Bodybuilding, Weightlifting and Back Pain
Like most forms of exercise, weight lifting has many potential benefits for spinal health, but also has the potential to create or worsen back injuries. Extending or flexing the back muscles against resistance (the weight) during weightlifting and bodybuilding may result in several injuries, including muscle strain and ligament injury, Certain types of weightlifting exercises can be particularly stressful to the joints and soft tissues, such as Clean-and-jerk, Dead-lift, Snatch, Squats.