Why your tendons never heal

[Rambone]

Also for diet and training advices.

Thanks Muammar Gaddafi and/or Carlos Santana!

[MCWAY]

I believe it. For example, when I squat heavy, I have no issues with the movement and no lingering knee issues afterwards. If I go light cause I'm lazy and don't feel like lifting heavy, the movement feels awkward and I have knee pain for days and have trouble getting up from sitting.

If you have any knee pain, take it easy or take the day off.

Your symptoms sound almost exactly like mine 11 months ago. For those who didn't know, I tore two quadriceps tendons and completely ruptured one at the gym doing leg presses. I was using weights that I normally used. I had 11 plates a side (which I did for 8 reps the previous week). I wasn't feeling strong and a tad tired.

So I decided to "take it easy" and that set with 11 plates would be my last. I was going to stop at 5 reps; the rupture occurred at rep 4. Surgery and being in a locked leg brace for a month absolutely SUCKED.

[pamith]

Who says tendons never heal???

[IroNat]

Who says tendons never heal???

The guy in the vid.

[Hulkotron]

“The video explains that tendons often fail to heal because of a cycle of repeated stress. When a tendon is injured, micro-tears form, and the body attempts to repair them. However, if you continue to subject the tendon to the same stressful movement before it has fully recovered, the rate of damage begins to exceed the rate of healing, preventing full recovery (1:54 - 2:13). The speaker notes that full healing typically takes between 6 weeks and 6 months (3:24 - 3:28).”

Wow. Groundbreaking. Repeated stress on an injured areas keeps it from healing! Who would have thought. Without this video, I would have been so lost. Thanks for such an informative video.

Full healing will take somewhere between six to 26 weeks

[Van_Bilderass]

A buddy tore his bicep and had it reattached. He claims he was fully back 6 weeks post-op; he was told it would take 6-12 months. He did take GH but it sounded insane to me regardless. Tendons have poor blood flow which is part of why they take long to heal; BPC-157 is supposed to increase the formation of blood vessels and also increases GH receptors in tendon and bone but I don't know to what extent.

[karasan]

For distal tendon injury just do Rich Piana style 10 pound high rep biceps curls super setted with standing triceps extensions every day.
All the blood flow will fix heal your tendon in a week, try and thank me later.

[Humble Narcissist]

For distal tendon injury just do Rich Piana style 10 pound high rep biceps curls super setted with standing triceps extensions every day.
All the blood flow will fix heal your tendon in a week, try and thank me later.

It worked for Rich.

[IroNat]

For distal tendon injury just do Rich Piana style 10 pound high rep biceps curls super setted with standing triceps extensions every day.
All the blood flow will fix heal your tendon in a week, try and thank me later.

But what is the stack?

[jude2]

A buddy tore his bicep and had it reattached. He claims he was fully back 6 weeks post-op; he was told it would take 6-12 months. He did take GH but it sounded insane to me regardless. Tendons have poor blood flow which is part of why they take long to heal; BPC-157 is supposed to increase the formation of blood vessels and also increases GH receptors in tendon and bone but I don't know to what extent.

What is his definition of fully back?  I recently was having tendonitis in my R elbow and tore my distal tricep.  Had surgery and was in a splint of 6 weeks.  Took me 6 months to be fully back to 100% strength.

[Van_Bilderass]

What is his definition of fully back?  I recently was having tendonitis in my R elbow and tore my distal tricep.  Had surgery and was in a splint of 6 weeks.  Took me 6 months to be fully back to 100% strength.

He said he had a homemade preacher bench set-up at home and he started moving it immediately and by 6 weeks he was lifting max weights. He said his surgeon put like a "bolt" through his tendon into his bone, and that may not be what is commonly done. The guy is a competitive BB and strong as 270lbs off-season heavy juicers are. It sounded crazy but I don't see why he would lie to me; perhaps his procedure allowed for faster recovery, not sure.

I've told this story before, but when I had my reattachment done I saw the surgeon at 12 weeks post-op and he asked me how my rehabbing was going. I said I was training it carefully with fairly light weights still. He said, no, no, by now you should be at max effort lifting. We don't want you sort of back, we want you 100% back at your previous strength LOL. Just don't yank it or do anything crazy but really load it.

[IroNat]

I'd like to believe such rapid healing can take place but I'm doubtful.

The incision alone would only reach 50% healing in 4-6 weeks.

[jude2]

He said he had a homemade preacher bench set-up at home and he started moving it immediately and by 6 weeks he was lifting max weights. He said his surgeon put like a "bolt" through his tendon into his bone, and that may not be what is commonly done. The guy is a competitive BB and strong as 270lbs off-season heavy juicers are. It sounded crazy but I don't see why he would lie to me; perhaps his procedure allowed for faster recovery, not sure.

I've told this story before, but when I had my reattachment done I saw the surgeon at 12 weeks post-op and he asked me how my rehabbing was going. I said I was training it carefully with fairly light weights still. He said, no, no, by now you should be at max effort lifting. We don't want you sort of back, we want you 100% back at your previous strength LOL. Just don't yank it or do anything crazy but really load it.

Mine was sewed back together because it was a complete tear then pinned down. Everyone I have seen that completely tore their beicep or tricep tendon are placed in a brace for at least 6 weeks. Then they start with gentle ROM until they get full ROM then progress to strengthening exercises.

[Van_Bilderass]

I'd like to believe such rapid healing can take place but I'm doubtful.

The incision alone would only reach 50% healing in 4-6 weeks.

That's what I thought too but OTOH I don't know why he would make that up. I asked him to repeat what he just said and he elaborated on his protocol.

Mine was sewed back together because it was a complete tear then pinned down. Everyone I have seen that completely tore their beicep or tricep tendon are placed in a brace for at least 6 weeks. Then they start with gentle ROM until they get full ROM then progress to strengthening exercises.

I took my brace off early and didn't wear the sling like I was supposed to, just didn't use the arm for a while. I had full ROM immediately, for some reason mine didn't tighten up. But then I was told I was lifting too light at 12 weeks out.

I was only lightly sedated where you still hear and can answer questions. They told me just as they were finishing up I yelled fuck that hurts so they fully put me under with manual ventilation. No memory of that. Edit: now that I think back I do remember them saying they would fully sedate me and I was like no, no, no, since I had been on a ventilator twice and was afraid of dying and paranoid. "It's just a little more of the same drug."

Now my distal bicep on my other arm is torn and I'm unsure if I can get surgery in time

[Humble Narcissist]

^^^ How much weight are you lifting to sustain all these injuries?