Looking Past a Season Ending Injury that Only Happens to Men

[Marbles]

wow, old thread, but good to bring it up.

On your ? on "gym rat" ...I think if a guy is really active in his job with his arms, plus he's in the gym, and doing compound pulling exercises several times a week for like 6-8+ sets, and then throws in heavy bicep curls, it's just too much and eventually he's overtrained and injured. This is the sweet spot where I see injuries climb.

seems you're hurt too? good luck on healing yours

Thank you

Thankfully no injuries pertaining to the upper body, but I am starting to do more lifting (becoming a gym rat to offset being an office monkey) and am of course interested in avoiding injury.

Over use makes sense. Muscles certainly get stronger faster than tendons too, as you mentioned earlier in the thread.

 

[robby denning]

Thank you

Thankfully no injuries pertaining to the upper body, but I am starting to do more lifting (becoming a gym rat to offset being an office monkey) and am of course interested in avoiding injury.

Over use makes sense. Muscles certainly get stronger faster than tendons too, as you mentioned earlier in the thread.

Oh gotcha so not hurt yet.

I wouldn’t be too paranoid about it. I’m just saying when I see these injuries there’s almost always a pattern of overuse. Just remember for every compound pulling exercise you’re doing the biceps are participating. Rest is a good thing! Good luck, man.

 

[muddydogs]

I did this 6 weeks ago to my left bicep, tore it loose on a Thursday, had surgery the next Tuesday and Wednesday morning I headed out to take my grandson on his once in a life time bison hunt. There were a few uncomfortable times but all in all not to bad. Doc told me to use a sling until the nerve blocker wore off in 24 to 36 hours then as needed, sling was off by Wednesday evening never to be used again.

I didn't have a cast or brace, was told to use my arm but don't lift anything heavier then a cell phone. Supposedly I start physical therapy in another 2 weeks but let's just say I've already started. I'm careful using it but have been handling stuff heavier then a phone. I do have some tingling and numbness in my forearm, around my wrist and top of my thumb, it's been present since the surgery.

First thing I thought of after I felt it tear in between the stabbing pain and cussing was the bison hunt and I couldn't let a 17 year old kid down.

 

[Stickmark]

Taking that deload week, or two weeks, or a week off, is a useful habit for ligament type maintenance repairs.

 

[TSAMP]

I didn't have time to read all the responses but did read the OP.

All I can say as a nearly 30 year trainer/trainer manager working in the very same gym all that time is that I see this injury all to often and am coming to the unsceintific conclusion that isolated biceps curls are bad for your tendons. I have two, TWO! of my best trainers with torn bicep tendons as I write this. Big beautiful but busted biceps.

This particular injury seems to show up in the fit people sometimes in their 40s.

be careful!

OP, you will get healed up pretty good from my experience.