Natty Power

The most important thing for every athlete is to stay injury free throughout the whole training career.

The importance of health and injury free body is clear and well known. Without a broader elaboration of this theme, let’s list several basic instructions for avoiding injuries:

• Always warm up before hard and heavy weightlifting sessions.
• Go very light and very slow with new movements.
• Be especially careful with explosive movements.
• Avoid weird, unnatural and uncomfortable exercises.
• Never test the ultra heavy 1RM, unless you are a competitor.
• Increase your maximal weight on the bar in small increments.
• Never drop or throw weights, especially indoors.
• Strengthen your muscles and connective tissues gradually.
• Build well balanced strength of the whole body.
• Stretch your muscles occasionally to maintain flexibility and mobility.
• Watch for symptoms of overtraining.
• Do not push yourself too hard, too often, for too long.
• Avoid high intensity training when you are tired.
• Always pay attention on what your body is signaling.
• Stop training if you experience any pain or dizziness.
• Immediately go to hospital if you experience chest pain or arrhythmia.
• Don’t hesitate to use gloves, straps, knee pads and all other protective gear.