In the series “Our personal trainer” help us the Berlin fitness coach Sebastian Grüner to become stronger, healthier and more beautiful. This article is part of TIME on the weekendissue 14/2024.
After Sebastian Grüner has already presented dozens of exercises, in the following weeks our trainer will show you the mistakes that he most often encounters in his everyday life with his athletes. And of course also tells us how to avoid them.
The error: a crooked back. It can be demonstrated particularly well with the deadlift exercise. So if you bend forward, arch your back and then roll yourself up with the heavy weight, you can harm your back. “When I pick up my towel from the floor, I can do it however I want. If I pick up a 20-pound dumbbell or kettlebell, please do so with my back straight,” says Grüner.
