Group: Strength & Powerlifting

Strength & Powerlifting
Created: 2012/01/01, Members: 39, Messages: 16459

Discuss the topic of Power lifting, Strength training and Strong Man training!

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Tinnuk
Tinnuk
Posts: 291
Joined: 2005/12/19
Canada
2007/12/14, 10:28 AM
Strength training, whether it's building mass or not, will it improve the ability to resist injury? Particularily I'm thinking of blows like punches or kicks or impact from a fall.
ecle5c
ecle5c
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Joined: 2003/07/10
United States
2007/12/14, 12:12 PM
I think doing a log of heavy compound movements like squats, front squats, deadlifts, etc. definitely help strengthen your entire body, including your abs, obliques, lower back, etc.

I guess it depends where you are talking about taking punches and kicks. If it would be to the mid-section then I definitely think strength training would help.