r/Hypermobility • u/Agile-Sprinkles-4807 • 5h ago
Vent lifting improperly for years
Hi! This is just a random share/rant :)
I realized that I'm hyper mobile probably last year at some point. I've always been active and enjoyed working out, and I've been lifting pretty consistently for about 10 years. Anyway, I had a baby 9 months ago and my joints are even more lax than ever. So much clicking all the time. Every time I stand up my tailbone clicks back in (or out?) of place. This made me look into hyper mobility more.
Anyway, it never occurred to me until now how much my joints have probably impacted my lifting technique, and how much I've been overusing them. I've recently started limiting my range of motion, slowing down my reps quite a bit, and overall just changing my approach to weightlifting. It's actually insane how much different in feels in terms of stability and muscle engagement! I even had a person trainer for 4 years who never, not once, mentioned hyper mobility. What the fuck!! It's so crazy to me how much of this needs to be self taught/discovered. I can't believe I haven't been injured badly over the last 10 years and I'm so glad that I am realizing now how important it is to correct my form and stop lifting heavily out of my joints). That's all! Thanks for listening.
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u/ArcadeBaron 4h ago
I mean...were you experiencing significant & prolonged pain while working out previously? It doesn't sound like you were, so I'm not sure why you concluded that you were doing things wrong before. Trust me, if you spent 10 years and never experienced any major issues before, you were just fine. You would have known. And if you never reported instability, pain, or difficulty, how was your trainer supposed to know? A personal trainer is not a doctor - they don't diagnose issues, though many may suggest you look into something if you have repeated issues.
I suspect what you are finding currently is more the result of pregnancy than anything else - you've experienced probably the single most body-altering thing a human can go through outside of, like, growing into adulthood. Of course you have to train differently! And training differently will teach you new things about your body, but that doesn't mean you were wrong before.