Exercises to AVOID

[peregrine]

what are exercises you people avoid out of safety to yourself from possible injury? or possible controversy?

my choices are
behind the neck press
behind the neck pull downs

[amusclehead]

upright row

[peregrine]

bump
upright row
hurdlers stretch

[kendog]

Personally, I stay away from anything behind the neck. Pull-downs and shoulder presses being the main culprits. I also avoid using straight bars for barbell curls, its hurts my wrist too much, ez bars are better on the wrists and is more natural.

[amusclehead]

^i'm the opposite, ez stresses my wrist more than straight for some reaosn

[simplecanibus]

i can't believe nobody has mentioned the all time killer, SIT UPS!!!

[Smegs]

Tricep kick backs

[Sychokid]

reverse barbell curls :X.

[powerhouse21054]

stay away from behind the neck presses, front presses work the same thing. Sit ups don't kill you, that's baby****.

[gymrat832003]

i do behind the neck presses and love them. my shoulders are getting bigger and stronger from them. the only thing i would avoid is doing isolation exercises first. ex.- tricep pushdowns before skullcrushers or close grip. i also dont like upright rows. personally i feel like they dont do ****

[powerhouse21054]

gymrat,
Tell me how your shoulders feel in a couple years and how your progress is coming along since you won't be having any if you continue behind the neck presses.

[BUFFY]

I guess it's all about form. If you do it right then I suppose there shouldn't really be any problems?

[cutta]

as you put more weight on those behind the neck shoulder presses and you try a weight you haven't tried before, form might become an issue (you won't be able to stick to correct form) and that's when you'll make a mistake (wrong movement) that will cause you shoulder damage. Just what I think.

[Zensuji]

I aviod sit ups, behind the neck presses, behind the neck chin ups and upright rows.

[Woden]

Upright rows, anything Behind the neck, and Hack Squats (I just doesn't feel right)

[Xpander]

bump on most

also, hammer strength (incline) machine = shoulder probs, over time

[supergarr]

any kind of machine squat, leg press (specifically the vertical and angled), dumb bell flies or cable, pec deck machine, diamond pushups (hehe), wide grip bench/pushups, anything behind the neck, certain calf raise machines with the weight bearing down from top, squats with board under heels, sissy squats, hack squats, military press with bar bell

[northlft]

Originally posted by supergarr
any kind of machine squat, leg press (specifically the vertical and angled), dumb bell flies or cable, pec deck machine, diamond pushups (hehe), wide grip bench/pushups, anything behind the neck, certain calf raise machines with the weight bearing down from top, squats with board under heels, sissy squats, hack squats, military press with bar bell

Haha what the hell do you actually do? Run laps...or is that too dangerous?

[supergarr]

squats, deadlifts, pullups, dips, flat bench, incline press, bent over rows, calf raises with free weights, shoulder press with dumbells, and various ab exercises, shrugs with free weights, and grip work, bbell curling and tricep extensions

[turgon]

Originally posted by Smegs
Tricep kick backs

I don't understand - what is so unsafe about kickbacks?

[Xpander]

Originally posted by turgon
I don't understand - what is so unsafe about kickbacks?

...the laughs elicited from said exercise is enough to bruise anyones ego, imo ;-)

[shitbrickhouse]

kickbacks are safe i suppose...but that doesnt mean they build any muscle.

[mark26]

Why are upright rows bad?

[numlock]

yeah why are they bad hehe

[amusclehead]

Originally posted by mark26
Why are upright rows bad?

shoulder impingment

[Xpander]

Originally posted by amusclehead
shoulder impingment

and to add, like a lot of harmful exercises or machines it generally happens over a period of time, having a wearing effect on the body (although I've heard of this exercise causing immediate harmful effects, ie the shoulder being displaced from socket, due to using v heavy weight)

[gymrat832003]

Originally posted by powerhouse21054
gymrat,
Tell me how your shoulders feel in a couple years and how your progress is coming along since you won't be having any if you continue behind the neck presses.

I guess you think i just started them. I have been doing them for years now and my shoulders feel fine, Smartass

[zall]

Pec Dec Backwards,

I seen someone chucked off it once it was funny man,

[Toddspell]

I avoid cock pushups at all cost.

[Mr. Omlette]

Why are people avoiding sit ups?