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Source: Georgia Tech Newsletter
Summary:
Attempts at sports-specific weight training may lead to potentially harmful muscle imbalances
Bodybuilders are also at risk for injury if they emphasize, say, the chest and ignore the antagonist muscles of the back
A two-sided strengthening and stretching routine can prevent injuries from muscle imbalance
Conclusion:
Although athletes such as tennis players, pitchers, and golfers participate in sports that require a one-sided approach, playing the sport itself should be allowed to produce the overdeveloped area of the body that needs it
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