Exercises where the load can exceed the capacity of the FDS muscle quickly, such as chin-ups with a 200lb individual, can lead to strain and stabbing pain. — Whalespan
Exercises where the load can exceed the capacity of the FDS muscle quickly, such as chin-ups with a 200lb individual, can lead to strain and stabbing pain.
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“and and and it's one of those exercises that the load can exceed its capacity pretty quickly. So that like, you know, maybe it's only capable of handling 30 lb and then when you're doing a chin-up and it goes and it drifts so far that it's now you, let's say you're a 200lb guy, you've got, let's say, 100 lb through one arm and 100 lb. This is simple simplified math that obviously is offset by other muscles, but 100 lb through one arm, 100 lbs to the other. 100 lbs off of a muscle that can handle 30, it's not going to take many repetitions to strain it.”