Those with Pectus Excavatum

[Nastyy]

mine isn't as bad as some I've seen but was wondering if this could be any way related to pectus excavatum?

[lightlyfried]

How dangerous it can be in future? Is it possible to treat it without surgery? What kind of exercises I should avoid?

Don't avoid any i never had any trouble, and Pull overs and breathing exercises helped me

[Alexd125]

How dangerous it can be in future? Is it possible to treat it without surgery? What kind of exercises I should avoid?

1. if you do heavy cardio do you have difficulty breathing? do you ever get pain in your chest or feel a lack of stamina? if the answer is no then your P.E probably isn't causing a problem. If yes then maybe you want to think about surgery.

2. No. surgery is the only treatment. you might hear about vacuum bell therapy or whatever but thats pretty much unproven and is only really likely to work on younger patients where the bone structure is more flexible. surgery is really the only option if you want it corrected.

3. Well I wouldn't avoid anything in particular unless its causing you problems.

[RPB95]

How dangerous it can be in future? Is it possible to treat it without surgery? What kind of exercises I should avoid?

Hey PE can be completely harmless in the majority of cases, only way to know is to see your doctor, get your heart and lung functions tested, and also depending on the severity of your PE, whether it is affecting your spine, as with 30% of cases of PE scoliosis can develop.
As for exercises, your best of consulting a doctor for advice for that, but I'd say for your PE, seeing as your PE dip is below your chest muscles that yours could be disguised pretty well with upper ab work and decline chest exercises, good luck for the future and you should do some progress pics too to see if those work.

[blonpina]

Thanks for information. I actually had no any discomfort about it at all. By the way I have light scoliosis.

[cmscms]

hey guys i´ve found a braazilian famous guy and i think he has PE and look very nice check it out


his name is MATEUS VERDELHO google it

[Bicepsus]

I have PE , in 2,5 months i plan to bulk to 195lbs ( 12% bf) and then cut to 8% ( 185lbs) .
Is there anyone on this forum who could give ma a picture of a guy with PE that has less than 9% bf and how his abs are visible.
Because in "normal" position my abs are not visible and from the side it looks like i have a beer belly so i am wondering is it even worth on going on a cutting diet with PE...

[Domkas]

Had pectus exc. got nussed, after ~22 months bar was removed.
Chest looks way better no though it sunken back a bit.

[lightlyfried]

Had pectus exc. got nussed, after ~22 months bar was removed.
Chest looks way better no though it sunken back a bit.

how long was you out of gym?

[moshimoshi88]

I have PE , in 2,5 months i plan to bulk to 195lbs ( 12% bf) and then cut to 8% ( 185lbs) .
Is there anyone on this forum who could give ma a picture of a guy with PE that has less than 9% bf and how his abs are visible.
Because in "normal" position my abs are not visible and from the side it looks like i have a beer belly so i am wondering is it even worth on going on a cutting diet with PE...

Just look at any of my progress pictures. I'm anywhere from 148-198 and anywhere from 4%-9%BF

[Domkas]

how long was you out of gym?

When they put bar inside no gym for 3months, atleast no heavy lifting
After taking it out I was allowed to lift heavy things same day but advised to wait about a month or so

[lightlyfried]

When they put bar inside no gym for 3months, atleast no heavy lifting
After taking it out I was allowed to lift heavy things same day but advised to wait about a month or so

Thats awesome, I wanted it but was frightened of recovery time

[Relio156]

I had an extreme case of PE. I had the nuss procedure when I was 18, I'm 28 now. My chest isn't perfect, but it looks pretty good to me and I'm very glad I had the procedure done. I didn't lift at all while I had the bar in for 2 years. Once the bar was out I started lifting light after 2 months.

[lightlyfried]

I had an extreme case of PE. I had the nuss procedure when I was 18, I'm 28 now. My chest isn't perfect, but it looks pretty good to me and I'm very glad I had the procedure done. I didn't lift at all while I had the bar in for 2 years. Once the bar was out I started lifting light after 2 months.

How come you didnt lift with the bar in?

[Relio156]

How come you didnt lift with the bar in?

As you can probably imagine, the bar never felt natural in my chest and where it was anchored on the side of my ribs would feel especially strange when I lifted. I was afraid I was going to rip something or have the bar move out of place. Bottom line, it felt uncomfortable to lift so I just waited for the bar to come out. Also, I could hardly lift anything for a long time after the bar was put in - It's pretty uncomfortable and painful to move for quite some time after the nuss bar is installed. It took probabl about a year after the bar was installed to even think about trying to lift. I had pretty extreme PE so maybe it was harder for me because my ribs were moved a lot.

[joeyy17]

Just ******** inboxed the recovered Steve Pfiester, HE REPLIED. Said it is absolutely possible to hide this. Told me to link him to this forum, linked him but he hasn't posted on this forum yet may be because of his busy schedule. But that's good news for him to reply he could help all of you

[Rozax]

Just ******** inboxed the recovered Steve Pfiester, HE REPLIED. Said it is absolutely possible to hide this. Told me to link him to this forum, linked him but he hasn't posted on this forum yet may be because of his busy schedule. But that's good news for him to reply he could help all of you

Yes its possible with surgery only

[ecl1980]

All i have is my p90x before/after picture. I have pretty severe PE but it has never impacted my health. As you can see it hasnt really affected my ribs that much, my pecs are just nonexsistent

[joeyy17]

Yes its possible with surgery only

He has not been through any surgery for this. Look him up, he still has a little concave but looks way better.

[Rozax]

He has not been through any surgery for this. Look him up, he still has a little concave but looks way better.

its depends of PE type if you can reduce or mitigate( dont know eng world to describe it ) but you will never fully fix it without surgery, even surgery sometimes cant fix it 100%

[joeyy17]

its depends of PE type if you can reduce or mitigate( dont know eng world to describe it ) but you will never fully fix it without surgery, even surgery sometimes cant fix it 100%

Yep thats the word! He isnt 100% recovered as you said, just majorly improved and its not impossible for anyone that has PE. He is an example/inspiration for everyone who actually wants to improve

[lightlyfried]

As you can probably imagine, the bar never felt natural in my chest and where it was anchored on the side of my ribs would feel especially strange when I lifted. I was afraid I was going to rip something or have the bar move out of place. Bottom line, it felt uncomfortable to lift so I just waited for the bar to come out. Also, I could hardly lift anything for a long time after the bar was put in - It's pretty uncomfortable and painful to move for quite some time after the nuss bar is installed. It took probabl about a year after the bar was installed to even think about trying to lift. I had pretty extreme PE so maybe it was harder for me because my ribs were moved a lot.

yeah mine is minor, did you have your bar put in when you where abit older? Im younger so my bones are more flexible

[lightlyfried]

Just ******** inboxed the recovered Steve Pfiester, HE REPLIED. Said it is absolutely possible to hide this. Told me to link him to this forum, linked him but he hasn't posted on this forum yet may be because of his busy schedule. But that's good news for him to reply he could help all of you

That's awesome, and not only steve pfiester, but steee reeves also had be and covered it up through working out, i always look at steve reeves for inspiration

[joeyy17]

That's awesome, and not only steve pfiester, but steee reeves also had be and covered it up through working out, i always look at steve reeves for inspiration

Haha yeah it's awesome big names like these are willing to help out

[lightlyfried]

Haha yeah it's awesome big names like these are willing to help out

Yeah love people who dont get caught up in the fame, here you can clearly see steve reeves had P.E

[joeyy17]

Yeah love people who dont get caught up in the fame, here you can clearly see steve reeves had P.E

Does'nt look like he has severe PE but, maybe his training out-muscled it!

[sammytheindi]

I've never worked out before in my life, and I know I look skinny as anything. I got a diet sorted out though, and I'm starting as soon as I get my gym membership. Just out of interest though, I've always had a slight dip in my chest. I'm pretty sure I can cover it up with some muscle, but just out of interest, what do you guys think? Do I have PE?

[Knaakak]

I would say that you don't have pe, and if u do then easily able to cover it up

[ThomasBrah]

Do I have PE? I didn't think much of it till I posted some pics on the misc. They're ruthless.

[lightlyfried]

Do I have PE? I didn't think much of it till I posted some pics on the misc. They're ruthless.

Just pec gap