First injury doing an exercise.

**bodyhard** · 02-20-2009, 12:28 PM

Last night my Friend Dennis joined the Gym with us, he is reckless, (jokes too much runs around like a nut and talks to all the woman in the gym).

Anyway, we are doing pull-ups he is notorious with pull-ups, he did them throughout his bid and he mastered them.

So I listen to him. I did 4 sets of 5 reps with 45lbs. He said to me "John on your last set take the weight off go as wide a grip as you can and pull up until your chin is over the bar"

So me like and ass I did it and WHAM, I f'cked up my left shoulder. First time EVER in all of my years of training did I ever get an injury performing an exercise. The pain wasn't so bad last night but this morning? The pain is so bad that I can't even lift a f'cking pencil over my head

I am icing it and then heating it. I am hoping this pain wont be for too long, but damn tonight was suppose to be Chest, I doubt very much I will be able to go.

Injuries SUCK ASS!!

**DanVanVliet** · 02-20-2009, 12:32 PM

I just recovered from shoulder injury as well took me 6 weeks to get back to lifting. I could not raise my arm over my head or hold it stright out in front of me. Hope you don't have what I did. hurt to sleep as well.

aneas · 02-20-2009, 12:37 PM

Sorry that sucks arse. Take it easy and if the pain don't ease up get it checked out. Shoulder injuries tend to be like that not so bad until the next morning. Impingment maybe.

**Old-Time-Lifter** · 02-20-2009, 12:38 PM

I'd not push it, take the night off.

Make sure you're only icing for 20 minutes at a time.

**rpaul11** · 02-20-2009, 12:38 PM

not a good idea to be putting heat on it this soon afterwards....

Ice will be much better for you at this point.

**bodyhard** · 02-20-2009, 12:45 PM

Ice no heat? OK I never really had an injury so I am new to this. Thanks for the feed back.

**DanVanVliet** · 02-20-2009, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by bodyhard

Ice no heat? OK I never really had an injury so I am new to this. Thanks for the feed back.

You sure its not a tumer?

**rpaul11** · 02-20-2009, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by bodyhard

Ice no heat? OK I never really had an injury so I am new to this. Thanks for the feed back.

I wouldn't put heat on it for at least a few days. ice for 10-20 mins, then off for 30...repeat as often as you care to.

If it is just a strain, some advil would probably be beneficial also. of course the advil won't hurt one way or the other.

**bodyhard** · 02-20-2009, 12:49 PM

Originally Posted by DanVanVliet

You sure its not a tumer?

ITS NOT A TUMER, in my best Arnold voice!

Originally Posted by rpaul11

I wouldn't put heat on it for at least a few days. ice for 10-20 mins, then off for 30...repeat as often as you care to.

If it is just a strain, some advil would probably be beneficial also. of course the advil won't hurt one way or the other.

Thanks.

**DanVanVliet** · 02-20-2009, 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by bodyhard

ITS NOT A TUMER, in my best Arnold voice!

Great movie

**user654415165** · 02-20-2009, 12:55 PM

I dislocated my left shoulder last saturday and it is killing me not being able to lift. I definitely understand your frustration.

**snoack** · 02-20-2009, 12:56 PM

ah man, that blows...

Just rehab it carefully or it will take forever to heal right. Brother Wolf tuned me in to a really good rehab plan when I blew my shoulder out in November, worked like a charm

**bodyhard** · 02-20-2009, 01:03 PM

Originally Posted by regerla

I dislocated my left shoulder last saturday and it is killing me not being able to lift. I definitely understand your frustration.

Sucks!

Originally Posted by snoack

ah man, that blows...

Just rehab it carefully or it will take forever to heal right. Brother Wolf tuned me in to a really good rehab plan when I blew my shoulder out in November, worked like a charm

Well what the hell you waiting for hook me up

**baker** · 02-20-2009, 01:06 PM

Bodyhard is human afterall..........

**EnigmaPower** · 02-20-2009, 01:17 PM

Originally Posted by bodyhard

Ice no heat? OK I never really had an injury so I am new to this. Thanks for the feed back.

Ice for the first 24 hours then heat to promote circulation. Hope your friend has an indentation from a 45 lb. plate in his forehead now or I am ashamed to be from the same city as you

**snoack** · 02-20-2009, 01:19 PM

Originally Posted by bodyhard

Sucks!

Well what the hell you waiting for hook me up

let me see if I can find it.

**blopid** · 02-20-2009, 01:22 PM

Hey, sorry to hear about your setback bro... Yes, it REALLY sucks... I HATE setbacks, and I know you have had a few in your life... I hope you give it some time to heal and get back to it... Feel better bro...

Peace...

**Holmstrom** · 02-20-2009, 01:28 PM

Ice it for 15 minutes every hour but don't use any heat.

Get some biofreeze or freeze-it and give that a shot as well. I run through that stuff for my knees, elbows and wrist.

http://www.biofreeze.com/

**snoack** · 02-20-2009, 01:29 PM

Originally Posted by bodyhard

Sucks!

Well what the hell you waiting for hook me up

check your PMs

**faisji** · 02-20-2009, 01:33 PM

Sorry to hear of your injury BH. I am also out of action for a tleast 2 weeks due to a muscle tear in my right trap.

**EnigmaPower** · 02-20-2009, 01:36 PM

Originally Posted by faisji

Sorry to hear of your injury BH. I am also out of action for a tleast 2 weeks due to a muscle tear in my right trap.

Damn that must hurt. How did you do it?

**faisji** · 02-20-2009, 01:51 PM

Originally Posted by EnigmaPower

Damn that must hurt. How did you do it?

The pain was worse than dislocation of shoulder or shrapnel (both of which i have had).

It happened when was doing shrugs with 80's which is strange in way as i have done 100,s with no problems.

**user654415165** · 02-20-2009, 01:53 PM

Originally Posted by faisji

The pain was worse than dislocation of shoulder or shrapnel (both of which i have had).

It happened when was doing shrugs with 80's which is strange in way as i have done 100,s with no problems.

that sounds terrible. I could barely bare the dislocation. Good luck on a speedy recovery.

**woodlake** · 02-20-2009, 01:53 PM

Sorry to hear about the shoulder I'm sure you'll be good as new in no time. Like the others said just keep putting ice on it and make sure you use real ice and not those cold pack things.

**plmb1** · 02-20-2009, 02:03 PM

Originally Posted by bodyhard

Last night my Friend Dennis joined the Gym with us, he is reckless, (jokes too much runs around like a nut and talks to all the woman in the gym).

Anyway, we are doing pull-ups he is notorious with pull-ups, he did them throughout his bid and he mastered them.

So I listen to him. I did 4 sets of 5 reps with 45lbs. He said to me "John on your last set take the weight off go as wide a grip as you can and pull up until your chin is over the bar"

So me like and ass I did it and WHAM, I f'cked up my left shoulder. First time EVER in all of my years of training did I ever get an injury performing an exercise. The pain wasn't so bad last night but this morning? The pain is so bad that I can't even lift a f'cking pencil over my head

I am icing it and then heating it. I am hoping this pain wont be for too long, but damn tonight was suppose to be Chest, I doubt very much I will be able to go.

Injuries SUCK ASS!!

I have had several injuries (alot of them being shoulder injuries) over the years due to improper form, to much weight for a given exersice, having a bad spotter.....etc. IMO (experienced opinion.....I wish I did not have any experience with injury...lol) I would just ice once a hour for 20 minutes for 24 to 48 hours.....or as close to that as possible. After that, ice it for 20 minutes every so often (as needed). I would not train at all for several days or you risk more serious injury (like I did......and had to have surgery...twice on one shoulder) for now.

I know you do not want to but take atleast a week off (no training at all......not even legs or cardio). At the end of a week or so if it still hurts (any at all) go see a doc and have him look at it as you may (hope not......prob not) have torn something in there but as u know all to well.........it sucks to be out of the gym for a longer period of time..........be smart as I know u r..........I wish u luck......

BTW, I would not do anykind of stretching or anything for the first week or so until you know what the prob is or u could make it worse. After a week or so if the pain leaves then start stretching movements (lightly) for a few days and slowly go back to training (very light)........But if the pain is still there after a week or so.......as I said earlier........do not train or stretch and go see a doc. Never work through anykind of joint pain such as this. All the advice I'm giving here is what I was told by sports med doc's and PT'S over the years........Keep us informed........

**Soylent** · 02-20-2009, 02:07 PM

Injuries suck!! I hurt my back awhile back, and still can train hard, but deads and squats are out of the question right now. Good luck and get better broski

**plmb1** · 02-20-2009, 02:08 PM

Oh yeah........I forgot to mention this. A good way to ice it is to fill a styrofoam cup with water put it in freazer after it freezes take it out cut two thirds off the bottom of cup that way u can hold the styrofoam cup at top and apply ice to injury without freezing ur hands off. Have someone take the ice and gently message the area and all around it with the ice until it is numb (no more than 20 min at a time though).

**thepainter5** · 02-20-2009, 02:12 PM

When you say it hurt a bit when it happened but is worse this morning & you can't lift it over your head, this all sounds like when I had a rotator cuff injury. I went a few days and it wasn't getting better fast enough.
My wife confinced me to go to her chiropractor. I resisited because I doubted he could help. I finally gave it a shot. The guy does ActiveReleaseTherapy and after one session I knew he did something right. After 3 sessions/days I was back to training.
The chiropractor's diagnosis is that the muscle in the shoulder was actually shifted a bit and getting pinched by the rotator. Once it was back in place everything was fine.
This may not be your problem but it may be worth the visit.

**secondlyarunner** · 02-20-2009, 02:13 PM

Sounds sucky...

**Be_Blunt** · 02-20-2009, 02:26 PM

Originally Posted by DanVanVliet

You sure its not a tumer?

It's naht a tumah. It's naht a tumah at all!

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