The Fear of Injury often emerges not from training itself, but from ignoring these signals—pushing through pain when rest is needed, adding volume or intensity too quickly, or adopting a “no pain, no gain” mentality that confuses persistence with recklessness.
Balance isn’t just an athletic skill — it’s basic daily safety. If you’ve ever felt like a table with one short leg, that’s your body telling you the stabilizer muscles need a tune-up.
If your first workout leaves you walking like you just finished a rodeo, welcome to the club. Muscle soreness is the body’s way of saying, “I wasn’t quite ready for that, but give me a minute.”
A brief history of resistance training in the US
From 19th-century physical culture clubs to today’s high-tech gyms, resistance training in the U.S. has taken a remarkable journey. Once a niche pursuit of strongmen and bodybuilders, it’s now a proven cornerstone of health, performance, and longevity embraced by people of all ages.
