You CAN Avoid Injuries with These Two Great Resources

If you’re one of the many, many people out there that struggle to remember how to perform particular exercises, or how to execute common weight training movements, then check out the fantastic and free website from The Training Station Inc.

You’ll find over one-hundred animated figures that quickly give you a no-nonsense and surprisingly accurate idea of how to perform a range of exercises. For example, the dumbbell pullover animation correctly shows that you need to keep the dumbbell level with your head, and keep your elbows bent.

Clearly, if you still aren’t sure on what you should be doing after watching these animations, ask your personal trainer… If you’ve found a good one that is! If you haven’t, maybe you should see my previous article on the subject.

Otherwise, check out arguably the best book available on performing exercises with perfect form: Strength Training Anatomy, by Frederick Delavier. It’ll show you exactly how to perform the core movement to avoid injury, as well as exactly what muscles you’re activating. If you’d also like to incorporate variation into your movements to shock, confuse & abuse your body into losing fat or gaining muscle, Fred’s book will show you how.

I’ve used this book for years and can personally attest to how valuable it can be when it comes to designing your own programs, or rechecking that the technique you’ve settled into is in fact the correct, safe technique!