in the future

[nobody]

Hi there
I have been bodybuilding for 4 years but I wanted to get in to power lifting but I have a question:
Will I face some joints problem in the future because of the heave weight?
Thank you

[luke.w]

dude, it dosen't matter if your bodybuilding or powerlifting, if your training WRONG you will have joint problems. If your triaining the right way you should always be pain and injury free.

[Firehawk]

Originally Posted by luke.w

dude, it dosen't matter if your bodybuilding or powerlifting, if your training WRONG you will have joint problems. If your triaining the right way you should always be pain and injury free.

Yea to an extent. I think though when you get into those really really heavy weights which most of us probably won't see without some kind of chemical assistance, the raw weight takes a pounding on your joints over time.

But, for most of us, you won't have a problem.

[Cort]

Even if you get to where Jaster is, your joints will usually adapt with the rest of your body if you haven't been relying heavily on crutches 100% of the time (belts, straps, wraps.)

[luke.w]

Originally Posted by Firehawk

Yea to an extent. I think though when you get into those really really heavy weights which most of us probably won't see without some kind of chemical assistance, the raw weight takes a pounding on your joints over time.

But, for most of us, you won't have a problem.

it's the competitive lifting thats the highest risk, even if theres an injury then lifters can find a way to rehab and sometimes come back even stronger.

also every middle aged person I know that has never worked out seems to have more problems then the middle aged heavy lifters I know, hey know one is going to live pain-free all the time, everyone is going to have one problem or another in thier lifetime, it's all about being smart about it.

[nobody]

Guys don't take me wrong but you know the saying " some thing for some thing, never some thing for nothing !"
I know that in order to be strong you have to lift more weight, but if I don't go over 220 on the bench press ( for example ) I will not be stronger.
I have to lift more every month, that is Y I am asking. Believe me I am giving it all I have got ( some of the guys in the gym think that I am taking some kind of steroid ) and one of them told me that when you go 40+ you will have problems in the joints ! that is Y I am asking

[luke.w]

[quote=Firehawk] I think though when you get into those really really heavy weights which most of us probably won't see without some kind of chemical assistance, the raw weight takes a pounding on your joints over time.


I'll tell you one thing, theres ONE exercise I train where I'm going to most likely see the HEAVY,HEAVY weight, and that's the "super-yoke" walk, this taxes the big joints, hips, and back, and knees since I'm walking with it.

I absoultely love this exercise, and I want to master it, this exercise has been the cause of so many injuries in the strongman world (slipped discs ect.), most guys I know don't even train it much because it.

I suffured a back injury when I first started training it (my own stupidity) 6-months till I was 100%, this injury was a blessing, I learned sooo much from it, I rehabbed it and the weight I got injured on I train on a weekly basis now.
I train walks with 700lbs now, RAW, witch was the weight used in worlds strongest man back in the mid-late 90's,(the BIG guys struggled with it too) now there using 900lbs and MOST of the BIG guys struggle with it.
I always progress with this exercise, and I honestly feel this exercise has made me feel indestructable in the joints and the rest of the body, I'm still young, I will be 30 in three years, so we will see how I am 10-20years from now, I will do what I can (natural,drug-free) to be walking with 1,000lbs (short distance atleast) or more with this by then, hell by then the BIG guys will be doing like 1200+ in this ha!ha!.

hopefully this post will inspire you and your goals.

[Firehawk]

Originally Posted by luke.w

it's the competitive lifting thats the highest risk, even if theres an injury then lifters can find a way to rehab and sometimes come back even stronger.

also every middle aged person I know that has never worked out seems to have more problems then the middle aged heavy lifters I know, hey know one is going to live pain-free all the time, everyone is going to have one problem or another in thier lifetime, it's all about being smart about it.

Yeah i see and agree with your points. I just gotta say though that if you are benching 400 for reps, after awhile it's going to break your body down, and that's typically why the competitive PL's go to equipment to support their shoulders, knees, and other critical joints (they're all critical really) when they get to the real big poundages...

[candyass]

You should be ok as long as you use good form, and use weight that you can control. That's the key really, lifting smart. Having said that, some wear of the joints can't be avoided but thats just the nature of the sport.

[Jaster]

Originally Posted by candyass

You should be ok as long as you use good form, and use weight that you can control. That's the key really, lifting smart. Having said that, some wear of the joints can't be avoided but thats just the nature of the sport.

Yup.
I am 37 I have been pushing heavy weight for a while now.
When I first started I wanted to gain fast and I went to quick. Yup I hurt my shoulder, My wrist, even my thumb. But now I take it all slow. I don't rush any of my gains. And trust me gains do come even if they feel like they aren't.
I am better now. So yup I believe you have to listen to your body and watch your form!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :

[Firehawk]

Originally Posted by luke.w

it's the competitive lifting thats the highest risk

It's also the competitive lifting that nets you the best gains in your lifting career :

[luke.w]

yup!, I always gain NEW strength after pushing my body to the limits on the contest day.