f$ck...reinjured my pec taking my shoes off?

[qbkilla]

this is so frustrating. about 8 months ago doing flat bench, i hurt my pec pretty bad being stupid and going very heavy on bench. i got an MRI, went to the docs, because my heart was beating it screwed up the MRI and the best they could diagnosse was a grade II strain of the pec minor.

I was out for a while, went to physical therapy, started light and got to where I am incline benching about 200lbs for 30 (rest pause).

Have had no issues with the injury latley, strength coming back finally.

So i go to take my shoes off in an awkard position last nite (reaching behind me as i was about to lay on the bed) and I feel a tweak

Today no real pain just does not feel right up in the area where the minor inserts, just feels kinda achy. If i press way down in there (guessing past the pec major, down into the minor) I get some pain.

So i do some pushups in the gym today, its ok, i do some of my old rehab exercises, it feels ok. I start to do db presses on the incline, i do the 20's, ok, 40's, starts to feel a little achy and weak (plan was to do the 70's for high reps if it was ok).

Am i fucked??? Is this thing ever gonna heal? I feel like im damaged goods and its so frustrating, I thought this injury was behind me and I could finally start gaining back some of what I lost when I injured it 8 months ago

 

[bloodshed]

strains take a while to fully heal. i strained my hamstring last august, so over a year ago, and im still not at 100%

 

[kscowboy]

Yeah probable just re-aggrivation of the same injury. BELIEVE ME, strains, sprains, and tears take more time to heal than most people allow. I dislocated my left shoulder 5 times (Then had to have screws inserted in my bones to hold it together) but after the first time i took 2 week off of bull riding and thought i was ok.....But i was wrong, I should have taken 4 to 6 weeks off with rehab. I felt fine and jumped back on but it wasnt long until it popped out again. All in all i would welcome this as a great opportunity to do a cruise phase and do some light weights for really high reps (Min of 25 to 30). Time off is not always bad!!

 

[qbkilla]

thanks guys.

this is just so frustrating. today im in the gym half-assing my workout, trying to get in any work I can (while not aggrivating this injury) and it just seems like no one else ever gets injured.

sometimes i feel like im the only person this happens too. i see guys doing weight they cant handle with terrible form (and a 0 second negative). while I always warm up, stretch, use proper weight with proper form and here i get an injury reaching behind myself to take off my shoe.

 

[kscowboy]

Welcome it as a way to get your whole body re-energized. I totally believe in heavy weights to build quality muscle but you CAN still build muscle with lighter weights. Focus on form. I talked to a HUGE guy at the gym today because i noticed him doing curls with 25 lb db's and also doing eazy bar curls with 55 lbs and his back was against the mirror. His arms were huge!!!! I asked him if this was his normal workout or if he was just cruising or had an injury. He said no!!! He is all about form when working smaller muscles like bi's, tri's, shoulders etc..... He used NO body english at all!! Huge man!! So just welcome it as a chance to refresh your mind and body.

 

[Ehren]

I've had every joint injury and strain possible from a lifetime of sports. The thing that always fixed it for me was deep massage (back) and stretching (shoulders and pecs).

I fixed a bad pec strain by deep stretching, (after it had settled down for a couple weeks). Laid on a bench and held dumbells, light, 40 lb or so and just relaxed and let my pecs and shoulders stretch out completely. Then did a set, rest, repeat the set. Worked great.

And don't worry, Bro, many of us get injured. My back is killing me, 3 weeks now, working around deads and squats sucks. So I feel your pain...literally.

 

[Newman]

I fixed a bad pec strain by deep stretching, (after it had settled down for a couple weeks). Laid on a bench and held dumbells, light, 40 lb or so and just relaxed and let my pecs and shoulders stretch out completely. Then did a set, rest, repeat the set. Worked great.

I'm glad to read that you rested the injury.

I keep hearing/reading people claiming that the best thing for an injury is to get it back into moderate working ASAP after the injury. That of course is crap. That's like saying trhat the best cure from a hard hook in the head from Mike Tyson is a moderate hook in the head from a light middleweight...

Yes, I know the statements made that "studies showed" that getting the injured part working again soon after injury was the best therapy & resulted in better recovery, but I gotta think that was for relatively minor tears, not anything significant.

Sorry for the mini rant...