Protect Your Shoulders

I still remember how it happened. I was doing a decline bench press and suddenly there was a sharp pain in my left shoulder.

But I was lucky. I didn't need surgery and simply had to take two weeks off.

I also learned a lesson. Shoulders are fragile.

Super-trainer Keith Scott recently pointed out five ways to wreck you shoulders. One of the top ways involves the bench press, a favorite of many.

Get Yourself Right

As we get older but remain physically active, we often overlook certain aches and pains, figuring we can work around them. Over time, however, those aches and pains can cause our bodies to become a mess.

I'm dealing with this right now -- an aching right shoulder from my first day of snowboarding (don't fall with your arms outstretched each time because you just end up jamming your shoulder fall after fall and putting your wrists at risk for fracture).

Super-trainer Keith Scott writes about how to tackle this serious problem.