I dunno about anything to treat tendonitis in that area, but some of you people have some reading to do if you dont think that biceps are used in chest exercises…
I would take 2 weeks off and then try to start again with light weight and to make sure your form is proper. Its worth taking 2 weeks off to rest instead of injuring anything further and not being able to do the movement the rest of your life.
How much strength do you think you would lose!? 50%? that wouldnt be possible. Sometimes people feel stronger after they take time off because their bodies are overtrained. Listen to your body and take some rest.
In 2 weeks if it feels just as bad as it does now, then go see a doctor.
good luck!
[quote]Sarev0k wrote:
I dunno about anything to treat tendonitis in that area, but some of you people have some reading to do if you dont think that biceps are used in chest exercises…[/quote]
Who said they are not used? I only said they can be overly recruited when muscle imbalances and improper form are present.
I think everyone’s making this much more complicated than it is.
If you do something and it hurts, then you do it again and it hurts, and then it hurts when you do it the next time, then maybe you shouldn’t do it.
If the OP has tendinitis, then time off is a good thing. Or maybe he should try a few exercises and see if they hurt and see if he can work around it. Given that the tendon is going to get aggravated with most exercises, I’d just stay off for 2 weeks and then ease back into it.
Work the snot outta your wheels, abs, and anything else that doesn’t hurt till then.
Strength will come back, but bad tendinitis is a bitch to get rid of.
You have to look into why your getting tendonitis. I had been actually doing alot of pushups and getting the same thing, so pushups are definitely not going to make this better.
Your issue is with shoulder mechanics. Exercises such as incline dumbell curl for sure, and depending on the severity, any bicep exercise with hands supinated might aggravate it.
Any exercise that you fail to keep your scapula stable and locked is also a possible culprit.
You most likely are hyperextending the shoulder joint at some part of one or (I would guess) more movements.
I also guarantee you that your pec minor is tight and is possibly the entire root cause of the problem. Pec minor pulls the scapula forward decreasing the range of motion you can work before hyperextending the shoulder joint. Serratus strength or knowledgeable use is probably also an issue. You need to figure out what your doing that is causing this issue as it is not a normal problem to have with correct form.
Lastly, your mention that your bicep hurts where it attaches to the chest, which it doesn’t really, however, the short head of the bicep also attached to the coracoid process right next to wear the pec minor attaches. You’ve got the fix that pec minor and strengthen your scapular stabilizers.