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My crew can't agree if coffee counts as a warm-up before lifting.
Half of us grab a cup and go right to heavy stuff, but the other half insists on actual movements first (you know, like arm circles), so which side is safer for our backs?
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markpalmer1mo ago
Ever think the caffeine just masks how stiff you really are? Relying on that fake alertness is how people get hurt.
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noahcampbell1mo ago
Come on Mark, is a morning coffee really that risky? That sounds way too harsh for most people.
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nelson.finley1mo ago
My first year as a mechanic, I had a bad habit of just having coffee before work. I tweaked my back pretty good one morning reaching for a tool. For me, switching to a real breakfast and some light stretching made a huge difference in how my body felt, noahcampbell. The coffee didn't fix the stiffness, it just let me ignore it until something gave.
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