muscle tear?

bigikedogg · 03-20-2005, 02:59 PM

Anyone have any stories on muscle tears? Had a bad one or a minor one? How do you know when it's a tear as opposed to something else?

Mikey1 · 03-20-2005, 03:53 PM

i tore a pec bad when i first started lifting.....hurt bad for about 4 weeks, it hurt even to breathe.....no problems since then

LiftingIsLife · 03-20-2005, 03:59 PM

what ELSE are you referring to?? a cramp?? a strain??
a 'strain' IS a tear, just of the minor variety. the degree of
injury determines whether its only a strain or a worse tear.
the degree of pain will USUALLY indicate how serious a problem
is encountered, but the only foolproof way to see a doc and
get an exam.

best,
lifer

bigikedogg · 03-20-2005, 11:10 PM

I've had a little pull feeling in my shoulder I got from doing bench. It's been a few months, and basically is just lingering. The pain is noticable, so I take it very easy, but I'm still able to work out, and it's not getting any worse. Just minor but nagging.

$AJ · 03-20-2005, 11:49 PM

i tore my forearm a few years ago.

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Originally Posted by bigikedogg

I've had a little pull feeling in my shoulder I got from doing bench. It's been a few months, and basically is just lingering. The pain is noticable, so I take it very easy, but I'm still able to work out, and it's not getting any worse. Just minor but nagging.

if it hurts STOP lifting now. you're just making it worst, regarldess of if u can feel it or not. rest and get it evaluated.

Just_Shruggin · 03-21-2005, 04:48 AM

busted my hammie doing deadlifts...

Powerbuilt · 03-21-2005, 08:07 AM

Me and a buddy were doing dumbbell concentration curls on the top of an incline bench. He was on his last set of the day. On his 6 rep we heard a loud pop, sounded like it came from his elbow. Then on the inside of his elbow blood started pooling under the skin. What happened was he blew part of his bicep tendon. They had to open him up, drill a hold threw one of the bones in his forearm, take a tendon from a corps and weave it in and out of the bad random, then stick it threw the hold in his forearm bone. From there they put a little metal plate on the back of it. This was a year ago and he is almost fully back. He had pictures of the operation, wild stuff.

I don't know anatomy so if the story is unclear.. sorry.

bigikedogg · 03-21-2005, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by $AJ

if it hurts STOP lifting now. you're just making it worst, regarldess of if u can feel it or not. rest and get it evaluated.

$AJ, I really respect your opinions, you seem to help a lot of people out here, but, you and I both know that's not always the case. For instance, I hurt my lower back when I first started lifting with improper form on squats. I took about a month and a half off, and it was still slightly sore. I went ahead basically and was like "f it" and started lifting again light. My back would actually feel better after the workouts, almost much as my arm does now. I went ahead and continued working out, but again, had the weight low to start, and my back doesn't bother me in any bit now. That was a year ago. I hurt it doing 195lbs, dropped it down to around 150, slowly increased, and now am back up to 220.

$AJ · 03-21-2005, 04:42 PM

okay, everybody train through pain and just make minor tears into major tears

that's exactly how you get brain sugeons like Bob claiming deadlifting will break your back - yea, because u were dumb enough to be doing it while injured.

deserusan · 03-21-2005, 05:09 PM

I tore my upper pec doing incline barbell presses my freshman year in college. I wasn't lifting smart and felt a sharp pain in my prec. A day later I had bad bruising on my chest and had a limited range of motion in my arm. Fortunately, at the time I worked for the surgery department here at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and knew a few orthopaedic surgeons. The doc said I had a minor muscle tear and recommended to just eat healthy and lay off the weights. I followed his advice and six weeks later I was back in action. The lesson I learned was to check your ego at the door and to lift smart. It was funny at the time because I was though I was incline benching a lot using 185lbs. I know can incline a little over 325lbs. while maxing out.

BigNoca 63 · 03-21-2005, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by bigikedogg

$AJ, I really respect your opinions, you seem to help a lot of people out here, but, you and I both know that's not always the case.

i agree. a lot of what AJ says is good info, but you cant baby every little bump or bruise that you get. if you do this it will be hard to get anywhere. there is a fine line between lifting thru bumps and bruises and knowing when you are injured. you have to be the judge of at yourself.

tweaked17 · 03-21-2005, 06:34 PM

tore my left quad pretty good doing 100yd parachute sprints... hows this for a story... obviously before knowing the severity of the injury my speed camp coach just told me to take it easy, and my friends happened to all get rides in the mean time (this was before i had a car). so i was left alone ~2 miles from my house. basically i limped home carrying a pair of shoes and a thermus of gatorade and was, needless to say, pretty mad at my friends for about a week lol

$AJ · 03-21-2005, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by deserusan

I tore my upper pec doing incline barbell presses my freshman year in college. I wasn't lifting smart and felt a sharp pain in my prec. A day later I had bad bruising on my chest and had a limited range of motion in my arm. Fortunately, at the time I worked for the surgery department here at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and new a few orthopedic surgeons. The doc said I had a minor muscle tear and recommended to just eat healthy and lay off the weights. I followed his advice and six weeks later I was back in action. The lesson I learned was to check your ego at the door and to lift smart. It was funny at the time because I was though I was incline benching a lot using 185lbs. I know can incline a little over 325lbs. while maxing out.

[typical bb.com attitude]jeese, you should have kept benching and even tried 1rep maxing ... a pec tear is nothing

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god hand · 04-15-2006, 03:07 PM

anymore stories?

Sloandy73 · 04-15-2006, 05:03 PM

I like to use Cyriax's methods to determine what type of tissue injury you may have. Place the joint in a nuetral painfree position and apply manual resistance and apply 2 grades. One grade is for strength (strong or weak) and the other is for pain (painful or painless).
If the area is:
Strong and Painless: The area is normal
Strong and painful: May be a mild tendonitis
Weak and painful: May be severe tendonitis
Weak and Painless: Full tendon tear or nerve problem
Figure out the movement that causes the pain and that will help you be able to determine exactly which muscle is giving you the problem.