(07-12-2015, 01:51 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Stomach and lower back are very important.  I suggest you work it in with your shoulders since that is probably your easiest day.  Actually you should work them in twice a week.

(07-12-2015, 01:49 PM)fredtoast Wrote: I always like weight lifting but got bored quickly with aerobic workouts. Then I discovered that if you lift with a lot of reps and very little rest between sets that is actually a very good form of aerobic workout. Between each set I would walk across the gym to the water fountain and back so that I was constantly moving. kept my heart rate up for the entire workout. Plus it got me in and out of the gym faster than when I sat around for a couple of minutes between each set.

(07-12-2015, 05:39 PM)Aquapod770 Wrote: Exactly. Core is key. Although I'm sure he's doing some type of lift that helps strength the core: deadlifts, squats, bench press, stuff like that. 

(07-12-2015, 05:39 PM)Aquapod770 Wrote: Exactly. Core is key. Although I'm sure he's doing some type of lift that helps strength the core: deadlifts, squats, bench press, stuff like that. 

(07-10-2015, 06:00 PM)6andcounting Wrote: I could never do a pullup. I couldn't even hang with my chin above the bar in high school. A year and a half ago after working out a lot a tried a set and did my first 6. Granted, they were neutral gripped and probably poor form. Now I've been starting off back day by doing 2 sets of 10 with a regular grip and doing wash one from a dad hang. Screw you middle school gym class fitness test.

(07-13-2015, 11:59 AM)Benton Wrote: So figured I would put this here, since it's full of healthy people.

(07-13-2015, 02:21 PM)6andcounting Wrote: You read through this entire thread and still believe any of us here now what we are talking about?

(07-13-2015, 11:59 AM)Benton Wrote: So figured I would put this here, since it's full of healthy people.

Was in the pool all day yesterday and spent a half hour launching kids. On the third launch of one who was a bit bigger than I should have been throwing, I got a sharp pain in my bicep. I can move the arm, but there's a little pain and limited movement. The part that kind of worries me, my bicep is sort of hanging to the side and I can't flex it. There's no swelling or discoloration, but I did stay in the pool for a couple hours after it happened. Got a doctor appointment, thinking it's just strained, but does it sound torn to anyone? Never had a muscle tear, so the non-flexing part is kind of worrying me.

(07-13-2015, 02:50 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Sounds like a ruptured bicep tendon.  That happened to me.  

(07-13-2015, 02:21 PM)6andcounting Wrote: You read through this entire thread and still believe any of us here now what we are talking about?

(07-13-2015, 03:15 PM)Benton Wrote: ... and?

Just rest it? Or did they amputate or anything?

(really hoping the answer is 'rest')

(07-13-2015, 05:03 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Mine was completely torn loose.  My bicep was just balled up at the top of my arm.  It had to be surgically repaired.

However I was surprised to find out that even with a detached bicep I could still bend my arm.  It just didn't have any strength.  I also learned that the bicep is what you use to rotate your hand and forearm like when you use a screwdriver. Again, I could do it, but just didn't have any strength.

Yours may not be completely torn loose, and if it is your left arm you may not even have to get it fixed.  But if it completely torn loose and it is your right arm you will probably need surgery.

BTW I did it doing curls.  I was always told to not let the weight hyper-extend my elbow when doing curls, but I always liked to get a good stretch to my muscles when lifting.  It didn't snap until I was in my 30's but as soon as the doctor saw it he asked "Did this happen while you were doing curls?" (I still looked like a weightlifter back then)

It didn't hurt when I did it because there are no nerves in the tendon, but there was some bleeding under the skin that made it look bruised.  So if there is no discoloration in your arm that is a good sign. 

(07-13-2015, 11:59 AM)Benton Wrote: So figured I would put this here, since it's full of healthy people.

Was in the pool all day yesterday and spent a half hour launching kids. On the third launch of one who was a bit bigger than I should have been throwing, I got a sharp pain in my bicep. I can move the arm, but there's a little pain and limited movement. The part that kind of worries me, my bicep is sort of hanging to the side and I can't flex it. There's no swelling or discoloration, but I did stay in the pool for a couple hours after it happened. Got a doctor appointment, thinking it's just strained, but does it sound torn to anyone? Never had a muscle tear, so the non-flexing part is kind of worrying me.

(07-13-2015, 05:29 PM)Benton Wrote: What's the difference in left/right?

(07-13-2015, 07:14 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote:  However, many times surgery isn't performed because function is maintained by the brachioradialis which is why you can still bend your elbow.

(07-12-2015, 05:49 PM)6andcounting Wrote:

(07-14-2015, 03:14 AM)fredtoast Wrote: I guess this was meant to be a joke, but it is actually very accurate.  You can really elevate your heart rate by lifting hard and fast

(07-14-2015, 03:10 AM)fredtoast Wrote: I was just assuming that you were right handed.