[oarfish]

Don't exceed your recovery resources. Anecdotal reports are not helpful when determining injury risk.

Overall injury incidence in strength sports is very low. But if you do it to compete, maybe there is an argument to be made that pushing the limits increases it.

Overall though, the much greater risk is to not train. Whether you do barbell movements or machines is not a determinant of of health outcomes, as far as we know.

I would not put stock in anecdote without some numbers on injuries among non-competing powerlifters.

[pulpfictional]

Thank you.