Author Topic: dealing with a torn muscle (Read 3001 times)

mdgkmg · « **on:** May 08, 2007, 05:48:35 PM »

i tore my right tricep. not an extremly serious tear or nothing but the doc wants me in physical therapy idk if surgery's gonna be done or what yet. but man i don't wanna be out of the gym that long. how does a person deal with something like that. idk what y'all think. change up the routine. elminate my routine till it recovers. any ideas aprecciated.

thanx in advance guys

odilly · « **Reply #1 on:** May 08, 2007, 05:57:16 PM »

wow that sucks especially given your age just listen to your doc and your body and you will peace together whats best

benchmstr · « **Reply #2 on:** May 08, 2007, 09:22:03 PM »

i had surgery on saturday for a partial tear on my pec.its already looking normal again

it never looked like a peck tear anyway,the muscle just balled up and protruded about an inch

starting tomarrow i will start benching a olympic bar for 20 reps at a time and see were it goes from them

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muscularny · « **Reply #3 on:** May 08, 2007, 09:28:32 PM »

how u did that?

bigkubby · « **Reply #4 on:** May 08, 2007, 11:31:32 PM »

Quote from: benchmstr on May 08, 2007, 09:22:03 PM

i had surgery on saturday for a partial tear on my pec.its already looking normal again

it never looked like a peck tear anyway,the muscle just balled up and protruded about an inch

starting tomarrow i will start benching a olympic bar for 20 reps at a time and see were it goes from them

bench

WHATS A TORN MUSCLE FEEL LIKE I LIFT JUST HEAVY ENOUGH TO STIMULATE THE MUSCLE. FROM WHAT I HEAR ITS A TERRIBLE PAIN.

Stark · « **Reply #5 on:** May 09, 2007, 01:31:06 AM »

Things to remember are

a) Believe your doctor and NOT your local Gym rat
b) There is not such thing as to "work around" an injury, if it hurts it needs healing.

From my own personal experience, I never had a torn muscle, but I had a pretty bad shoulder injury... stumbled out of the back of my APC in the German Army, fell on my shoulder and If I would have taken time off and were smart I would have no problems now, since I haven't done that I have constantly pain have to warm up very careful.

bigkubby · « **Reply #6 on:** May 09, 2007, 01:44:12 AM »

BE CAREFUL NEXT TIME

EL Mariachi · « **Reply #7 on:** May 09, 2007, 01:46:43 AM »

just train your skinny legs. you need to bring em up nyway.

homer77 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 09, 2007, 08:10:37 AM »

I tore my right pec march 16th. No training at all for 1 week.
cardio and light legs week 2.
week 3 was light everything except chest. oh, rehab started week 2.
Since then it has been a slow progression.
40 some days later and I used 70 lbs db's on the incline press. half way there.
I train everything else heavy again.
This weekend i say F%$# it and competing in strongman.
no bench press in strongman
hang in there. ussually you learn different ways to train.
me...i got to spend more time with my kid.

slaveboy1980 · « **Reply #9 on:** May 09, 2007, 09:49:52 AM »

heavy NEGATIVES

triple_pickle · « **Reply #10 on:** May 09, 2007, 09:52:36 AM »

Quote from: mdgkmg on May 08, 2007, 05:48:35 PM

i tore my right tricep. not an extremly serious tear or nothing but the doc wants me in physical therapy idk if surgery's gonna be done or what yet. but man i don't wanna be out of the gym that long. how does a person deal with something like that. idk what y'all think. change up the routine. elminate my routine till it recovers. any ideas aprecciated.

are you nuts? take as much time off as you need and enjoy life. if you try to "work around it," you can fvck your triceps for life. think long term.

Bast000 · « **Reply #11 on:** May 09, 2007, 10:20:38 AM »

Quote from: mdgkmg on May 08, 2007, 05:48:35 PM

i tore my right tricep. not an extremly serious tear or nothing but the doc wants me in physical therapy idk if surgery's gonna be done or what yet. but man i don't wanna be out of the gym that long. how does a person deal with something like that. idk what y'all think. change up the routine. elminate my routine till it recovers. any ideas aprecciated.

thanx in advance guys

isn't that a question you should have asked the doctor?

mdgkmg · « **Reply #12 on:** May 09, 2007, 10:39:22 AM »

thanx for all the insight guys. i asked the doc didn't like what he had to say which was "you shouldn't be taking lifting so seriously at 15" he ain't even my normal doc. as for the legs i've been bringing em up do to a lower budget than most i'm having to build my own squat rack/power rack. but yea its all gonna come together. and the tear was a smaller one right up next to the scapula in one of the smaller muscles. thinking long term is something i've done. training around it i ment as in just ya know maybe a few curls some crunches few legs presses some extensions maybe some lyin leg curls and cardio more. but yea i'm definetly wanting to take care of it right and do nothing to F'ck it up even worse. so thanx for all the help guys.

benchmstr · « **Reply #13 on:** May 09, 2007, 12:43:22 PM »

Quote from: bigkubby on May 08, 2007, 11:31:32 PM

WHATS A TORN MUSCLE FEEL LIKE I LIFT JUST HEAVY ENOUGH TO STIMULATE THE MUSCLE. FROM WHAT I HEAR ITS A TERRIBLE PAIN.

i did it on my 14th rep of 225 on flat bench,it didnt hurt at all the only way i noticed it was it starting turning purple and blue instantly.the worst part was when the doctor dug his fucking elbow into the spot were it tore for about an hour.

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MAXX · « **Reply #14 on:** May 09, 2007, 01:01:15 PM »

hmm i have a question. does tearing muscles allways leave a bruise?

im wondering becuse i heard and felt a little pop in my lat doing pullups. and now some days after i can feel it straining alittle when im doing movements involving my back. :/

Big Worm · « **Reply #15 on:** May 09, 2007, 01:09:53 PM »

My shoulder is has been killing me for about 7 to 8 months .... I tried working through the pain ....But... The pain got the best of me !!

So I had X Rays...They found nothing..?. Then MRI's .?.Then a specialist..?.

So I went last week to the specialist... He started yanking and pulling at my arm .....then he says?

??.... Oh... You have stiff shoulder ?

Guys ..I don't know...? My shoulder is killing me... Is this possible?

Stiff shoulder?

Well Thursday..I start intense therapy...He already prescribed pain killers ..and said after a session...I'm going to need one...

benchmstr · « **Reply #16 on:** May 09, 2007, 01:32:28 PM »

Quote from: MAXX on May 09, 2007, 01:01:15 PM

hmm i have a question. does tearing muscles allways leave a bruise?

im wondering becuse i heard and felt a little pop in my lat doing pullups. and now some days after i can feel it straining alittle when im doing movements involving my back. :/

if your body fat is high enough,i imagine you couldnt see bruising.but i am no doctor by any means so you might want a second opinion

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mdgkmg · « **Reply #17 on:** May 09, 2007, 04:42:07 PM »

far as a little strain in the lats goes, i've dealt with that one myself. i pulled my lat muscle two years ago and even now it occasionally hurts a bit(didn't let it heal quite properly) and even a year after i pulled it the weakness in it actually caused me to pull a muscle in my upper back. i'm no doctor either but if i had to make a guess i'd say pulled. then again i thought the same about my tricep.

Big N · « **Reply #18 on:** May 09, 2007, 10:11:23 PM »

Quote from: mdgkmg on May 08, 2007, 05:48:35 PM

i tore my right tricep. not an extremly serious tear or nothing but the doc wants me in physical therapy idk if surgery's gonna be done or what yet. but man i don't wanna be out of the gym that long. how does a person deal with something like that. idk what y'all think. change up the routine. elminate my routine till it recovers. any ideas aprecciated.

thanx in advance guys

Regardless of what your dr. says, be sure to make your own researches as well. And especially nowadays with the internet it's very easy to get info. about anything. That being said one way to get through a phase like this is to NAIL your diet, and i mean literally. Once you get back into the gym again the recovery time you've gained will be explosive with your sudden muscle gains.

Good luck!

pumpster · « **Reply #19 on:** May 10, 2007, 01:06:13 AM »

Quote from: Stark on May 09, 2007, 01:31:06 AM

Things to remember are

a) Believe your doctor and NOT your local Gym rat
b) There is not such thing as to "work around" an injury, if it hurts it needs healing.

From my own personal experience, I never had a torn muscle, but I had a pretty bad shoulder injury... stumbled out of the back of my APC in the German Army, fell on my shoulder and If I would have taken time off and were smart I would have no problems now, since I haven't done that I have constantly pain have to warm up very careful.

This is the only accurate advice so far.

BayGBM · « **Reply #20 on:** May 10, 2007, 02:37:53 PM »

Jim Vest tore a quadracep and recounts it on his website. My leg hurts just looking at these pics.

"That shit hurt(s) like hell. I did this while squatting this past Monday. AS you can see, my left leg is totally awash with edema. The tear is actually fairly high, and it bleeds deep within the tissue, and then it takes awhile (days) for that blood to work its way to the surface, eventually draining down the leg and even to the back of the leg as it is gravity fed in either a lying or standing position."

http://www.prosizefitness.com/march07.html

slaveboy1980 · « **Reply #21 on:** May 10, 2007, 03:56:35 PM »

bay, you ever heard of any gays with a torn quad fetish?

EL Mariachi · « **Reply #22 on:** May 10, 2007, 04:02:20 PM »

Quote from: mdgkmg on May 08, 2007, 05:48:35 PM

i tore my right tricep. not an extremly serious tear or nothing but the doc wants me in physical therapy idk if surgery's gonna be done or what yet. but man i don't wanna be out of the gym that long. how does a person deal with something like that. idk what y'all think. change up the routine. elminate my routine till it recovers. any ideas aprecciated.

thanx in advance guys

id appriciate if you post this in the rehabilitation board assmunch. i like to keep the board clean.

bigkid · « **Reply #23 on:** May 10, 2007, 04:54:01 PM »

I partially tore my pec 2 years ago. I was holding a stretch doing dumbell flies and i held it too long. I took of a week and then started traing heavy again. Bad idea. It's still screwed up. I had to start with the 20 lb dumbells and slowly work my way up. I'm still only up to 65 lbers and it sucks. It feels a little unstable. Can't doing heavy rows or deads. It sucks to go from 220 and pretty lean to 205 with love handles. Torn muscle are nothing to fuck with. trust me, talk to a doctor and stay out of the gym. You'll just prolong the recovery.