Greetings from Croatia! I was wondering how does one develop overuse injuries and how much should you change in an exercise to avoid these problems. For example is switching to a paused bench a viable solution, or should one change the entire movement(switch to weighted dips or dumbbells) if hisngolas are general strength and long term health. Thanks for all the great info you guys are putting out there!
There’s really no simple answer to this, and it varies a lot between individuals. Some folks train with extremely high specificity (ie competition lifts only, all the time) and never develop any issues. Others might benefit from a bit more variation (particularly if working around stubborn issues like elbow or shoulder pain in the squat or bench).
The “solution” also depends on the individual and the specific situation. The goal would be to find the movement with the most specificity that the trainee can tolerate without exacerbating the original problem. This serves as a temporary workaround to facilitate training and healing.