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I lift regularly, with a focus on powerlifting. I would not say that the risk of injury is "very small."

• thesz 13y ago
  You should plan your training to prevent trauma. It is possible and actually is easy. One such example is in Hypertrophy-Specific Training, which utilize week long rest and highly metabolic exercises after rest. Another example is Westside Barbell Conjugate System, which utilizes rotation of exercises, metabolic exercises and actually forbids athletes going over 85% of 1RPM.
  • scott_s 13y ago
    Of course you should. But every person I know who does it seriously, and every well-known competitive powerlifter I have ever read about, acknowledges injury as something everyone has to deal with. It is not rare.