Seriously, we are headed for very hard times, your physical fitness will give you the best chance of survival. I'm not in nearly as good of shape as I was a couple years ago but I decided a few weeks ago I have to push myself as hard as I can so now I do my exercise until I'm sore, then rest and as soon as I feel recovered I'm right back out there again. I'm getting all kinds of minor injuries but that's a good thing because I want to get injured now and recover so that when shit really starts hitting the fan I'll be in as good of shape as possible.
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All kinds of injuries? I'm not mark rippletoe, but that doesn't sound good lol. If you're lifting weights get that form straight first and foremost. But overall, yes I agree with your sentiment I started my journey about 2 years ago and make the old me look like a bitch now.
Upvote on the "don't injure yourself" comment.
The best way to get mad gainz (anywhere) is to not exhaust yourself. Push yourself to exertion, but never to failure. The adage "no pain no gain" is fine when you're 15, not when you're 25+.
Shoulder injuries, specifically. Something I read a long time ago that probably saved me from fucking up my right shoulder: Sit up or stand up straight then make large circles (slowly) with your shoulders. Up, back, down, forward, back up, repeat. If either of your shoulders regularly pops/clicks/snaps when doing this, shit's out of whack and you need to focus on stabilizer muscles (posterior delts, serratus, etc) before hitting the heavy weights. Also, check yourself for what's called a "winged scapula." It can be minor to major, but both can risk blowing out your shoulder or cause shoulder pain in general. A lot of people don't know they have it. I didn't. If you have that shit, forget about touching the heavy weights until you get things aligned properly or it'll be snap city.
Just adding to the shoulder thing. Most people tend to bend their shoulders forward when doing things like shrugs and whatnot, which is wrong and puts you straight on the path to fucking your shoulders up.