Top 10 Most Dangerous Exercises

Top 10 Most Dangerous Exercises

1. LEG PRESS
Bringing the sled down so far that it raises your pelvis off the machine takes the normal curve in your lower back out and increases the risk of a herniated disc dramatically.

2. PREACHER BENCH BARBELL CURLS
Rounding your shoulders forward and flexing your neck puts excessive stress on the cervical discs and can potentially herniate a disc. I personally know two bodybuilders whose competitive careers were ended by this exercise injury.

3. PREACHER BENCH BARBELL CURLS (SECOND PROBLEM)
Having your elbows at the bottom of the preacher bench pad and hyperextending the elbow can potentially tear a biceps muscle.

4. STANDING BARBELL SHOULDER PRESS
Many people, trying to lift more weight, lean back a lot when pressing the bar overhead, but this loads the facet joints in the lower back, potentially causing you back pain.

5. DUMBBELL FLYS
A common exercise modification is lowering the dumbells to get an extra stretch in the pecs, but this can also stretch the pec muscles too
much and potentially cause a pec tear.

6. BARBELL BENCH PRESS TO THE NECK
This is an exercise that puts tremendous stress through the pecs and shoulder capsule and, if performed, must be done with low weight and high reps.

7. SQUATS
Many bodybuilders do high bar squats with a heavy weight, and this can put excessive stress on the lower neck, potentially injuring the joint.

8. DUMBBELL BENCH PRESS
This is an excellent exercise that can cause an injury when you finish the exercise by lowering the dumbbells by your sides onto the floor. This puts extreme unnecessary stress through the shoulder capsule. This is the most common shoulder injury mechanism I see in the clinic.

9. STIFF-LEGGED DEADLIFTS
This exercise is often performed by standing on a bench to get an extra stretch, but the hamstrings stop being used once the bar passes below the knee, so the extra stretch really doesn’t build the hamstrings more and only loads the lower back excessively.

10. DEADLIFTS
When pulling from the floor, many people straighten their legs while the bar is still on the floor, creating excessive stress on the lower back discs