Always use proper lifting technique
Submitted 17 hours ago by Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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SirMaple__@lemmy.ca 7 hours ago
Fluffy_Ruffs@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
Always lift with your back. It’s the biggest muscle in your body.
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
as a 50ish year old, listen to me kids.
lift with your back in a jerking motion if you want. fuck up your back, I don’t care.
I’m not your dad.
WereCat@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
Should I train to do the jerking motion before I attempt lifting heavy stuff? Asking for a friend
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 10 minutes ago
if you’re not jerking before tossing ass, you’re doing it wrong.
quips@slrpnk.net 13 hours ago
As a 20ish year old listen to me kids, protect your back at all costs. You are not invincible because you are young.
Every single time you ever lift something heavy, ask yourself is your back straight?
Hiro8811@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
My back is a little gay sometimes, is that normal?
Raiderkev@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Your back is like your strongest muscle dude!
hoohoohoot@fedinsfw.app 16 hours ago
Dont lift with your back, kids.
I did.. now I dont anymore, more like I cant anymore
Im not even old
Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
False
Emotional_Engi@lemmy.zip 15 hours ago
Disc herniation is a hoax anyway.
blarghly@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
I know this is a joke, but I have this rant locked and loaded, so it’s going off.
Just fucking lift things.
The reason you always see this advice with the beige corporate art style is because that’s who invented it. Corporations. They noticed they kept having to pay workers comp when people threw out their backs on the job, and so started parroting this line rather than actually doing anything to solve the problem.
Essentially what they are trying to get you to do is use a powerlifting style squat/deadlift technique to lift everything. Which makes some sense. Powerlifters can lift a lot of weight. But it doesn’t make that much sense because most things in real life aren’t barbell shaped. They are weird and bulky and awkward and asymmetrical and have no good places to grab with your hands. You grab them however you can, and lift them however you can, because the job needs to get done. The human body is not a delicate flower that will wilt and die if you don’t use perfect squat technique to lift every object you ever lift until the day you die. We know this because you’ve lifted all sorts of things all sorts of ways and you’ve mostly been fine.
Does technique matter? Of course! That’s why real weightlifters and powerlifters practice it obsessively. You aren’t gonna pull 600lbs raw without having some damn good technique. But you aren’t pulling 600lbs when you pick up a bankers box full of tps reports.
The real way to avoid back injuries is:
- Move around a lot during the day. If you work an office job, stand up and go get a coffee and talk to Bill in accounting, or go for a stroll around the parking lot. Stretch out a little if something feel tight.
- Exercise. Start by just going out and doing literally anything - hiking, cycling, playing soccer, yoga, etc. The most important thing for back health is just having a core that is fairly strong and fit, which is trained by doing “fun” sports. If you are already regularly exercising, you can supplement with some heavy lifting.
- Don’t overdo it. Most tweaks happen when people are fatigued, and their muscles aren’t coordinating in the way they usually do. So if you are getting tired, call it early.
Now, what should the person who lifts things for their job do? Well, fingers crossed you aren’t already injured. In that case, start hitting the gym - probably just one day per week, or as job fatigue allows - and start building up the big lifts. If you can pull 600lbs, you probably won’t throw out your back moving a couch, even if you are moving couches all day.
Azrael@reddthat.com 14 hours ago
Tell me you don’t lift for your job without telling me you don’t lift for your job. Your back will start to hurt after 5 minutes if you bend over like that. Loading trucks for your job grinds you down like sandpaper on your joints.
Gullible@sh.itjust.works 15 hours ago
I once saw someone stop, clack both feet together, point their toes forward, bend completely forward without bending their knees at all, and snap their back upward with two rapid jerks to bring up a 40+ pound box. My chest feels tight remembering it.
cAUzapNEAGLb@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
For those who have always seen this image and advice and have been like, “huh?” Like i was for the longest time, it wasnt until i finally started going to the gym and learning squats did i realize how fulfilling and painless lifting with proper form is
If youre looking for a good starting point for learning squats at home, ive sent this video to a couple friends with positive results: youtu.be/k-0OYcoyASk
Its worth it
shweddy@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
Also dont forget to use a sharp jerking motion for maximum power
smh@slrpnk.net 6 hours ago
you have to sneak up on the box
BananaIsABerry@lemmy.zip 15 hours ago
Just deadlift everything. Fuck it.
FlordaMan@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
Why is looking like frog a con?
Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
Warts
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
Meh better than the cancer strains of frog
brb@sh.itjust.works 13 hours ago
Do you want to be associated with the fr*nch?
mrmacduggan@lemmy.ml 15 hours ago
This would be perfect if it had “throwing ass” as one of the positives
Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 47 minutes ago
This is so stupid. You can’t just lift the cool way, you also have to really quickly do the motion. Without that, you’re just a fuckin’ nerd.