Injury prevention

Strategies and techniques to avoid common training injuries, protect joints, and maintain long-term physical resilience. Learn how to stay consistent in your fitness journey by keeping your body healthy and injury-free.

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What is ego lifting? The gym habit that can wreck your joints and your gains

Dr. Bruno Rodriguez, DPT, CSCS: Strength, Recovery, and Physical Therapy Expert

Dec 19, 2025 · 13 min read

Ego lifting is using a weight that exceeds your current capacity for that exercise on that day, forcing you to cheat form or shorten range of motion to complete reps. It may feel like progress, but it shifts stress off the target muscle and onto joints and passive tissues. This can set you up for ...

Novak Djokovic proactive care performance: The science of defying age

Dr. Bruno Rodriguez, DPT, CSCS: Strength, Recovery, and Physical Therapy Expert

Nov 30, 2025 · 16 min read

Elite performance in your late 30s is achievable when you proactively manage the predictable physiology of aging. You can counter testosterone’s roughly 1 to 2 percent yearly decline after 30, VO₂ max’s roughly 10 percent per-decade drop, and up to roughly 8 percent per-decade muscle loss with consistent training, strength work, and recovery before injuries ...