Injury Prevention for Men(Healthy joints)
Jun 16, 2025
Use it or lose it. A very common saying. Most men apply this concept to their physical strength. Stay strong to live long! Right? Eh.. Debatable statement. You will lose your strength no matter what you do. There is a reason 80 year olds are not out deadlifting 30 year olds. So… What is it we are supposed to use or we lose? The answer is………. Your joints! You heard me right. Use em or lose em. Check out this article on Age-Related Change in Mobility. This begs 2 questions. 1. How often should I “use” them? You can find the answer in this article. 2. How should I use them?
Here are 3 things you NEED to do to minimize your chances of injury.
- Stretch daily.
- Mobilize daily.
- Stability train daily.
- Why Stretch daily?
Tissue elasticity begins to diminish in as little as 3 days. When tissue elasticity diminishes, so does range of motion. This means short, tight muscles that cannot operate at 100%. Stretching maintains length in the muscle allowing for optimum function. Daily stretching can drastically reduce your risk of injury. Check out this article from Harvard on stretching.
- Why mobilize daily?
Mobility is how well you can use the range of motion available within your muscle tissue. It doesn't matter how flexible a muscle is if it can utilize the length properly. Mobility exercise allows the body to integrate all the available muscle space for good function. Good function turns into efficient strength. Efficient strength(old man strength), will significantly reduce your risk of injury! Read HERE for more details on mobility exercises!
- Why stabilize daily?
This particular area of fitness is extremely neglected. Yet, can arguably provide the best injury prevention results. Stability is your ability to stabilize the energy within your muscles, and direct the energy for strong, efficient movement. Strength is nothing if it cannot be directed. Flexibility is useless if it cannot be stabilized. Mobility is almost impossible without stable joints to transfer energy. Stable joints are strong joints. Stabilize your joints to reduce the chances of injury. Click HERE for a list of stability exercises.
Lets run through 3 daily exercise types you need for injury prevention.
- Stretch!
- Mobilize!
- Stabilize!
Ticking each of these 3 off your lists every day, will provide you the most Unshakably Fit body available. Prefer a personalized injury prevention plan for men?
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In conclusion, starting tomorrow is 1 day too late. Get on the bandwagon and take care of your joints. Your body will thank you. Your children will thank you. Your GRANDCHILDREN will thank you. Become Unshakably Fit!
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