How many injuries do you currently have?

[megatron]

I was wondering how many of you lot train with niggling injuries.

[crazycacti]

two for me...

shoulder/collarbone trouble due to smashing it up too many times...

and whiplash that comes and goes - its set in at the moment though

[richiecoops]

Just a troublesome knee, although since i've been training heavier and less frequently it give me far less bother (as long as I don't do lunges). Generally though I'll avoid an injured area as much as possible, I'd rather rest it for longer and miss a few sessions than risk it becoming a chronic long term problem.

[ah24]

Something in my shoulder doesnt feel right at the mo, maybe rotator cuff?
My wrists have been f***ed for about 6weeks now, need to get a scan on
them when i remember..or that glucosamine stuff

[megatron]

Originally Posted by ah24

Something in my shoulder doesnt feel right at the mo, maybe rotator cuff?
My wrists have been f***ed for about 6weeks now, need to get a scan on
them when i remember..or that glucosamine stuff

My advice to you would be to take a week off. Things take ages to get up to strength when you start training, including tendons, joints CNS. A week off will get you more gains in the long run than soldiering through the injuries so early on.


Personally I have two main injuries, shoulder - bicep tnedon insertion. Elbow calcification (although this was not cause from weightlifting). My knees cause trouble occasionally, and i get carpel tunnel in my right wrist.

[ah24]

I took 2 weeks off for the wrist in total, one week around xmas and one week back in late oct..
Helped a tiny bit, i know really i should rest it but i dont mind working through the pain aslong as i know its not doing long term damage, thats why i wanna
get a scan on it

Can docs give me a quick scan if i say im in unbearable pain?

[megatron]

I think the Doc can do pretty much what he wants to if he thinks it necessary. It's probably carpel tunnel (like me). Does it hurt when you let go of a bar/weight? rather than during motion.

You may be better off seeing a physio than a doctor, 9/10 the doc will jsut tell you not to lift wieghts and that is that. A physio will give you excercises to strengthen and advice on how to train to avoid the injury. I have had so mucha useful advice from my physio he is worth every single penny.

[dannova12]

Still have an aching problem in my shoulder at the mo, has come and gone over the last two weeks.

[mant01]

I have a weakness in my knee that was kindly passed onto me by my mam and shoulder problems as well, but nothing too bad.

[hackskii]

Shoulder for me.

[Nytol]

Lots of niggles, knees, wrists, biceps tendons, and right triceps tendon, :(

[invisiblekid]

I have a few :(

Rotator cuff injury in my left shoulder - had the joint reset by a Chiroprator and seems to be getting much better

A hip/back injury. My hip jars into my pelvis forcing pain up into my lower back. As a result no deads!

And finally a reconstructed right knee after a football injury - which actually causes an imbalance which in turn causes my hip to compensate resulting in the back pain...

[hackskii]

Oh, I forgot some, fractured vertabre in my back from a car crash, where they had to take out my spleen.

I tore a bicep too, but it hardly effects my curling. I was never a strong curler, but it gets knotted up when I do bicep and looks funny.
Both arms are about the same strength with the exception of maybe a rep or two.

[megatron]

I think nytol is winning, or maybe loosing depending on how you look at it lol

[Nytol]

Originally Posted by megatron

I think nytol is winning, or maybe loosing depending on how you look at it lol

Lol, , loosing I think, :(

And only one of those was done in the weights gym, the rest were done either fighting, or grappling, :(