I Benched 20 LBS. Today on the Smith Machine

[UpTheDosage]

15 TIMES!!!! I feel like such a badass. I owned all the grandmas and grandpas in there doing their physical therapy.

8 weeks post-op for a torn pec. What a pain in the ass injury. With all of the bench threads up now, I thought I'd enlighten everyone to what the end result could be when bench pressing alot of weight. Torn pecs are no fun.

[rocket]

Torn pecs are no fun.

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[UpTheDosage]

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Really? You tore a pec and enjoyed it?

[whitewidow]

15 TIMES!!!! I feel like such a badass. I owned all the grandmas and grandpas in there doing their physical therapy.

8 weeks post-op for a torn pec. What a pain in the ass injury. With all of the bench threads up now, I thought I'd enlighten everyone to what the end result could be when bench pressing alot of weight. Torn pecs are no fun.

Hi- Mo elbasouni you owe me a andrew jackson my man-lol

[UpTheDosage]

lol, this isn't mo, he tore his pec over a year ago.

[Petrucci]

15 TIMES!!!! I feel like such a badass. I owned all the grandmas and grandpas in there doing their physical therapy.

8 weeks post-op for a torn pec. What a pain in the ass injury. With all of the bench threads up now, I thought I'd enlighten everyone to what the end result could be when bench pressing alot of weight. Torn pecs are no fun.

you just need to up the dosage bro!!! and you will be pressing 30lbs in no time! 

[HUGEPECS]

to avoid further complications, try using the 15lbs curl bar next time you're benching

[Adam Empire]

Any spotters?

[Sir William Idol]

good luck on your recovery.  whats your plan from here on out as far as chest goes?  was your tendon completely torn from the humerus?  what did the doc say as far as the success of the surgery?

[whitewidow]

Hi MO

[dorkeroo]

15 TIMES!!!! I feel like such a badass. I owned all the grandmas and grandpas in there doing their physical therapy.

8 weeks post-op for a torn pec. What a pain in the ass injury. With all of the bench threads up now, I thought I'd enlighten everyone to what the end result could be when bench pressing alot of weight. Torn pecs are no fun.

Hope you have a speedy recovery man. I tore one of mine pretty badly, then the other (not so badly) just as the originial tear was finally feeling alright. Did tonnes of rehab and physio. It is worth it, although after that you are VERY careful with rep cadence and warm ups. Good luck, there is life after pec tears 

[ManBearPig...]

way to get right back on that bench after tearing your pec on it.   

[Bast000]

all drugs.  post a pic, no way you did it 15 times

[Sir William Idol]

way to get right back on that bench after tearing your pec on it.   

he said it had been 8 weeks since surgery, and this was at the physical therapists clinic.  i have feeling the pt might know a little bit more about rehab than "power rod"

[Bast000]

i have feeling the pt might know a little bit more about rehab than "power rod"

i doubt it

[columbusdude82]

Congrats, UptheDosage... You were a freak, and will be one again in no time!

[UpTheDosage]

he said it had been 8 weeks since surgery, and this was at the physical therapists clinic.  i have feeling the pt might know a little bit more about rehab than "power rod"

thanks for clarifying that. "power rod" should read a little more closely.

[UpTheDosage]

Any spotters?

Yeah man. The PT was right there with his hands on the bar for all 15 reps. For something this hardcore and heavy, you have to take precautionary measures!

[UpTheDosage]

good luck on your recovery.  whats your plan from here on out as far as chest goes?  was your tendon completely torn from the humerus?  what did the doc say as far as the success of the surgery?

Thanks man. I actually tore the tendon completely from the muscle, not the bone. The doc said that is much worse because he had to sew the tendon back into an exploded mushy insertion point. When you tear it from the bone, it's much easier to fix. He was very skeptical of the recovery at first, but things are looking good now.

I'll probably just use dumbells and hammer machines from here on out. Maybe light barbell inclines, but never barbell flat again.

[figgs]

What do you blame the tear on? Drugs? Intensity? Form?

Just curious. You've experienced my greatest fear.

Good luck on your recovery, man.

[Alex23]

15 TIMES!!!! I feel like such a badass. I owned all the grandmas and grandpas in there doing their physical therapy.

8 weeks post-op for a torn pec. What a pain in the ass injury. With all of the bench threads up now, I thought I'd enlighten everyone to what the end result could be when bench pressing alot of weight. Torn pecs are no fun.

Props.

[UpTheDosage]

What do you blame the tear on? Drugs? Intensity? Form?

Just curious. You've experienced my greatest fear.

Good luck on your recovery, man.

Looking back, I'd blame it on being severely overtrained. I hadn't taken more than 2 days off from training since I was 15 years old (I'm 21 now) when I broke my arm. I took exactly a week off before I got pissed and cut my cast off so I could lift.

I rule drugs out because I could bench 405 when I was 17 before I ever touched a drug. The whole idea with drugs damaging tendons is nonsense. If somebody was a newbie to training and just started juicing the day they started training, they may run into problems due to the muscles getting stronger than the tendons can keep up with.

It wasn't form either because this was actually my biggest fear also, so everytime I benched, I thought about it. I always use nice and slow controlled reps and sort of let my elbows come in to my sides on the descend instead of creating right angles with my arms at the bottom position to take pressure off the tendons.

I guess I would recommend never doing over 405 for reps because no matter who you are, your tendons are probably not going to be able to handle that kind of workload on a weekly basis. Or maybe they will. Who really knows. Good luck.

[whitewidow]

Hi Mo

BTW- any pics of the tear?

[Alex23]

Looking back, I'd blame it on being severely overtrained. I hadn't taken more than 2 days off from training since I was 15 years old (I'm 21 now) when I broke my arm. I took exactly a week off before I got pissed and cut my cast off so I could lift.

I rule drugs out because I could bench 405 when I was 17 before I ever touched a drug. The whole idea with drugs damaging tendons is nonsense. If somebody was a newbie to training and just started juicing the day they started training, they may run into problems due to the muscles getting stronger than the tendons can keep up with.

It wasn't form either because this was actually my biggest fear also, so everytime I benched, I thought about it. I always use nice and slow controlled reps and sort of let my elbows come in to my sides on the descend instead of creating right angles with my arms at the bottom position to take pressure off the tendons.

I guess I would recommend never doing over 405 for reps because no matter who you are, your tendons are probably not going to be able to handle that kind of workload on a weekly basis. Or maybe they will. Who really knows. Good luck.

Great post man. Said it many times that tendon damage is bullshit; the problem is fiber to hard tissue ratio (tendon) that gets out of wack because of hypertrophy from drugs and eventually tear from too much pressure on the tendon. How many guys I see start cycling like it's trick or threat, weigths goes up like crazay and they just won't stop...

[columbusdude82]

Hi Mo

BTW- any pics of the tear?

That ain't mo.. this dude is stronger than mo...