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Re:Preventing Muscle Loss as We Age by gthtjtkt on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @01:47PM (#17971179)
> It's a fine beginner's program.

It's a subpar beginner program because it recommends complex, high-risk lifts when there are much safer alternatives that can achieve the same results.

Even professional lifters injure themselves while squatting with low weight. If you're not competing, there's no reason to choose barbell back squats over any of the alternatives.

But don't take my word for it: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fitness/comments/2t47s0/my_doctor_t...

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Re:Preventing Muscle Loss as We Age by SketchySeaBeast on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @03:17PM (#17972140)
> Even professional lifters injure themselves while squatting with low weight.

People hurt themselves on the lat pulldown machine every day too. I've seen people roll ankles on bosu ball bicep curls. Injuries happen - it's all about calculating the risk.

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