

[Grubhub]

I’m was doing the shoulder press machine. I didn’t think there was anything wrong with my posture. 300 pound shoulder press machine. I guess my posture was off 🤷‍♂️

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I’m trying to become a certified personal trainer so I think it’s unacceptable for me getting injured. That strained my neck. I don't know I didn’t have an mri but it’s obviously a neck injury

[Lionman95]

Yes it´s not uncommon many of my friends had injuries during workout because they over estimated their potential of how much they can lift and got problems because they didn´t manage a clean rep.
In Germany there is a also a quite famous fitness youtuber that ripped a chest muscle in a workout and was about it. So it´s not often talked about because rather prefer to talk about success but it´s normal.

[Guy13]

That much weight one should expect an injury...

[Grubhub]

I did 4 sets of 8. I think you can do it but that may be too many reps

[Guy13]

Oh. I see. I sure can't do that. YOU must be an Ox..

[Grubhub]

Apparently not built to do that many reps. 4 reps of 3 didn’t give me any issues

[Flats-Runner]

I only lift to maintain now. It’s not sensible to push myself and suffer for it later in life.

[Redstang88]

If you’re trying to shoulder press 300lbs it is

[Grubhub]

But a body builder shouldn’t have any issue right? I’m not at that size yet

[Grubhub]

I will be at 35,

[Redstang88]

That’s still a pretty big weight to be shoulder pressing. Certainly enough to injure yourself easily

[Anonymous]

Yep. I no longer lift weights, I only use the Isochain. Shoulder press usually places the shoulders in a position they don't like as well.

[Zolly99999]

It happens to all of as at one point or another..