Mostly i feel that muscles can increase in strength faster then tendons and ligaments can grow to keep up. Which can lead to injury's.
My experience is tendons are one of the slowest growing things for me other then my tolerance for some people. From the studies i have seen it does not seem that tendons every really grow equally to muscles.
Took the words right out of my mouth.
Was going to post the exact same thing (with probably way more words).
Nothing more to add or subtract from your post.
And is probably true for all anabolics, no?
Yes.My experience is tendons are one of the slowest growing things for me other then my tolerance for some people. From the studies i have seen it does not seem that tendons every really grow equally to muscles.
Not to disagree but as for bones the Ortho that did my shoulder replacement told me that the bones that get bigger in diameter are in people that do not work out as the body compensates by building a larger matrix to compensate for the bones weakness. As he noted that a surgery he did the previous week was with a guy who's bone diameter was bigger then average but he said they were about like "tofu" his words. In people like me he said they get denser usually. And mine were like "granite" his words again. Can't say i have seen studies showing if they get bigger and denser but i have read about the denser aspect or working out leading to that.Yes.
They don’t.
Think blood supply, circulation.
My opinion.
Bones get thicker under stress, load, weight bearing.
Wish tendons and ligaments would get with the program
Completely agree. I am 100% guilty of ego lifting, but as I've aged and learned hard lessons your approach is one I take as well. In addition to limiting amount of weight increments I've also found a lot of success with paying attention to speed. Regardless of lift, if I can't drive it with good consistent speed (even with time under tension) the speed has to be consistent - when it slows down, rack that shit.Yeah there are freak things that happen like Branch Warren slipping on ice and tearing his quad, but ego lifting due to the psychological impacts of AAS is what causes most tendon damage. I've never had a tendon injury and for years I've been benching 400-500, Hack squatting 600-700, leg pressing 1,000+, low rowing 6 plates, etc. They key has been no matter how good I feel I very rarely move up more than 5-10lbs. in weight over the last session.
Smart. Slow progression.Yeah there are freak things that happen like Branch Warren slipping on ice and tearing his quad, but ego lifting due to the psychological impacts of AAS is what causes most tendon damage. I've never had a tendon injury and for years I've been benching 400-500, Hack squatting 600-700, leg pressing 1,000+, low rowing 6 plates, etc. They key has been no matter how good I feel I very rarely move up more than 5-10lbs. in weight over the last session.
One anecdotal evidence says nothing really. Not to attack you personally, don't take it that way but your experience says nothing about the topic at hand.After more than 20 years on test I would say no, I never got an injury and always lifted heavy 550 squats, deads and 450 for benches
Both of mine snapped with only 4 plates on the leg press. Once the tendon is overstretched things go bad real fast.Yeah there are freak things that happen like Branch Warren slipping on ice and tearing his quad, but ego lifting due to the psychological impacts of AAS is what causes most tendon damage. I've never had a tendon injury and for years I've been benching 400-500, Hack squatting 600-700, leg pressing 1,000+, low rowing 6 plates, etc. They key has been no matter how good I feel I very rarely move up more than 5-10lbs. in weight over the last session.
Completely agree. I am 100% guilty of ego lifting, but as I've aged and learned hard lessons your approach is one I take as well. In addition to limiting amount of weight increments I've also found a lot of success with paying attention to speed. Regardless of lift, if I can't drive it with good consistent speed (even with time under tension) the speed has to be consistent - when it slows down, rack that shit.