How Common Are Injuries in Powerlifters? 1.0 to 4.4 Training-Interrupting Injuries per 1,000 Hours, Yet 70% of Sub-Elite Lifters Reported a Current Injury Affecting Training
Oct 25
4 min read
Powerlifting looks like it should break people. Maximal squats, benches and deadlifts, repeated for years, on a body that was not necessarily built for it. The data tell a stranger story: the injury rate per hour of training is low by the standards of most sports, yet most competitive lifters are carrying something that hurts at any given moment. Both facts are true, and which one you quote depends entirely on how injury is defined.
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