Can hyperextend joints cause problems?

[traprater]

Both my knees and elbows naturally hyperextend. My knees when locked make me look like aliens from The Arrival and my elbows bend about 15~20 degrees past 180. Does anyone else have this and has it affected your lifting in any way?

[stef]

Yes, it's an injury risk.

You should intentionally control your position and make sure not to "lean" into the overextended positions.

[traprater]

Okay. I started using knee sleeves on my first attempt at LP and they seemed to help with reminding me about their position as well as making them just feel better(once I got warmed up and moving the popping goes away. So I'll start using elbow sleeves as well.