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Show Notes:
- https://fitnesspainfree.com/2025/02/dean-somerset-reveals-secret-to-fitness-pain-free/

In today's episode Dean Somerset Reveals SECRET to Fitness Pain Free - FPF Show Episode 161

0:00 Introduction
0:47 Why You Should Listen to Dean Somerset
3:16 The reasoning behind our new book, "Rock Solid Resilience"
5:32 One of the biggest problems with strength training hard in the gym
5:59 What things actually cause an injury?
9:45 Is technique actually relevant from an injury perspective?
14:16 The importance of tracking volume in your training and being cautious with "spikes" in volume
19:30 What to do if you have a history of low back pain to reduce future injury
24:01 How to use modification ladders to train smarter when injured
29:49 What to do if you have a big competition coming up and can't afford to stop training due to an injury
32:08 How your level of recovery (sleep, diet, stress) correlates to injury and dictates how hard you should push in the gym 
38:00 Autoregulation - How to use a training journal to train based on how well recovered you are
42:32 Why people NEED to keep hurting themselves in the gym...
42:49 How psychology relates to injury and what to do to protect yourself
47:57 Key take-aways for longevity in training

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