Help, my elbow hurts!

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Question: I have been weight-training for the past 7 years….I recently started doing weight training after 6 months gap.. and hurt my right elbow joint while doing heavy lying triceps extension (I should not have gone for heavy,blunder!!). Almost 6 weeks are over now and no relief. Doctor told me it’s bursitis and will go [...]

Eliminate wrist pain when doing Front Squats

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Question: Ever since I started doing front squats, my wrists hurt and seem to have become weaker when I bench and do other exercises. This is primarily because when I hold the bar on my shoulders (front delts), my hands are bent all the way back to hold the bar.  Is this supposed to be [...]

Why does my chest (sternum) pop or crack?

Question:  I stretched my chest today with my arms outstretched horizontally and I heard a cracking or popping kind of noise.  The kind you hear when you crack your knuckles. The only thing is is that it came directly from the center of the chest where the sternum is located (in between my pecs). Just [...]

How to Adjust Training & Nutrition as You Age

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Question: I’m 48 years old and have been bodybuilding for about 25 years. How should my training and nutrition be changing as I my training age matures? Dale / Cordell, Oklahoma Answer: That’s a very good question, Dale.  There are, in fact, a few things that one should consider as they age.  Though a book [...]

Preventing Ankle Sprains

Question:  I have rolled and sprained both of my ankles. During my football season what can i do to prevent another sprain since both of my ankles are now weaker and more prone to a sprain. Answer: The best way to “bullet-proof” your ankles from ankle sprains is to do some exercises on an unstable [...]