Training tips

1. Don’t do squats on a Smith machine. When doing a squat correctly, the weight wants to move in a curved rather than a straight line. Forcing the weight to move straight puts strain on the lower back at certain parts of the motion. Use a free bar instead.
2. Don’t do lat–pulls behind the neck. Behind the neck pulls put pressure on the shoulders. Pull in front of the face instead.

[Hidden subtext] Following a 2004 attempt to become fitter, I am instead now finding it difficult to move having stuffed up both my upper and lower back lifting weights and stuffed up my knees running.