In any sport there is always a risk of getting injured, however there
are several things you can do to reduce the likelihood of an injury:
1: Always warm up properly before training any strength sport.
Dynamic stretches are a good way to warm up your muscles before lifting.
Powerlifting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0WUFHKuguY
Weightlifting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF5LLh7kmfk
2: Stretching and Rolling.
3: Be careful of over-training, or training too hard!
While it is tempting to lift heavy all the time, making sure our muscles are getting the recovery time they need is vital to preventing injuries. A good way to make sure you’re
not over-training is by following a program - take a look here for our recommendations.
4) Finally, sleep and nutrition are key in both improving your lifting and avoiding injuries!
As with any exercise, the more lifting you do, the more food and sleep your body needs. There is plenty of information around this online, or you can have a chat with our resident expert, Alex Jackson.
Find more info on preventing injury here
In any sport there is always a risk of getting injured, however there
are several things you can do to reduce the likelihood of an injury:
1: Always warm up properly before training any strength sport.
Dynamic stretches are a good way to warm up your muscles before lifting.
Powerlifting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0WUFHKuguY
Weightlifting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF5LLh7kmfk
2: Stretching and Rolling.
3: Be careful of over-training, or training too hard!
While it is tempting to lift heavy all the time, making sure our muscles are getting the recovery time they need is vital to preventing injuries. A good way to make sure you’re
not over-training is by following a program - take a look here for our recommendations.
4) Finally, sleep and nutrition are key in both improving your lifting and avoiding injuries!
As with any exercise, the more lifting you do, the more food and sleep your body needs. There is plenty of information around this online, or you can have a chat with our resident expert, Alex Jackson.
Find more info on preventing injury here
Sponsors and partners
Warwick Barbell are very excited to announce our recent partnership with Weightlifting House!
Weightlifting House provides a wealth of resources from the latest news surrounding our sport, podcasts, and informational videos on your favourite lifters (links found below). Their store also stocks all the lifting accessories, apparel and books you’ll ever need as a weightlifter.
Use our affiliate code WARWICKBARBELL10 for 10% off at Weightlifting House!
We’ve also made a bulk purchase of the best thumb tape rolls and weightlifting straps so send a message to our Instagram or Facebook page if you would like to purchase any of this in person.
In addition to this, we are proud to be working with a few sports nutrition and equipment companies who offer us trade discounts when we make purchases as a club. These include companies such as SBD, Strengthshop and BulkPowders. Members will be notified as to when we place these bulk orders in order to get the full potential out of the offers that are being made.
Click on the links below to have a look at what these companies offer!
