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[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Protect your back. Use proper form when lifting heavy weights. I let my back go round while pressing a few hundred pounds on an inverted incline leg press in my 20s, bulged a disk, and ever since my mid 30s it has been my Achilles’ Heel. Goes out without warning. Completely lays me up when it does. Rubbish. Wish I could go back and undo that.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I came here to say that, and I'll add wear ear protection if you're anywhere loud. Who gives a shit if you don't look cool wearing a headset or ear plugs. You know what else isn't cool? That constant ringing in my ears because I was an idiot for years. I have to sleep with two loud fans now.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Omg yes the ear protection. I never paid attention to the warnings, it was just a loud club on a random Thursday after all. I was too young to realize the compounding effect. Even now I look back and feel like my partying and exposure to loud fun was mild, yet here I am with partial hearing loss and a portable white noise generator.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

my dumbass fell asleep with mp3 at full blast when i was 7. WHYYYYYYYYYYY

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Man, I'm fortunate enough to not have any lasting/recurring pain (so far) but I was working harder than I should have and sprained some ribs. I didn't even know that was possible.

That was the single worst 3 days I have ever experienced. It was like being water boarded with pain. It hurt to breathe. I couldn't breathe deep at all and occasionally had spasms where all I could do was stand and focus on getting oxygen.

I couldn't lie down either so I couldn't sleep. What little sleep I got was sitting up on the couch with my arm propping up my head on the arm rest.