Sqatting and deadlifting are bad for the knees and the spine
Who didn't hear such a thing in the gym (or at your doc) ?
We all know a guy who hurt himself doing either squat or DL (or both) ?
Should we conclude that those 2 exercises are really bad for the knees and the lower back ?
I don't think so
First, the people who do those exercises are usually "real" BBers, not the skinny newbies
and you are more likely to hurt yourself doing heavy multi joints movements rather curl with pink weights
What's more if you hear some people complaining about their injuries how many people use these exercises and get much benefit from them (but you don't hear them so much)
It's just like ephedrine : a few people died but the media made us believe it is highly dangerous
And there are lots of parameters that we should take into account before concluding squat and DL are dangerous
Maybe the form was not correct ?
Too much weight ?
Overtraining, stress and fatigue ?
I guess one should be careful when doing those 2 great exercises, but there is no reason to be afraid
Who didn't hear such a thing in the gym (or at your doc) ?
We all know a guy who hurt himself doing either squat or DL (or both) ?
Should we conclude that those 2 exercises are really bad for the knees and the lower back ?
I don't think so
First, the people who do those exercises are usually "real" BBers, not the skinny newbies
and you are more likely to hurt yourself doing heavy multi joints movements rather curl with pink weights
What's more if you hear some people complaining about their injuries how many people use these exercises and get much benefit from them (but you don't hear them so much)
It's just like ephedrine : a few people died but the media made us believe it is highly dangerous
And there are lots of parameters that we should take into account before concluding squat and DL are dangerous
Maybe the form was not correct ?
Too much weight ?
Overtraining, stress and fatigue ?
I guess one should be careful when doing those 2 great exercises, but there is no reason to be afraid