Tore something in my hamstrings today

[MAXX]

Running to catch a train... Any advice what to do?

Can hardly walk right now...

[Thin Lizzy]

Depends whether it’s the tendon or the muscle. Sounds like you first need it to give it a few days to calm down.
If you’re feeling it up near your ass or  right behind your knee, it’s probably the tendon. In the middle of the back of your leg, the muscle.

If it’s the tendon you want to lightly stretch the muscle so it doesn’t tighten up and put too much tension on the tendon. If it’s the muscle you just have to rest it.

Most of the elasticity is in the muscle, not the tendon. So when you do stretch, you want to feel it in the muscle belly. If you’re feeling it near the joints, you’re doing it incorrectly and you want to make adjustments.

[spiro]

Ice the hell out of it. I tore my groin on the leg press. Black and blue from nuts to my knee. Took around 6 months before I could train legs again.

[MAXX]

Depends whether it’s the tendon or the muscle. Sounds like you first need it to give it a few days to calm down.
If you’re feeling it up near your ass or  right behind your knee, it’s probably the tendon. In the middle of the back of your leg, the muscle.

If it’s the tendon you want to lightly stretch the muscle so it doesn’t tighten up and put too much tension on the tendon. If it’s the muscle you just have to rest it.

Most of the elasticity is in the muscle, not the tendon. So when you do stretch, you want to feel it in the muscle belly. If you’re feeling it near the joints, you’re doing it incorrectly and you want to make adjustments.

it's in the muscle not tendon I Believe. Because it's more in the middle or closer to the glute like 3/5 up the hams. By the feel of it touching it and trying to flex it it's the biceps femoris long head

I was a dumbass doing a sprint because I trained deadlifts monday and my hams where still tight and sore from it. And ofcourse doing it cold it's not like you warm up before running to catch a train lol

lesson learned...

[Thin Lizzy]

it's in the muscle not tendon I Believe. Because it's more in the middle or closer to the glute like 3/5 up the hams. By the feel of it touching it and trying to flex it it's the biceps femoris long head

I was a dumbass doing a sprint because I trained deadlifts monday and my hams where still tight and sore from it. And ofcourse doing it cold it's not like you warm up before running to catch a train lol

lesson learned...

Yeah, that’s usually when it happens. When you do something abrupt and the muscle isn’t warmed up or is tight.  It’s not the end of the world but it just takes a long time to heal.

[Mr Anabolic]

it's in the muscle not tendon I Believe. Because it's more in the middle or closer to the glute like 3/5 up the hams. By the feel of it touching it and trying to flex it it's the biceps femoris long head

I was a dumbass doing a sprint because I trained deadlifts monday and my hams where still tight and sore from it. And ofcourse doing it cold it's not like you warm up before running to catch a train lol

lesson learned...

Getting up out of a sitting position is going to be difficult.  Hope you heal up quickly.  Getting old sucks.  

[MAXX]

Getting up out of a sitting position is going to be difficult.  Hope you heal up quickly.  Getting old sucks.  

I'm not that old...

I've torn muscles doing stupid shit in my early 20's

I was just careless and alot of things said not to do it. sore hams, no warm up, cold weather, heavy bacpack.. In short I was just a dumbass.


But yeah it's going to suck. And I just started to get up in my higher weights in deadlifts again. Back to Square one....

[Mr Anabolic]

I'm not that old...

I've torn muscles doing stupid shit in my early 20's

I was just careless and alot of things said not to do it. sore hams, no warm up, cold weather, heavy bacpack.. In short I was just a dumbass.


But yeah it's going to suck. And I just started to get up in my higher weights in deadlifts again. Back to Square one....

Things start to change in your late 30's.  No deadlifts for a few months at least.

[MAXX]

Things start to change in your late 30's.  No deadlifts for a few months at least.

no doubt but I Think age was not the biggest factor in this case.

[Evo]

R.I.C.E

BPC-157

TB-500

Or GH.

[MAXX]

R.I.C.E

BPC-157

TB-500

Or GH.

wut?

btw. just had my gf help me take a shit lol

[Evo]

wut?

btw. just had my gf help me take a shit lol

Rest Ice Compression Elevation

BPC & TB are peptides that are involved in inflamation/proliferation phases of injury.  Getting them in quick would help recovery.  I have them on hand for this reason.

[Thin Lizzy]

Ice the hell out of it. I tore my groin on the leg press. Black and blue from nuts to my knee. Took around 6 months before I could train legs again.

There is some debate these days as to whether icing is a good thing. The argument against it is that inflammation is the body’s response to the injury and you don’t want to interfere with it.

Personally, I’ve never found icing to be of much help.

[MAXX]

Rest Ice Compression Elevation

BPC & TB are peptides that are involved in inflamation/proliferation phases of injury.  Getting them in quick would help recovery.  I have them on hand for this reason.

I'll check it out

best for injury healing would probably be stemcell injections I'm guessing but too expensive... hell if I was rich I'd inject that shit in all my old nagging injuries

[oldtimer1]

If you have a classic pulled hamstring it's going to take time to heal.  Sounds like a muscle strain. If you actually torn a tendon an operation is your only option. Stretching is one of the worst things you can do if you have a partially or complete tear of the tendon.  If it's a strain then light pain free stretching after it starts healing. Semi stiff leg deadlifts for low reps at a very slow cadence with a  light weight will both make the hamstring or bicep femoris work through a long range of motion and strengthen it. Often when the injury is fresh trying to do leg curls lying down or standing is too painful.

I tore my hamstring sprinting in college. It was the end of my real competitive sprinting. It healed in time but I was never the same.  

[LurkerNoMore]

R.I.C.E

BPC-157

TB-500

Or GH.

TB500 ain't going to be doing shit.

[Evo]

TB500 ain't going to be doing shit.

What makes you say that?

BPC works very well...

[FREAKgeek]

I'm not that old...

I've torn muscles doing stupid shit in my early 20's

I was just careless and alot of things said not to do it. sore hams, no warm up, cold weather, heavy bacpack.. In short I was just a dumbass.


But yeah it's going to suck. And I just started to get up in my higher weights in deadlifts again. Back to Square one....

Adonis says warms ups are pointless and unnecessary. You can also live on pastries, just keep the calories in the correct amounts.

[MAXX]

Adonis says warms ups are pointless and unnecessary. You can also live on pastries, just keep the calories in the correct amounts.

warm ups are essential for some of my workouts especially legs

blood filling the muscles you're going to work definately helps prevent injury

[Thin Lizzy]

Adonis says warms ups are pointless and unnecessary. You can also live on pastries, just keep the calories in the correct amounts.

I don’t know how old Adonis was when he was saying this but as you get older you really have to ease into things no matter what type of activity.

I do a lot of running these days. I start by walking. Then I’ll walk / jog for a little while then I’ll jog and then I’ll start running.

Same with lifting. You just can’t give warming up the short shrift if you want longevity.

[Shizzo]

Running to catch a train... Any advice what to do?

Can hardly walk right now...

Stand in front of the train.

[SuperTed]

Adonis says warms ups are pointless and unnecessary.

It depends on how you warm up. For instance, if I'm doing deadlifts, I don't do any warm up exercises/stretches and go straight into lifting. However, the "warm up" is the first few sets with the lighter weights. Going from zero to full throttle quickly isn't going to end well.

[Grape Ape]

2 years ago, I tore my hammy a bit (real tear - blood under the skin) playing flag football.

Through a combination of ice / heat/ stretching / active release therapy and COMPRESSION was able to play the following week.   I think 24 hour compression is key.

[SF1900]

Adonis says warms ups are pointless and unnecessary. You can also live on pastries, just keep the calories in the correct amounts.

This is correct, according to TA.

As long as you keep your calories in a certain range, you can eat whatever you want.

2000 calories of cake is the same as 2000 calories of vegetables.

Both diets will lead to the same physical outcomes.

[Simple Simon]

Running to catch a train... Any advice what to do?

Can hardly walk right now...

get a taxi...