Bicep Tear Compilation

[galain]

Was that dude DB curling the 5lb'ers joking or did he seriously tear his biceps doing that?

[Humble Narcissist]

Sedentary fat fucks don't have these problems.

[US MUSL]

 I tore the outer head of my bicep at the shoulder and my rotator cuff at work. Had them repaired 3 weeks later. Was a tough recover, but stronger than before now.

[mops]

If your your forearm is strongly directed away from the midline ( excessive cubitus valgus) and/if you have the ability to extend your elbow beyond normal (elbow recurvatum), then forget about pulling with a mixed grip.

Be also very cautious with your range of motion during arm training. Same thing with pullups/pulldowns.

[Humble Narcissist]

If your your forearm is strongly directed away from the midline ( excessive cubitus valgus) and/if you have the ability to extend your elbow beyond normal (elbow recurvatum), then forget about pulling with a mixed grip.

Be also very cautious with your range of motion during arm training. Same thing with pullups/pulldowns.

Brutal.

[Rmj11]

Hit, according to Yates, is the most efficient way to train. Yeah right.  😂 😃 😄 😁 🤣

[mops]

Hit, according to Yates, is the most efficient way to train. Yeah right.  😂 😃 😄 😁 🤣

Using a double underhand grip to pick up a 465lbs loaded bar off the floor to perform barbell rows is the most efficient way to destroy your biceps.

Sick of grown ass men obsessively arguing about whatever training system their muscle-heroes used or did not use....

[JackTheRipper]

Using a double underhand grip to pick up a 465lbs loaded bar off the floor to perform barbell rows is the most efficient way to destroy your biceps.

Sick of grown ass men obsessively arguing about whatever training system their muscle-heroes used or did not use....

Itīs just fucking Gay love Bro..

[mops]

Itīs just fucking Gay love Bro..

Only if you want it to be 

[The Scott]

I had a co-worker that went to mount a maybe 20lb box on a wall and tore his bicep clean off.  He let out a scream like Tarzan going full chimp-out!

In a fall from a roof top down a long stairwell I tore every front muscle/tendon off the bone on my right leg but due to my condition I did not feel a thing and kept working. 

I always used relatively light weight except those times I did H.I.T. and Dinosaur training but always warmed up properly for fear of getting injured regardless of training style.  I cannot imagine the agony of such an injury.

[JackTheRipper]

I had a co-worker that went to mount a maybe 20lb box on a wall and tore his bicep clean off.  He let out a scream like Tarzan going full chimp-out!

In a fall from a roof top down a long stairwell I tore every front muscle/tendon off the bone on my right leg but due to my condition I did not feel a thing and kept working. 

I always used relatively light weight except those times I did H.I.T. and Dinosaur training but always warmed up properly for fear of getting injured regardless of training style.  I cannot imagine the agony of such an injury.

Didnīt Lee priest say recently that he injured his bicep while walking his dog?
injuries occur at the most innocent times..reaching for something & straining.

[Rmj11]

Using a double underhand grip to pick up a 465lbs loaded bar off the floor to perform barbell rows is the most efficient way to destroy your biceps.

Sick of grown ass men obsessively arguing about whatever training system their muscle-heroes used or did not use....

He also tore his rotator cuff, triceps (twice), his quad, forearms, so yes it was his training system that destroyed him.

[Rmj11]

Too much full range of motion

[mops]

He also tore his rotator cuff, triceps (twice), his quad, forearms, so yes it was his training system that destroyed him.

I dont give a fuck about "training" systems. What I care about are simple concepts of movement and a basic comprehension of physics ( torque, lever arm, moment of force etc.)

[Rmj11]

I dont give a fuck about "training" systems. What I care about are simple concepts of movement and a basic comprehension of physics ( torque, lever arm, moment of force etc.)

Hit has caused many injuries. Yates being one. Mark Dugdale also sustained injuries from blood and guts training. A torn quad and pec tear convinced him to go back to traditional high volume training.

[joswift]

Hit has caused many injuries. Yates being one. Mark Dugdale also sustained injuries from blood and guts training. A torn quad , inverted penis and pec tear convinced him to go back to traditional high volume training.

fixed

[Humble Narcissist]

Hit has caused many injuries. Yates being one. Mark Dugdale also sustained injuries from blood and guts training. A torn quad and pec tear convinced him to go back to traditional high volume training.

To be fair, volume trainers tear muscles as well.

[Bevo]

Hit has caused many injuries. Yates being one. Mark Dugdale also sustained injuries from blood and guts training. A torn quad and pec tear convinced him to go back to traditional high volume training.

Mark Dugdale’s least of his worries is training blood and guts style

[Van_Bilderass]

Ouch.

Did these injuries happen decades (60s-70s) ago with the same frequency?

I don't recall it but perhaps we now do with social media.

Most of these tears happen using heavy weight but not all.

I think, without seeing any data, that most bicep tears occur outsiide the gym. Moving stuff, falling and catching yourself. This one hasn't been linked to steroid use as strongly as pec tears, not to say steroids can't make it mire likely. I read one paper 20 years ago about bicep tears and I can't remember any mention of steroids. The average age when tearing it was 36 years, fwiw lol.

As oldtimer said, it should be operated on quickly. However it can sometimes be operated on successfully even after many weeks. This happened to me last year. Accident at work, then like 3 months waiting around for surgery. Thanks to socialised medicine here. They tried to discourage surgery but I insisted, said it was life or death for me lol. You can recover most strength even without surgery a lot of times but I don't want that shriveled up Dorian arm.

Orthopedic doctors said STEROIDS! the first thing when they saw me. "This is what happens!" They warned me that if they let me have surgery I could not take any steroids afterwards.

The biceps is still attached and I did use steroids the whole time after surgery. They can probably hurt recovery in some situations but I didn't care enough. There is an uncomfortable sensation in the tendon sometimes, lost a little superficial feeling in my forearm but that has resolved a lot as nerves grow back. The surgeon told me that 16 weeks after surgery you should stress it with max weights. "I'm being careful when lifting doc." "No, you should lift as much as possible without jerking the weight, the goal is complete recovery to previous strength levels."

I had deadlifted at least 300kg most weeks for like 12 years straight, with a mixed grip. Like someone said, it's important to keep the supinated arm completely straight throughout the movement. A lot of times you see deadlifters, especially the less experienced ones, bending the arm ever so slightly when lifting. You should try to get away from this natural tendency by being concious of it until it becomes natural without thinking.  If you want to be as safe as possible.

[pamith]

Using a double underhand grip to pick up a 465lbs loaded bar off the floor to perform barbell rows is the most efficient way to destroy your biceps.

Sick of grown ass men obsessively arguing about whatever training system their muscle-heroes used or did not use....

Bro...