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How far should I straighten my joints when weight lifting?

Locking Out Your Joints

Think you've got a lock on the weight training competition? Be careful about locking out (hyperextending) your joints when doing a weight training routine. You can put too much stress on your joints. This is more of a problem with weight training machines. With free weights, the balancing involved lets you lock out on certain strength training exercises without hyperextending.

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5/8/2009 3:02:43 PM
dbbm said:

Good tip and so true.

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