So i was warming up for a full body workout (315 squat for a few warmup reps going ATG when I reached the bottom of a rep and feel a prolonged cracking sensation. It fucking hurts. It hurts like hell at the bottom of a squat position. Hurts to walk. So I am going to have my friend who is an athletic trainer do a prelimenary evaluation on me, before I get it checked out for real.
But as of now I am lost. This has never happened before. Can someone tell me how train without hitting legs? Huh? How the hell do I eat? This changes everything. If I cannot workout, my mind will not function normally, will not be able to focus, I will become an angry asshole, and will refuse to do anything social because I will be that miserable.
I am turning 21 Sunday, and have the right mind to not drink a drop, or for the rest of the time that this injury persists. I am really getting nervous I will become an inactive fat slob. Sorry for the bitchfest guys, any suggestions on how to deal with this?
Hey man, where was your injury located, relatively? Where was the “cracking” sound coming from?
It may be just something that you need to rest for a weeks, or it could be something serious. Either way, if this is your first injury-- the most important thing for you to do is to have a POISTIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE and be smart, let the injury heal.
Don’t be so negative bro. I’m almost 24, and I’ve had numerous injuries already. A torn rotator cuff and a TFCC repair (torn cartlidge) to just name a couple. The TFCC was the worst, because of the surgery and recovery.
I got really depressed during that time, because I got so damn little and felt like shit all the time… but looking back man, it was one of the best things that happened to me, because I trained so much smarter and I was so damn motivated in the gym when I got back into it. My gains were gigantic, superceded my pre-injury gains.
Big thing-- be POSITIVE, you’re young, you’ll heal. Hope it’s nothing serious.
Check out an article written by Berardi in September//October…it discusses the foods and supplements and helps you calculate a daily intake based on the reduced activity level, but the body still needs excess to fuel recovery. (Titled Injuries, Nutrition, and Recovery)
Man, I herniated a disc, torqued my scrum, tore my rectus femorus and pulled my hip flexor at a strongman contest this past summer. Long story short, a month and a half later I was squating and deadlifting again (not super heavy, but at least 75% back to normal). Just figure out what you did, then do everything you can control to heal ASAP.
And by all means, go enjoy your 21st, otherwise you’ll look back and regret being such a stupid meathead -lol
[quote]jimmyjames66 wrote:
Tiribulus wrote:
Evolv wrote:
Hey man, where was your injury located, relatively? Where was the “cracking” sound coming from? >>>
A splendid question indeed.
I apologize. It was on the lateral aspect of my left knee. (thinking meniscus?)[/quote]
A cracking sound/sensation coming from your knee that resulted in lasting intense pain? That can’t be good as if you needed to be told that. Like you said get it checked and if it were me I wouldn’t train until I knew what it was. What could be something manageable in a reasonably short period of time could turn into a prolonged layoff or worse as if you needed to be told that either.
If it makes you feel any better a guy at my gym got owned by a 600lb squat last night!
He was doing 1/10th of a rep with 405 and 500 then he tried for 600. All I heard was “ah” then I saw the weight hit the rack.
Haha I don’t get it though the guy is strong as hell yet he doesn’t know how to squat all the way down.
Let us know how the knee is man! I’ve blown out both of my knees before and I was able to come back just fine. I would suggest a longer than normal warm-up for squats if he have bad knees. It usually takes my knees a few sets to start feeling good. Also, watch your foot placement. For me and my knees, I need to point my toes pretty far out.
[quote]CrewPierce wrote:
If it makes you feel any better a guy at my gym got owned by a 600lb squat last night!
He was doing 1/10th of a rep with 405 and 500 then he tried for 600. All I heard was “ah” then I saw the weight hit the rack.
Haha I don’t get it though the guy is strong as hell yet he doesn’t know how to squat all the way down.
Let us know how the knee is man! I’ve blown out both of my knees before and I was able to come back just fine. I would suggest a longer than normal warm-up for squats if he have bad knees. It usually takes my knees a few sets to start feeling good. Also, watch your foot placement. For me and my knees, I need to point my toes pretty far out.
Hope you feel better!
P.S.
Go out for your 21st!![/quote]
Thanks everyone for the encouragement. As of now I have visited my athletic trainer friend and the doctor on campus, and they both seem to feel it may in fact be a torn lateral meniscus. (as indicated by a positive mcmurray’s test) Last night, I had full ROM and it only hurt in a squat position, but as of now I am on crutches, cannot weight bear and it hurts like hell.
The doc instructed me to get a knee imbolizer and have it re-evaluated in a week. I am a little worried, as I will not be able to be evaluated by an orthopedist for a week due to an extensive final schedule, but I just gotta deal with it I guess. So obviosuly I will not be able to work legs for a while, but I gotta train. I have not used a split in so long.
Does anyone have any recommendations for some general training protocols? What would be a good split? Also, should I still eat for hypertrophy, as this was my goal before injury, or should I cut back due not working legs? Sorry for all the questions, but I just want to handle this right while trying to maintain the little muscle I have, while also maybe still making improvements with my upper body. Thanks.
I would trim back the calories some, but not gouge too deep. Like maybe a few hundred calories a day for a week and then a few hundred more etc. until you’re maintaining. Cutting too much too fast will also inhibit your healing processes. If it were me, as hard as this would, I’d also back off some on the upper body work as there are only so many recovery resources to go around and you’re probably better off allowing as much as possible to be channeled toward healing that knee.
I wouldn’t quit altogether, but the quicker you get this behind you the quicker you can get back at it where you were. Most of all, DON’T PANIC. Emotional stress will do nothing to promote your recovery and will make you miserable to boot. It’ll heal and you’ll get back on track chalking this whole thing up to experience. In the past 2 years I’ve injured both shoulders, my left knee (not as bad as you though), a bulging disc and broke my right foot. I’m a lot older than you and I got through it all probably without even losing much progress. You just have to use your head.
[quote]The Mighty Stu wrote:
Man, I herniated a disc, torqued my scrum, tore my rectus femorus and pulled my hip flexor at a strongman contest this past summer. Long story short, a month and a half later I was squating and deadlifting again (not super heavy, but at least 75% back to normal). Just figure out what you did, then do everything you can control to heal ASAP.[/quote]
You are full of shit–or at least not correct about the extent of your injuries. There is no way you could be squatting and deadlifting heavy weight after a herniated disc. I suspect you just bulged it. A herniated actually involves a tear in the material itself. A bulge is simply a bad inflammation.
You know, I’m going to be the first one to say, don’t go out on your 21st birthday. Everyone does that. Everyone is stupid. Do the opposite of what everyone else does.
[quote]Fiction wrote:
The Mighty Stu wrote:
Man, I herniated a disc, torqued my scrum, tore my rectus femorus and pulled my hip flexor at a strongman contest this past summer. Long story short, a month and a half later I was squating and deadlifting again (not super heavy, but at least 75% back to normal). Just figure out what you did, then do everything you can control to heal ASAP.
You are full of shit–or at least not correct about the extent of your injuries. There is no way you could be squatting and deadlifting heavy weight after a herniated disc. I suspect you just bulged it. A herniated actually involves a tear in the material itself. A bulge is simply a bad inflammation.
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There’s a thread on the forums somewhere where I detailed everything. My brother’s a DPT, CSCS, And Olympic lifting coach. He works with a lot of pro athletes. He did all my rehab, 4-5x a week. I advise you to shut the fuck up before mouthing off to someone on here and telling them they are full of shit, there are much better ways to make friends. You just come of sounding like an ass. I fully understand the extent of my injuries, former premed and an athletic trainer myself. However I know it’s real easy for people to shoot their mouths off at someone else because they can’t do something themself, especially on the internet.
[quote]rmccart1 wrote:
You know, I’m going to be the first one to say, don’t go out on your 21st birthday. Everyone does that. Everyone is stupid. Do the opposite of what everyone else does.[/quote]