Avoid shoulder injuries with these 3 tips.

When you’re an athlete the inevitability of suffering a training injury is a foregone conclusion. If you’re looking to get into shredded shape or if you just want to be strong and explosive then the reality that injuries will be incurred should be understood and accepted. At least that’s what some people have come to believe. The reality of the situation is that there are preventative measures to suffering injury during training. The thing is if you’re not informed then you’ll have no idea how to avoid sustaining injury.

In terms of lifting related injury it seems that the shoulders are a constant problem area for most athletes. Maintaining shoulder health is important to ensure that you’re consistently getting upper body gains. If your shoulders are ruined then it’ll make benching a hard task to accomplish. Even your deadlift could suffer from crappy shoulders.

If you intend on having healthy shoulders and want to maintain a steady increase in muscle mass on your upper body then follow these awesome rules and exercises.

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Say no to the overhead press

Many people advocate the overhead press as one of the best exercises for your shoulders. That could be right if you had the correct form and the proper genetic make up for your shoulders to withstand the pressure from a heavy load. But for most people this isn’t the case. The overhead and military press has been responsible for countless shoulder injuries and many athletes have been opting out of including the exercise in their routines. If you have a nagging shoulder injury then ditch this movement ASAP.