Just had a fractured tooth removed. How long should I really wait? I was told a week. 
A week.
A week of not touching any weights? Thanks
yes, a week without touching weights. How old are you?
I take a week off before every strongman competition I do, and oftentimes, if I don’t have another comp coming up right after, I’ll take the next week off as well. I take a week off here and there all the time if my body just isn’t up for a hard gym session. It’s not a big deal at all.
One of the benefits of being consistent in the Gym is that when something like this comes up…you’re good to go. You’v built up a good amount of strength and mass, so a week won’t effect you much at all, just some good forced rest.
If you’re sporadic and go to the gym 0-5 times a week, maybe coming back after a week would be tough, but you also wouldn’t likely lose much cause you didn’t have it in the first place.
You’re not hardcore if you complain about a (forced) week off, you’re hardcore if you know that it’s time for a week off, even though you wouldn’t have chosen to do so yourself.
I had all 4 wisdom teeth out a few years back and was squatting within a couple of days, just don’t push it too hard. The dental surgeon said as long as you don’t push too hard it’s ok.
I set a squat PR 6 hours after having a wisdom tooth removed.
Use that data point as you see fit.
Just don’t go lifting any weights with your mouth and you should be fine.
Got it. Lift heavy before the drugs leave your system. Now I know! Thanks @T3hPwnisher.
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I, on the other hand, didn’t lift weights for 19 months after getting my wisdom teeth removed. YMMV
Got my wisdom teeth removed in between two a day football practices. Didn’t take anything other than ibuprofen because I was worried it would mess with my head while I practiced. Jaw swelled up so bad that I had trouble getting the chin strap on. Would spit a mouthful of blood out after every couple drills because my mouth would bleed whenever my heart rate got up.
Idk if there is a moral to that story besides me being an idiot who would do anything to make varsity, but I didn’t die so I reckon you’re probably good to lift.
I only had novacanne. I don’t react well to being put under.
You find out that they aren’t very gentle at the progress when you are awake for it, haha.
Don’t feel bad. I got circumcised when I was born and I couldn’t even walk for a year.
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Next time get circumcised after you learn to walk.