Overuse injuries build up over time due to incomplete rest. Take a look at the cycle to prevent your next injury.

Here are some CRUCIAL POINTS to consider to benefit from your treatment. Otherwise, you may never experience long-term relief.

After undergoing a hip replacement surgery and another surgery on my other hip, it goes without saying I’ve had to adjust how I train. But let me just say, I am so glad I went through with these procedures. The pain is worth it, I promise.

Has Dan Green’s peak in powerlifting come and gone?

Something doesn’t feel right as the bar descends, like your left pec is cramping or something. You touch, hear “press,” and then POP! It all goes black.

If you’re scared of a weight, you’re not going to be able to lift it, even if your body is strong enough. This can be a serious problem if you’re coming back from injury.

We experience breaks, tears, sprains, joint replacements, and other sundry surgeries. We could stop, but we don’t. We overcome, persevere, and come back stronger.

After two heart surgeries, I was starting to recover. I was making progress. That’s when my cardiologist called with more bad news.

I’ve lost, I’ve won, and now I’m tied with adversity. I refuse to the lose the next round.

I learned what it was like to feel old and weak, but my heartbeat was a war drum again. As long as I was breathing, I would be moving — I would be moving toward the conflict.

Life can throw a lot of obstacles your way — my health issues and hospital stay weren’t part of my lifting plan this year. But, hey, at least I am alive.

I found myself in a hospital bed and then on an operating table. Through all of the delays and the drugs, I knew I had to lift again, no matter what it took.

After the competition, my body was ready to rest — but my mind wasn’t. My determination got me back on my feet, but I wasn’t on them for long.

My injuries have taken me from meet platform to operating table and back again.

Brian Carroll’s journey to a healthier, pain-free back.

You know you’re in love with the Iron when all you can think about is getting back on the platform…even after surgery.