Are You Lifting Heavy Weights? Here’s What To Look for: a blog about the dangers of lifting heavy way too fast.
Bagging concrete is a big job, and I don’t have time to do it myself. So I hired a new guy, Chad. He’s young and strong and works cheap. But he doesn’t have much experience, so I have to keep on eye on him. The last thing I need is a lawsuit from some moron who gets hurt while he’s working here.
Chad is working on the driveway today, and there are some bags of concrete that need to go into the wheelbarrow. A bag of concrete weighs 80 pounds, but it’s not really that hard to pick up and dump into the wheelbarrow if you know how to do it. Chad doesn’t know how yet, though, so he asks me for help.
So I show him what to do: how you lean down and get your back under it, and how you use your legs to lift it up onto your shoulder. Then you just walk over to the wheelbarrow and dump it in. The trick is using your legs; the weight feels much lighter when you do that than when you try to lift it with your back.
Are You Lifting Heavy Weights? Here’s What To Look for: a blog about the dangers of lifting heavy way too fast.
I’ve written before that you should lift heavy weights, but I haven’t given you much advice on how to do it. This isn’t because I’m selfish, but because I don’t want to be responsible for any injuries you may incur while trying to lift too much weight.
When lifting heavy weights, there are three things you need to look for: form, strength and technique.
Most of us have a problem with lifting heavy weights. Most of us are not aware of this and we think we are doing just fine. But if you don’t know how to lift heavy weights correctly, you’re going to find yourself in a world of hurt.
The first thing you need to do is get into the habit of practicing lifting heavy weights at a slow pace. If you do it too fast, you can easily injure yourself and make it impossible for your body to recover from your workout.
I know that sounds obvious, but many people don’t realize that this is what they’re doing when they lift heavy weights at a fast pace. They think they’re being safe, but in reality, they’re putting themselves at great risk.
That’s why I want to share with you the three main reasons why people lift too fast:**
How to lift heavy weights safely:
1. Tighten your whole body before lifting
2. Breathe in before you lift and breathe out on the way up.
3. Lift in a smooth, controlled manner.
4. Don’t drop the weight after you’re done lifting.
5. Keep your back straight and look forward when lifting weights over your head.
When you lift heavy weight, make sure you are not lifting too fast. Lifting fast will cause injury to your back and make it sore.
I have seen people do this. They get sore backs because they lift weights too fast. The reason is that they are using their back muscles instead of their leg muscles when they lift the weight.
Your back muscles are stronger than your legs, so you should use your legs when you lift weights. But some people don’t know how to use their legs, so they use their back muscles when they lift weights. This makes your back feel tight and sore because the muscles are not getting used correctly.
It is important to learn how to use your legs when you lift weights
“What we’re doing is trying to introduce the concept of safety culture, because it doesn’t exist in most companies. It’s a new way of thinking and working. We are trying to change people’s mindsets, so that they know that they can say no if they feel something isn’t safe.” – Adnan Akbar
Akbar explains that employees are taught to speak up when faced with a potentially unsafe situation or task at hand. This is uncommon in companies where the mentality is that you do what your boss tells you, even if it means putting yourself in harm’s way. The idea of stopping work until there is a solution may seem like losing time and money, but it’s well worth it in the long run if an accident is avoided.
In addition to encouraging employees to speak up, ISC has changed the way its workers lift things. “We have started lifting heavy things using team effort instead of using cranes and other equipment,” Akbar says. “This allows us to see things from different angles and identify potential hazards before we actually start lifting.”