THE DANGER OF WEIGHT LIFTING
The sport of weight lifting can be dangerous, especially for young people before their bones have fully developed at about the age of 21, and causes damage particularly to their knees, spine, and shoulders. Even in the fully mature, spinal disk problems may be bought on by heavy lifting. Transient elevations of blood pressure, with burst blood vessels, and even blackouts (resulting in dropped weights, which can cause injury, too) are additional potential dangers. Weight training, is not to be confused with weight lifting. It is not a sport but, according to the Physician and Sports-medicine (11#3:157), a method of training that involves full-range, repetitive muscular movements against submaximal resistance, usually by moving weights suspended by ropes over pulleys. The “load” or resistance is individualized and gradually increased as muscular strength improves, but at no time exceeds that person’s maximum capability, a safeguard that prevents strain. Weight training is therefore much safer than weight lifting for people of all ages.
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