Get the damn thing checked out you stubborn old dino. lol
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Appointment booked for 7:30 tomorrow morning
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Couldnāt have phrased it better, haha.
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OK went to see the physio this morning, thinks it is a strain / tear. I am not sure exactly what is torn because he used lots of words I cant spell. LOL
Fair bit of pain under the SC joint where ribs 1 and 2 are, as the whole area has become locked down to protect the joint. Right trap is tighter than a nuns chuff, as it is also locked down. I did notice that I had a fair bit of trap doms and tightness over the weekend but figured that was just effective training (idiot).
The thing that really surprised me was how fkn sore the pec attachment was at the shoulder / bicep when he pressed it.
He put the tens machine on the shoulder, dry needled the trap and then did some massage to unlock the trap a little. No massage on the SC obviously. Going to go back and see him on Thursday, and will work through a rehab plan and what exercises I can do.
No pressing movements for the next couple of days, but good to pull or squat, so can still train.
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Well I am glad you saw someone about itā¦ I should have specified that I mean a physician though, haha.
The ligament in question (just from your description) could be the lig. Sternocvlaviculare anterius (the anterior sc ligament).
If the physio was thorough and has experience with this type of pathology, it might suffice. To give perspective though, if you rocked up at my office with this injury, I would very likely refer you (depending of course on the results of the examination).
Anyway thumbs pressed* it will be a short and minor inconvenience and youāll be back pressing in no time!
*German version of fingers crossed
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Get better.
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I am not sure what this would be here in Australia
GP i imagine. For an unltrasound perhaps?
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Yer but in most cases here GP know stuff all about these types of injury and just refer you to a physio anyway. Here a physio can send for you xrays and scans anyway. Maybe different in Europe.
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Yeah that is totally different from how it works here. I couldnāt refer you to imaging myself. Forgot to take that into account!
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Hope you are on the mend!
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Hope youāre able to get this fixed ASAP!!
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Feeling much better just seeing you post in my log chicken 
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Iāll be fine mate. It is only a minor tear so shouldnāt take too much rehab. Just means more squatting and back work. LOL
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Wednesday 23rd October- week 2.
Squat
Bar x 10
60 x 5
80 x 3
Add knee sleeves
100 x 3
Add belt
120 x 2
140 x 7 x 3 sets - (308 lbs) RPE 8, 8, 8
Just did the 3 sets tonight. Couldnāt fully brace the shoulders because of the minor tear. But that just made me slow the reps a little and made it harder. Happy with these anyway.
Leg press
80 x 5
120 x 5
160 x 8
160 x 10
160 x 8
120 x 12
80 x 15 - fk !!
Legs were burning, yeh buddy!
Leg curls
32 x 15 x 3 sets
Holy leg pump Batman !! Hamstring cramps were horrible.
Bench - canāt do because of shoulder
Bar x 10
60 x 5
80 x 3
92.5 x 8 x 4 sets -
Pendlay row
110 x 5 x 3 sets
Didnāt do these today
Cable row
160 x 5 sets - 10, 10, 10, 10, 10
Hard work.
And that was me absolutely done. Good session considering the minor injury.
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Pretty good considering my last of upper back brace
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Back to see the physio this morning. Did some electrical massage with the tens machine to get some blood flowing and then did some massage release on the tendon at the shoulder. OMG this was incredibly painful, had tears running out of my eyes and at one point I involuntarily said āoh you c&ntā He took it pretty well and just laughed and said, 'sorry mate not too much longer" and then pretty sure he pressed harder.
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I kicked my physio before when they were working on my hamstring and it cramped and i bent my leg extremely quickly. It happens in the dangerous world of sports physio!
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Got some decent bruising coming through on the chest / shoulder today. Treating this as a good sign. Physio has said no pressing for a week, or at least until I see him next Thursday. Will still train tonight but will be more back work and maybe some arms.
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Friday 25 October- week 2
RDL
150 x 10 x 3 sets (330 lbs) -
Hammies were already tight before these. Good weighted stretch.
Bent over Rows
80 x 8, 8,
Lat pull downs (palms towards me, like a chin up)
77 x 12 x 3 sets
Big pump
Lying tricep ext
45 x 10 x 3 sets
Curls
Good little session
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