What would happen if you tried to curl something?
I partially tore my delt (I know, WTF?) doing heavy overhead presses six weeks ago. It hurt like a son of a bitch, and I couldn't raise my arm without pain for a couple of weeks. Still fucking hurts a bit.
My arm is all shriveled up now. No motivation to lift because I'm on the waiting list for surgery. Only the distal, outer part came off totally and in these cases you can recover most of your strength. I can lift with it but I feel a difference. I mostly want the surgery for aesthetic purposes as they are already very short and without surgery I will have an arm almost as bad as Dorians. My other arm was already torn the same way and I had successful surgery

But now it's questionable if they can attach it as so much time has passed and the muscle retracts

If a muscle is torn in such a way you don't need or cant have surgery it's best to start working it immediately. I'm not an orthopedist obviously but I think that's the way to go so it heals the 'best way'
