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When performed correctly, weight training should not harm healthy joints and connective tissue... In fact, weight training promotes joint integrity and strength... Your program should not force you into having a lay off due to chronic joint pain... I recommend you reassess your program for one of the following problems... The correct warm up is essential to avoiding/aggravating injuries... Assess your exercise selection; one or more exercises may be responsible for promoting soreness in your joints... Avoid any exercise that causes joint pain, there are always substitutions... Importantly, be sure that your training programs are no longer than 8 weeks in duration... If you are trying to train the same style every week of the year, its no wonder your joints are sore! Recovery is just as important as the program itself, no matter what age you are... Finally, intense training causes a mild form of trauma in muscle, ligaments and the bones they connect to... The research shows that this “mild form of trauma” can develop into inflammation that promotes chronic joint pain... The most effective way to protect yourself against the development of this condition is to incorporate more eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) into your diet... EPA is an omega-3 essential fat that effectively blocks the development of chronic inflammation that leads to joint pain... Regular use of EPA down-regulates all of the reactions that promote inflammation that can cause chronic joint pain. ..Two servings a day of EPA's work to effectively prevent joint pain... The longer and more consistently you take, the more fully EPA gets incorporated into muscle and joint tissue working even better to prevent joint aggravation from occurring... This keeps you injury free allowing you to train consistently harder for better non-stop gains...