Life skills I ought to have learned earlier
Nov. 25th, 2025 09:51 pmOpen to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 1
Did you, or did you not, learn the proper technique for how to lift heavy objects with minimal injury/strain in school?
When in life did you learn this?
0-20 years old
0 (0.0%)
20-40 years old
1 (100.0%)
40-60 years old
0 (0.0%)
60-80 years old
0 (0.0%)
80-100 years old
0 (0.0%)
I still don't know it
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I might know it, but I'm not sure if I'm doing it right?
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I did not learn it in school. When I check the current PE curriculum, it sure looks like it's included. So either 1) it was not in the curriculum when I was in school, or 2) it was in the curriculum but my teacher did not cover it, or 3) they covered it but I did not learn it. I've known for a long time that you should not lift by bending your back and done my best to avoid this, but I only learned now that this is not all there is to it! You should not lift with your knees. You should lift by keeping your back and stomach braced and your spine straight (but hinged forward) and lift mainly with your butt (your knees can also bend if they need to, but the main bending should be at your hips). I am practicing it now, but it takes time to ingrain something like that.
I also did not learn, and am only beginning to learn now at the age of 47, the proper position/technique for doing common workout things like pushups, squats, etc. *facepalm* How can you go so long without learning such things, and without realizing that there is indeed a hole in your knowledge??










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