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michaeloxley · 06-09-2004, 06:25 PM

hello everyone i have a little problem i have been doing body building for a year now, (not on steroids). i stop to let my body rest for a couple of weeks and i started get chest pains not my heart but from my rib cage this has stop me from going back to body buliding again. when i went to do the chest press agian my chest really hurt afterwards and not i can crack my chest like people crack there fingers which this eases the pain a little bit i need to know what to do as my doctor does not know what it is:confused:

Cheater2K · 06-09-2004, 06:34 PM

Ask him to refer you to a specialist.

winger · 06-09-2004, 08:38 PM

Did you bounce the bar on your chest when benching?
It kinda sounds like you cracked your sternum.

michaeloxley · 06-09-2004, 08:48 PM

no i dint this all happen a few days after my last workout

winger · 06-09-2004, 09:04 PM

How many days has it been since your last workout?

michaeloxley · 06-09-2004, 09:11 PM

it has been last christmas when i stop and then started again 2 weeks after but i cant do it as it hurts after my workout. i crack my chest to ease the pain it has stop a little but i dont want to start it again and it hurts like it did last time

winger · 06-09-2004, 09:16 PM

Two weeks after Christmas or two weeks ago?

michaeloxley · 06-09-2004, 09:18 PM

two weeks after christmas

winger · 06-09-2004, 09:24 PM

That is not good mate. I would get a second opinion. Maybe you cracking your chest is stopping it from healing. If something is cracked and you keep moving that area it might not get a chance to heal because of the constant movement. Try not cracking it and see if it gets better. I would get some xrays and maybe even an mri. I have cracked ribs in the past and those take a long time to heal. About 2 months. Not 9.

michaeloxley · 06-09-2004, 09:41 PM

[b] but when i crack my chest it does not hurt anymore and i can last hours, days before i need to crack it again

Cheater2K · 07-09-2004, 10:45 AM

IMHO, im sticking to waht i said b4, get refered to a specialist.

DB · 07-09-2004, 11:37 AM

yeah agree with cheater,
my mate had this problem when he went to the doctors they sent him to a specialist and he got told he was tearing his cartlige of his bone.
nasty stuff

06-09-2004, 06:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
michaeloxley Newbie Trainer Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 5	chest press problem hello everyone i have a little problem i have been doing body building for a year now, (not on steroids). i stop to let my body rest for a couple of weeks and i started get chest pains not my heart but from my rib cage this has stop me from going back to body buliding again. when i went to do the chest press agian my chest really hurt afterwards and not i can crack my chest like people crack there fingers which this eases the pain a little bit i need to know what to do as my doctor does not know what it is:confused: Last edited by michaeloxley; 06-09-2004 at 08:48 PM.

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06-09-2004, 06:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cheater2K EFBB Winner Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: North Wales, UK Posts: 5,656	Ask him to refer you to a specialist.

06-09-2004, 08:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
winger UK-Muscle Male Animal Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Southern California, USA Posts: 10,413 Blog Entries: 1	Did you bounce the bar on your chest when benching? It kinda sounds like you cracked your sternum.

06-09-2004, 08:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
michaeloxley Newbie Trainer Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 5	no i dint this all happen a few days after my last workout

06-09-2004, 09:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
winger UK-Muscle Male Animal Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Southern California, USA Posts: 10,413 Blog Entries: 1	How many days has it been since your last workout?

06-09-2004, 09:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
michaeloxley Newbie Trainer Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 5	it has been last christmas when i stop and then started again 2 weeks after but i cant do it as it hurts after my workout. i crack my chest to ease the pain it has stop a little but i dont want to start it again and it hurts like it did last time

06-09-2004, 09:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
winger UK-Muscle Male Animal Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Southern California, USA Posts: 10,413 Blog Entries: 1	Two weeks after Christmas or two weeks ago?

06-09-2004, 09:18 PM	#8 (permalink)
michaeloxley Newbie Trainer Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 5	two weeks after christmas

06-09-2004, 09:24 PM	#9 (permalink)
winger UK-Muscle Male Animal Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Southern California, USA Posts: 10,413 Blog Entries: 1	That is not good mate. I would get a second opinion. Maybe you cracking your chest is stopping it from healing. If something is cracked and you keep moving that area it might not get a chance to heal because of the constant movement. Try not cracking it and see if it gets better. I would get some xrays and maybe even an mri. I have cracked ribs in the past and those take a long time to heal. About 2 months. Not 9.

06-09-2004, 09:41 PM	#10 (permalink)
michaeloxley Newbie Trainer Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 5	[b] but when i crack my chest it does not hurt anymore and i can last hours, days before i need to crack it again

07-09-2004, 10:45 AM	#11 (permalink)
Cheater2K EFBB Winner Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: North Wales, UK Posts: 5,656	IMHO, im sticking to waht i said b4, get refered to a specialist.

07-09-2004, 11:37 AM	#12 (permalink)
DB UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: SW London Posts: 11,831	yeah agree with cheater, my mate had this problem when he went to the doctors they sent him to a specialist and he got told he was tearing his cartlige of his bone. nasty stuff