You have to see it for your self and come up with your own opinion on how bad it is from how it looks pec pics What I need is help I trust the doc sort of. I have to go in for a MRI on Nov 18. But so far the doc says that I will not need surgery if it is a partial tear and He said "Its got to be hanging on to something". So he told me that partial tears do not get surgery and that it will fill in if it is not fully torn. But I do not think so I can not see that filling in. But dose anyone here honestly think that my right pec will be half of what my left is without surgery. The doctor was an orthopedic but he even told me that you do not come by injuries like these every day. Dose any one know anything about this kind of injury. Or what should be done? I never have had used any drugs. and boy I was warm(and my dad asked me this question about 1000 times after it happend.) I was benching when it happened. it was about 75% of my max and out of no where on my 6 rep it went.I have read about how it happens. And that not doing it is the way to live. But I could not remember what they did if something like this did happen. I was not taking pain killers or stimulants at the time. And as far as pain. Before it happened I was solid. After I heard the snap and felt my chest pull apart there was pain but not as much as I thought it should have been. Adrenalin was a factor that did stop some of the pain at first when it happened but even after I had calmed down and the pump was gone I was not in that much pain. I have had ankle sprains that were much more painful. The only think I can say I was doing that had changed was that I was taking more vitamins then before not over board or anything just more complete I have been doing that for about 2 months before it happened. I did remember reading something about vitamins and how they can cause some problems but I really do not know what ones that caused the problems and what they did that had negative results maybe some one else has some info. pec pics

OUCH! That is pretty harsh man! Hope that heals soon for you. That picture is AWFUL!

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Yes, these are uncommon injuries and unfortunately also very long to heal. If the orthopedic believe that it was not a complete rupture, then there still will be some "filling in" happening, but your main goal will be to have closely supervised rehablitation to prevent much of that filling in to be scar tissue, which would siginificantly impede any further strength gains. The muscle will need to go through the normal inflammation phase and then progressively, you will begin to work to regain function, beginning with gentle range of motion exercises and then later, isometric contraction and eventually, regular strengthening. Due to the severity of the strain, I would NOT suggest that you attempt to do this on your own, but rather go to a sports medecine clinic to see an athletic therapist or physiotherapist. Obviously, the MRI will tell you more about the severity of the sprain, and you will then have an idea of the time frame of healing that you will be looking at. Bruising is a good indication of severity...pain is also a factor. A complete rupture produces little or no pain because the nerves are completely ruptured. Let me know, I will be very interested in following the course of your injury.

GOOD LUCK!

Let me start with "I can't see the pic from work because it is hosted at Geocities, but it sounds painful!" I will check it out when I get home and probably hurl then.

Second, I am glad you went to a specialist. These things really require someone with as much experience as you can get. Sounds like you did everything right, but OUCH! stuff happens. Wish there was some suggestions I could make for you, but I have no experience with this (and don't want any). About all I can do is wish you good luck and follow the doc's and therapist's advice. It will be worth it in the long run.

fletcher it could always be worse man check out this poor soul.

sorry we can't show stuff like that, admin

im gona wear some pants next time i do reps

you should consider yourself lucky. In fact if your not him...your lucky lol

Hate to say it but that picture and story is a fake. Don't believe me?

sorry we can't show stuff like that, admin

Ok, now I'm scared after looking at Fletcher's pic. How can one prevent this from happening?? I've lifting for 6 years since I was 14 years old, I would hate to have something like that happen and lose a lot of that muscle I worked so hard for, plus that looks as painful as hell. So, what can one do to prevent that?
scott

still ...it makes me have the urge to eat some kidney pie

There are a few things you can do to reduce the chance of this type of injury:
1. Stretching - both static and active (active stretching using an exercise that allows full range of motion, ie dumbell bench, flyes, cable cross overs).
2. Perioditize some high rep (12+) workouts in to allow your connective tissue to catch up to your muscles. If you do low rep sets only, you are constantly stressing your connective tissue and never allowing it to catch up to your muscle strength. Muscles have the capacity to grow faster than connective tissue, so you can literally tear your muscles from their connections when they become stronger than the connection.
3. Perform your exercises in a controlled manner with good form.

i never do any weight training without my slo mo cd booming

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Okaaaay now... Looks like they need to spike up those meds one more time!

here is another post on another web site.
were you or did you take creatine? there seems to be some indication that some people that take creatine experience such injuries. alot depends on what the mri shows. in any event you are going to be laid up for awhile and it is going to take some time for you to get back into training. the one thing you have going for you is you are young. the older you get the harder it is to fully recover. i agree with the others that you should see a sports medicine doc. try to get one that does that type of repair. when i was injuried, in auto accident, i had three surgeons. one for my back, and two for my rotator and bicep injuries. i was laid up for over four years, four operations, and years of rehab. of course, i was much older then you, which worked against me. don't worry, however, because they have made great improvements since my injuries, so hang in there.
And to answer his question about creatine I was taking creatine at the time. I always wondered about creatine but I have been cyclying on and off it for the past 7 years and have not had and problems. I know alot of people have always been sceptical of creatine but I don't know. hydration was always the major issue what I read was a problem but I can not remember anything on something like this.at the time this happend I was taking 5 grams a day and as far as my work outs I was using a well planed out periodization program.

the best cure is patience

lol...jp...funny guy...
scott