The Fitness Thread

[Benton]

(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. 

What's the difference in left/right?

It is the right. I'm thinking it's just minor, but it's weird since the muscle is basically not responding. But, like you said, I can still move my arm.