Why is it dangerous to swing a weight?
I am aware that swinging weights does not optimally activate the targeted muscle, but I do not understand why everybody says you can get hurt swinging a weight. Athletes in other sports have been swinging weights many times more violently than weightlifters without hurting themselves. Take baseball batting and shot put for example:
Cheat reps, which require swinging, can help push a muscle to failure. But if swinging is dangerous, why are cheat reps suggested for advanced bodybuilders? There's a contradiction here.
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OK, why is aa kettlebell swing good for you and helps build muscle, and tones you, but any other swing exercise is bad for you.
When using weight machines, your body is partly swinging, it's not always under tension.
Leg curls, on a machine, sitting doing leg curls, your legs are in a swinging motion.
If your weight training and its well controlled, and has a swing to it, this can't hurt. It's sloppy training that causes problems.
With every action, there is a proper and correct technique to do it safely. This applies to every action from throwing a baseball, shot put, discus, to swinging a bat or manipulating melee weapons.
The danger lies in failure to do the technique properly. This is why each of these activities are typically taught by an instructor and with little or no load. The consequences of swinging a 5 lb bat with bad form is going to be much less than the consequence of swinging a 95lb weight with bad form.
Proper form in each of these typically keeps the thoracic portion of the torso rigid, or in the correct orientation so that the load is absorbed top to bottom as opposed from side to side.
The number one danger of swinging weights in any form is the shearing forces that pull on the spinal column.
Keep in mind that kettlebell routines are designed around swinging a weight. The key is proper technique. That is why the "cheat reps" are not recommended for beginners. It takes time to strengthen the core to what it needs to do those reps, as well as develop the technique to do it safely.
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