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Title: back from the doctors
Post by: lilwoday09smb on April 10, 2007, 06:44:15 PM
the past 2-3 months iver been trying to train pretty heavy. working mainly compound movements and hitting each body part every 5 days. well yesterday i was at work and kind of tweeked my knee but though nothing of it. went to the gym started to warm up on squats and noticed it was a lil sore and i could feel a sharp pain when i squated past parallel . i decided to take it light and do reps of 12-15 on rep number 3 i swore i felt a knife go into my knee. i droped the bar and like a pussy left. well 1 xray later i have a torn miniscucs. so looks like legs are out for a while time to bring up my chest/ shoulders, and arms.

god damn this sucks
Title: Re: back from the doctors
Post by: Mr. Intenseone on April 10, 2007, 07:47:47 PM
the past 2-3 months iver been trying to train pretty heavy. working mainly compound movements and hitting each body part every 5 days. well yesterday i was at work and kind of tweeked my knee but though nothing of it. went to the gym started to warm up on squats and noticed it was a lil sore and i could feel a sharp pain when i squated past parallel . i decided to take it light and do reps of 12-15 on rep number 3 i swore i felt a knife go into my knee. i droped the bar and like a pussy left. well 1 xray later i have a torn miniscucs. so looks like legs are out for a while time to bring up my chest/ shoulders, and arms.

god damn this sucks

Have the surgery, it only takes about an hour and a half and your walking by the next day and at the very least light extensions within a few days.......meniscus is no big deal, just thank God it isn't an ACL, MCL or PCL then you would be looking at long recoveries.
Title: Re: back from the doctors
Post by: lilwoday09smb on April 11, 2007, 05:42:24 AM
ya i was very happy i could actual stand when i was done. at first i didnt think it was that bad but it swole pretty bad and thats when i decided to see a doc. thanks i go back for an appoitmen today and im hoping to be squatting or leg pressing by august
Title: Re: back from the doctors
Post by: pumpster on April 11, 2007, 06:10:08 AM
Moral of the story for future reference:


Don't train through injuries, let them heal.

Don't do any exercises that directly aggrevate the injury.

Plus of course warm up well; that lesson usually only happens after an injury.

Keep the reps moderate, at least. Don't rest too long between sets, in order to keep the area warm.

Title: Re: back from the doctors
Post by: lilwoday09smb on April 11, 2007, 01:56:49 PM
lesson learned.
Title: Re: back from the doctors
Post by: Mr. Intenseone on April 12, 2007, 08:32:20 PM
Moral of the story for future reference:


Don't train through injuries, let them heal.

Don't do any exercises that directly aggrevate the injury.

Plus of course warm up well; that lesson usually only happens after an injury.

Keep the reps moderate, at least. Don't rest too long between sets, in order to keep the area warm.



a torn meniscus will not heal, there is no blood supply to the effected area.           
Title: Re: back from the doctors
Post by: pumpster on April 12, 2007, 10:36:24 PM
a torn meniscus will not heal, there is no blood supply to the effected area.           

No way of knowing when it happened. A conservative approach to any aggrevation, paying attention to minor pain, is best.