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Lifting heavy weights increases the risk of injury.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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8 sources for · 0 against

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Is it true that lifting heavy weights increases the risk of injury?

Unclear. Several small or indirect sources associate heavy lifting with injury: a 45-person gym survey reports wrist injuries from lifting heavy weights, a review notes spine pathologies in heavy-weight lifters, and a case report advises Marfan patients to avoid heavy lifting. All of these cover only part of the claim, and none quantifies the general risk of injury from lifting heavy weights.

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Evidence for · 8
Prevalence of Wrist Injury in People Who Are Lifting Heavy Weights in Gym
2024
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Malve, A. D. & Patil, S. C. (2024). Prevalence of Wrist Injury in People Who Are Lifting Heavy Weights in Gym. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20240125

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Late Consequences of Lifting Heavy Weights by an Individual with Belated Diagnosis of Marfan Syndrome
2025
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Jargin, S. (2025). Late Consequences of Lifting Heavy Weights by an Individual with Belated Diagnosis of Marfan Syndrome. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202505.2307.v1

Epidemiological Evidence for Work Load as a Risk Factor for Osteoarthritis of the Hip: A Systematic Review
2012
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Sulsky, S. I., Carlton, L., Bochmann, F., Ellegast, R., Glitsch, U., & Hartmann, B. (2012). Epidemiological Evidence for Work Load as a Risk Factor for Osteoarthritis of the Hip: A Systematic Review. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0031521

Sport injuries: a review of outcomes.
2011
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Maffulli, N., Longo, U. G., Gougoulias, N., Caine, D., & Denaro, V. (2011). Sport injuries: a review of outcomes.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1093/bmb/ldq026

Prevalence and Pattern of Injuries Across the Weight-Training Sports -
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Prevalence and Pattern of Injuries Across the Weight-Training Sports - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.49759

Minimal Observations Inverse Reinforcement Learning for Predicting Human Box-Lifting Motions
2025
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Minimal Observations Inverse Reinforcement Learning for Predicting Human Box-Lifting Motions. (2025). hal.science. https://hal.science/hal-05191852v1

Comparing Video Analysis to Computerized Detection of Limb Position for the Diagnosis of Movement Control during Back Squat Exercise with Overload
2024
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Peres, A. B., Sancassani, A., Castro, E. A., Almeida, T. A. F., Massini, D. A., & Macedo, A. G. (2024). Comparing Video Analysis to Computerized Detection of Limb Position for the Diagnosis of Movement Control during Back Squat Exercise with Overload. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24061910

Is hard physical work in the early working life associated with back pain later in life? A cross-sectional study among 5700 older workers
2020
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Andersen, L. L., Bláfoss, R., Skovlund, S. V., López‐Bueno, R., Calatayud, J., & Sundstrup, E. (2020). Is hard physical work in the early working life associated with back pain later in life? A cross-sectional study among 5700 older workers. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040158

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