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Injury Prevention in the Gym: Essential Safety Tips

January 26, 2023 by Reuel Payne

For the past twenty‑five plus years, I’ve managed to stay injury‑free while lifting weights. The main reason is simple, I’ve always taken care to be cautious during my workouts. A big issue you see in many gyms is ego lifting, where people try to hoist more weight than they can really handle just to show off. That kind of approach often ends with someone getting hurt.
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