[bradleyjg]

Runners screw up their knees too. Tennis players their elbows. I guess maybe we should all be swimming but personally I hate laps.

[mikestew]

“Every runner you know”, as with OP and powerlifting? Or just a few? Because there’s a wide gulf between a subset being injured and injury being a foregone conclusion. To miss that is to miss OP’s point.

[samatman]

Powerlifting is an actual competitive sport.

My anecdotes (to go with OPs) is that the competitive powerlifters I know have injuries, and the 'gymbro' types who use the big lifts for health and some light bodybuilding, for the most part do not.

Chasing that new ATH is addictive, and a great way to exceed what your body can safely handle.