Heavy loading in resistance training can be contraindicated for individuals training through injuries or older individuals with joint-related issues. — Whalespan
Heavy loading in resistance training can be contraindicated for individuals training through injuries or older individuals with joint-related issues.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“So, if you're training through injuries, you know, heavy loading can be contraindicated. And also particularly for the older individuals because joint-related issues, as you know, as people get older, they get osteoarthritis and other joint-related issues where heavy loading can be very uncomfortable for them and perhaps debilitating. So, it's kind of contraindicated.”
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