quad tear

[SD1959]

The short story: 49, training many years, ripped left quad leg pressing 2 weeks ago. Definate rip. Mid quad. No black and blue. Able to do modest resistance 30-40 mins on elliptical. Some discomfort. Also a bit tight snd some pain after back training. Any guesstimates whe I should/could start trying to build it back up?

Thanks,

Sd

 

[RONJON]

damn never had that injury so dont really know man..sorry to hear that happened im sure there are some other things you can do though

 

[lacabra]

The short story: 49, training many years, ripped left quad leg pressing 2 weeks ago. Definate rip. Mid quad. No black and blue. Able to do modest resistance 30-40 mins on elliptical. Some discomfort. Also a bit tight snd some pain after back training. Any guesstimates whe I should/could start trying to build it back up?

Thanks,

Sd

I've done that three times unfortunately, with what sounds like the same severity. The third time I megadosed vitamin C, glutamine, and trained the other leg alone. All of this seemed to speed up recovery comparatively, as I was back doing light squats after about three months. I feel your pain man, be smart with it.

 

[rainman]

i had a similar injury. i found that ultrasound and deep tissue work really speed things up. i was back to going through the motions in a weak and then slowly building back up. the deep tissue is painfull but it breaks up adhesions and prevents scar tissue from forming. best of luck in your recovery