{"id":900,"date":"2016-11-08T19:09:40","date_gmt":"2016-11-08T06:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freefitnessguru.com\/blog\/?p=900"},"modified":"2016-11-10T19:30:35","modified_gmt":"2016-11-10T06:30:35","slug":"injury-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.freefitnessguru.com\/blog\/bodybuilding-2\/injury-progress.php","title":{"rendered":"Injury progress"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Things are going as well as they can with two torn tendons in my left shoulder.<\/p>\n

The Accident<\/strong><\/p>\n

To cut a long story short I lifted an odd shaped object overhead with improper form. Its as simple as that. The odd shaped object was my 80lb weight vest which I then proceeded to use for an hour. When putting it on I struggled & contorted the wrong way. Tore two tendons.<\/p>\n

Symptoms<\/strong><\/p>\n

Its been two months since the initial injury. For the past two months I have seldom raised my left arm above shoulder height. To do so would result in intense pain. Putting my hand behind my back has been the same.<\/p>\n

There has been pain all night if I exercise or lift weight too hard but its a dull ache not severe.<\/p>\n

Stretching it is pure agony.<\/p>\n

The Physio<\/strong><\/p>\n

I waited three weeks before seeing the physio because I hoped it would heal up and go away. It did not.<\/p>\n

First visit he did some tests and told me I have bursitis and a possible small tear.<\/p>\n

I was sent for an ultrasound and they made me take an x-ray also. I have two small tears in the subscapularis and infraspinatis and bursitis in my left shoulder.<\/p>\n

The physio is guiding me through a progressive recovery starting with isometrics only initially. Now I do band exercises and stretches.<\/p>\n

If it doesnt hurt I am allowed to do it.<\/p>\n

What Exercise can You Do?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well its actually nowhere near as bad as it sounds training wise. I can not lift overhead or do benchpress. Anything behind the back is out. Apart from that I can train exactly like normal even with the same weights.<\/p>\n

Have I lost condition?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over all no none at all with the exception of my left shoulder. My left arm is fine I can still do heavy bicep curls. tricep kickbacks etc. But I can lift zero above my shoulder. Until this week I could not stretch my arm above my shoulder without pain so did not try.<\/p>\n

Today I have regained the ability to raise my arms but not straight up by a wide margin so it may take a month of daily careful exercise to regain a fully stright vertical arm. Before doing this I will check with the physio that it is safe to do.<\/p>\n

Any new exercise I add I check with the physio first. So yes I have lost considerable range of motion in my left shoulder & no doubt strength but I wont be testing that for 1-2 months.<\/p>\n

I can do side delt raise with bands & trap shrugs with 140 lbs (2 x 70 lb kettlebells). I can do front raise and cable flyes.<\/p>\n

So the injury is very specific in that it prevents over head & behind back only.<\/p>\n

When will I be better again?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I expect the bursitis and pain to be fully gone in two months. That will be four months after the injury. I expect to be pressing over head & doing pressups and bench again about four months from now with light to moderate weight.<\/p>\n

I expect to be lifting heavy overhead & weight vest training six to seven months from now.<\/p>\n

Full recovery from tendon injury is widely regarded as 9 months same as getting pregnant.<\/p>\n

What medication have I taken?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Zero. None at all I think in the last two months I have taken two ibuprofens which I felt seriously guilty for taking. I have used Turmeric & black pepper instead. I have also used a raw ginger poultice a couple of times. Thats it.<\/p>\n

Its highly unlikely that I will take a cortisone shot into the bursa.<\/p>\n

I do intend to experiment with DMSO and deer antler velvet. I will put this directly onto the wound and maybe sublingually. I also intend to use Pine Pollen & Black Ant extract with DMSO. This is to combat andropause and should have a dramatic effect on the tendon healing. I will not apply DMSO directly to the tendon for an extended time. Perhaps daily for a week then once per week for a month.<\/p>\n

If I could use ostarine, other SARMS and peptides I would but they are illegal in New Zealand and hence expensive and difficult to import.<\/p>\n

I will at some point be moving overseas and will become a regular user of SARMS & peptides.<\/p>\n

My Advice<\/strong><\/p>\n

First of all if you are a serious athlete that trains with weights & will do so for life you probably have a 50% chance of a tendon tear. Its something we all dread. Took me 32 years before it happened. I started lifting at 16.<\/p>\n

So just do what you can for your joints, good supplements, warm ups and downs, special exericises. Physio equipment like PEMF can help too.<\/p>\n

Also have rest days and periodize your training.<\/p>\n

In addition if you are 40-50 start considering Hormone replacement and chemical performance enhancement at some point.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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