Who has pulled a lat?

[Silencer]

I've had more than my share of injuries over the years, but this is a first... I started an aggressive program of pullups/chins and variations of them several months ago. Friday I finished several sets of pullups with a final burnout set that included negatives (spotter pushed me up, I tried to lower myself over 5 seconds). Not until that night did my right lat start hurting. I thought nothing of it until I tried some chins at my next workout and the pain prevented me from doing more than two.

I can still do chest and shoulders, though I feel the lat if I go heavy. How have you guys handled a pulled lat? I'm thinking of cutting off any kind of back training entirely for two weeks and use lower weights on any benching. Maybe use the extra time to focus on legs or another body part. At least it's not a shoulder injury, which basically takes out your entire upper body. Still, I never realized how often the lat comes into play during your workouts or even just daily activities until this injury, which lets me know it every time with a sharp pain...

 

[Ashop]

Its happened to me in the past. I just gave it some time and rest and it went away.

 

[maldorf]

Just like anything else. Rest it for at least 1 week and when you come back go light and slowly over 1 month or so work your way back to your old weight. I pulled my lat bad enough once that it bled and I had a huge bruise later.

 

[Michaelthomasj]

A pulled lat is painful, and it is hard to work upper body around it. Give it rest and dont risk hurting it any more then it is

 

[Wynn]

I pulled my lat, rear delt in a probably common way at the time: The over tightened outer doors that went to the concourse at the World Trade Center. Since it was windy there, the doors were tough to pull open. One day I had to have needed to warm up before heading to the train station. I yanked the handle and the door came open but not without some pain that lasted for months after. I started using my other arm because of the pull which was just awkward.