Weight Training Safely: The F.I.T.S. Way (Free of Injury & Target-Specific) : A Reference Guide and Injury Prevention Program

No pain, no gain. That’s the phrase in the heads of most people who actively lift weights, but it is extremely misleading. While there are sensations of pain that indicate the activity in question is beneficial, the vast majority of aches and pains—severe pain in many cases—associated with weight training are indicators of the improper use of technique that result in tissue damage. Weight Training Safely shows readers steps they can take to dramatically increase the benefits of their training and, equally importantly, dramatically decrease their potential for injury.