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misslifty

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Hi all,

Thought I would list the injuries I have ahd since i started training..

These are since I started a little over 2 years ago (could be why i never did anything physical before) :)

3 Months after I started thought i would try lunges Pulled a muscle, legs out of action for a bit.

6 months somehow doing Tricep pulldowns I tore a chest muscle, couldn't do chest for a month or so.

12 months Did my back, Deads and Squats were out for 6 weeks.

15 months Training at a different GYM, just started using dumbells for chest, could not drop them as it made a hell of a noise (wooden raised floor), I think they were 36kg's, last rep, to stop any noise i put them on my chest, but my arm must have given way and the edge hit me. Done some cartledge damge. Chest out of action for 6 weeks (still an issue to this day).

Currently, chronic tendonitis in my elbow, restricts very much what/Intensity/Weight I can do for a multitude of exercises.

and now a shoulder issue which does not appear to be getting any better.

apart from the physical, It's the mental drain of trying to not let it get you down i find the challenge.

List away :)
 
In 23 years 3 injuries an I don't even know if they were related to training.

Right shoulder and left shoulder pain 3 years ago and last year
Sore Hip - last year.

All healed with rest or working around the pain.

You're doing something wrong [MENTION=17086]misslifty[/MENTION];
 
I don't think I can remember any significant injury (from training) that has put me out of action for more than a couple of days
 
I recall one injury that actually stopped me from working out and that was caused by slipping arse over tit in the garage, hurt my shoulder when I tried to break the fall with my arm.

Over the years had minor aches and pains but that's it.
 
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and now a shoulder issue which does not appear to be getting any better.

I had a shoulder issue last year from pressing and rowing incorrectly. To most people my form would have looked fine, here are two videos which finally fixed it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqKhLR1zRaU#at=54

http://therotater.com/blog/shoulder-irritation-improves-with-correct-rowing-technique/

Reduced ROM on rows really helped, I was just going a tad too far. It was a mystery to me where the fuck I was getting pain from, I had a good physio and he couldn't pin point it.

I also don't let my shoulders round when doing chins, which means reducing ROM a bit there too. Not sure if these will help you...
 
Maybe I should say my back issue wasn't actually caused from any weight training. I've had a back problem since I was a teenager. But strangly enough since I have changed to high bar squats I dont suffer with as much day to day pain as I was before.
 
*Smashed my ankle when I loaded Barbell fell on it
*Overuse of the left chest/shoulder - massive muscle spasm
*Soft tissue injury of the lower back from putting my back into contortionist mode.
*neck injury from unracking a bar wrong in the squat
*Fractured my tibia during a pull up
 
no injuries from lifting , well nothing that put me out of action

but from running , fractured talus bone , legs out of action for 6-8 weeks ,
 
Apart from the odd ache and pain, nothing from lifting. Footy is a different story, got a shopping list of injuries there.
 
I also tore my bicep tendon where it inserts into the forearm (or around there). I did it from wide grip pull ups, a set of 12, where I dropped too quickly. I need to go incredibly slowly on them not to irritate or tear it, I must have a weak insertion. Same with ring pull ups. Underhand are fine though.

[MENTION=12532]myst[/MENTION]; you've done something like this too yeah? Its a shitty injury to have, took 6-9 months to heal completely.
 
No injuries from weight training. Always given precedent to form over weight used.
I think most injuries people suffer in the gym is related to poor form. A lot can be said for lowering the weight and keeping form strict. Works the muscles better too. It's a pity some egos can't comprehend such ideas. They'd hurt a lot less.
 
Left knee sore from twisting it when playing tennis (bloody hard court, no slip).
Elbows are inflamed, nothing unsusal.
 
I also tore my bicep tendon where it inserts into the forearm (or around there). I did it from wide grip pull ups, a set of 12, where I dropped too quickly. I need to go incredibly slowly on them not to irritate or tear it, I must have a weak insertion. Same with ring pull ups. Underhand are fine though.

[MENTION=12532]myst[/MENTION]; you've done something like this too yeah? Its a shitty injury to have, took 6-9 months to heal completely.

Yeah those suck!

Mine was from kicking heavy dumbbells up to my shoulders for front presses, I hadn't trained with heavy dumbbells in a while and my biceps weren't ready for that sort of load.

Lots of assisted bicep curls 3 times per week, and then slowly working up from 1kg full curls until the pain went away.
 
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