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Originally Posted by kach22i
However I found out just how dangerous weights can be when used improperly. I will be sticking to more boot-camp style workouts until I'm back up to par.
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As in most things, proper techniques is everything. One of the things I learned was that you warm up for an exercise with weight 1/4 to 1/3 of your target weight. You do the exercise for one full set, using the proper technique. Then you switch to the target weight, and do the sets you have pre-planned using the proper technique, and only the proper technique. Some folks actually cool down with the lighter weights, but I never did. That final rep lifted the proper way is the hardest. But yeah, I have seen several folks hurt themselves because they didn't know how to do it.