genetic predisposition towards injuries??

[audiophyle]

What the fuck is wrong with my brittle body? If i'm deadlifting than my lower spine hurts, if its shoulder day, than my shoulder joints and upper spine hurt. It seems every time I come back from the gym, I have some slight injury that takes the rest of the week or longer to get better. I've been doing alot of research on proper form and I guess I can't seem to get it right because I keep hurting myself. This is getting extremely aggrivating because I dont want to up the weight if my form is wrong so I end up not progressing. Are there any websites or books/videos that deal specifically with form?? I need to fix this before I hurt myself permanately.

ps. the title was just a joke, I know genetics has nothing to do with this

 

[spatts]

Can you name some specific moves? I have tons of great videos that I've collected over the years.

Do your bones break easily?

What about your parents and siblings...same problems?

 

[audiophyle]

I'm not sure if my bones break easily, the only thing i've ever broken was a couple ribs a long time ago. My parents and siblings are the same way, never broken anything, and they dont ever work out so I dont know if they have the same problems in the gym. Not much help there. As for me, heres a pic of me at the end of my ckd (Im a skinny bastard, should have been bulking instead of cutting)
http://image1ex.villagephotos.com/pubimage.asp?id_=1962459

My bone structure is actually bigger than what the picture makes it out to be and I've put on about 15 pounds since then.

I would really like to see videos of deadlifts, squats, wide arm pullups, and military press. But what would really help, is to see videos of proper form for tall people with long arms and legs, I think this might be a major part of my problem. I've had to stop doing lat raises because of the strain put on my shoulders from my long arms.

One specific question I have is which way you should be looking when you're doing shrugs. I was looking down last night because it allowed me to flex my traps harder but I think it might have put too much strain on my upper back.

 

[gymtime]

Sounds to me like you could be using to much weight, a common problem for newbies. When you're starting out, keep the weights light and concentrate on form. Allow your tendons as well as your muscles to strengthen. Also, tendons take longer to strengthen/adapt than muscles do, which is the reason they often get strained.

As for shrugs, don't look down. That will put your spine in a bow position and make you more prone to injury. Eyes forward, back straight.

 

[audiophyle]

Thanks man, I'll try lowering the weight and see if the problems go away.

Hey spatts, did you find any videos??

 

[coolcolj]

maybe check your nutrition as well

 

[audiophyle]

My diet is pretty much lean meats and potatoes. Just a basic bulk diet. I throw in some green vegetables every now and then and unsalted nuts for efa's. Thats about it. Are there any foods that are known to lower the risk of injury or am I misunderstanding?

 

[gymtime]

My diet is pretty much lean meats and potatoes. Just a basic bulk diet. I throw in some green vegetables every now and then and unsalted nuts for efa's. Thats about it. Are there any foods that are known to lower the risk of injury or am I misunderstanding?

Not that I know of. But, based on your pic, I don't see any reason why you shouldn't be taking in other low GI carbs like brown rice, grain breads, oatmeal. Lifters need energy and those are great sources.

 

[bigstve12]

do you take any viamins? A good multi should be taken by every lifter. We put our bodies under strain that "average" people don't. Our bodies need more vitamins than our "average" compadres.

 

[audiophyle]

My main source of carbs comes from potatoes and wheat bread. I can't stand the taste of brown rice.

I take a multivitamin in the mornings, I dont really know what a "good" multivitamin is, I just got the one that the babe at gnc recommended.