Looks like I broke myself

[Paul Bunyan]

Messed up my left elbow last weekend squatting. Training has been going extremely well the last few months so this sucks. I'm headed to the doc on monday to have it looked at.

PB

 

[JETHRO TULL]

I SCREWED UP MY WRIST ON MY LAST LEG DAY..

........EVEN THE BACKS OF MY HANDS HURT...THE BONES. PROBABLY NOT AS BADLY AS YOU'VE DONE WITH YOUR ELBOW...BUT WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED TO YOU?

 

[Paul Bunyan]

I think the bar started to roll on my back so I squeezed it tight and rolled it back into place. That's my best guess as to what happened. It didn't really bother me until last tuesday when I benched heavy. I should've stopped at 495 but instead I went to 585 and then 675. The 675 got about half way down and I had my partners take it. I can't extend my left arm all the way. There isn't much pain unless I force an extension.

PB

 

[JETHRO TULL]

I HOPE IT ISN'T SOMETHING THAT HAS YOU DOWN FOR LONG.

THOSE ARE SOME GREAT LIFTS.

 

[OuchThatHurts]

I think the bar started to roll on my back so I squeezed it tight and rolled it back into place. That's my best guess as to what happened. It didn't really bother me until last tuesday when I benched heavy. I should've stopped at 495 but instead I went to 585 and then 675. The 675 got about half way down and I had my partners take it. I can't extend my left arm all the way. There isn't much pain unless I force an extension.

PB

Good lord! That's some serious power. I'm in a week off (thanks jethro) and loving it. I love this whole board. I never even noticed this area. This is where I need to be! In the PL section. BB'ing isn't my thing. Seriously, any bench over 500 is killer, but 675? jeeeeeeeeez!

Congrats.

Everyone calls me doc but Jon is fine.

 

[flexmaster]

Messed up my left elbow last weekend squatting. Training has been going extremely well the last few months so this sucks. I'm headed to the doc on monday to have it looked at.

PB

it always seems to happen when things have been going great huh?!?! at least for me whenever i am really starting to put size on and get strong, something happens...

and good lord...675? you deserve it for pushing that kind of weight!LOL

 

[JETHRO TULL]

WHAT DID YOU FELLAS FIND OUT ABOUT YOUR INJURIES?

ARE YOU BROKEN?

DOC...NO PROBLEM MAN...SOMETIMES I NEED TO BE TOLD AS WELL!

 

[big_byrd52]

My elbow kills me after squats too. it radiates up and down my whole arm, but i really feel it on bench day. The best thing i ever did was start getting deep tissue massage twice a week for 3-4 weeks. it cleared up all those aches and pains up fast. my numb hands and elbow pain went away. Its been about 3 months sice i had it done and now all those old aches and pains and numb hands are coming back. i gotta get back to see her.

 

[Paul Bunyan]

My elbow is doing fine. Last saturday I decided it was shirt day and ended up hitting 725 for a couple of singles. It felt good. My elbows are a little sore but not bad. I'm wondering if more forearm and bicep work is needed. Maybe there is a strength imbalance somewhere and I'm in denial, lol. Soon I will post the workout that my partner and I have been using successfully.

PB

 

[StoryOfTheYear]

Man thats wierd! I just strained my wrist a little too on leg day yesterday. I was actually doing some Straight-Legged Deadz and wasnt using any straps, and I think I was just trying to grip too much weight without straps and my wrist started to give so i just dropped it on the ground. Better safe than sorry i guess. It just feels a tad bit strained nothing to write home about, thank god.

 

[Kaiser]

Paul I ran into this a while back. 97' actually. I never reached 675, but i did put up 586 (3lb locks on each side inlcuded) no shirt weighing about 242 lean at 6ft. A couple of friends of mine were in the over 600 club, but I just couldn't make it . Anyway, I did the same thing and I had to drop down for a while on straight bench. It was recommended to me from an old timer to do reverse (grip) presses so I did. That along with Glucosimine (I now use Twinlab Joint Fuel) & Bayer Back and Body pain helped me pull through it in a couple of weeks. I also wrapped my wrists to keep my ligaments in their valley up my forearm.

 

[Kaiser]

Oh, also, if it persists and you want to try something for it, I have heard, that AFLUTOP works wonders. I would research it though as I have never had any experience with it. Good luck.