Will it never end?

super_rice

New member

• Mar 27, 2005

• #1

I believe it is a mild case of patellar/quadriceps tendon tendonitis that is starting to happen. I just started the volume phase too. Some slight discomfort actually began a week and a half ago, but I worked with it (ice and everything) but it has worsened.

I'm going to keep doing what I doing, especially with the restorative measures, but looks like this will cut short the loading cycle once again.

First the flu, now this. Will it never end?

 

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psychedout

New member

• Mar 27, 2005

• #2

I've been down a similar road, only thing is that it was a broken wrist. Sure 8 weeks out of a gym is bad, but the 5-6 months of having it constantly flare up is worse.

My advice is not do anything to aggravate it -- let it heal as best you can.

 

super_rice

New member

• Mar 27, 2005

• #3

thanks.

the way i look at it is: i'm only going to be in this "growth" age (i'm 17 still) for a little while. i'm trying to train as hard as i can and take advantage of the natural test and all. this really fucks things up

 

The Red Dragon

New member

• Mar 27, 2005

• #4

I've been down a similar road, only thing is that it was a broken wrist. Sure 8 weeks out of a gym is bad, but the 5-6 months of having it constantly flare up is worse.

My advice is not do anything to aggravate it -- let it heal as best you can.

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Ditto, ligament and tendon injuries take a fucking long time to heal due to low vascularity. You need your legs, regardless if you train or not

Badluck comes in 3s...never understood where that came from.

We got till 22 or something man...I hope. I'm 20 and cutting...feeling bad about that :S

 

coolcolj

New member

• Mar 27, 2005

• #5

well look at how much your squatting, and your deliberately not allowing recovery for your CNS and muscles in the loading phase

tendons recover even slower....

thats one bad point for loading/deloading style setups, they're good if your body can take it, but it will catch up to you later down the road.

 

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b fold the truth

Elite Strongman

Platinum

• Mar 27, 2005

• #6

Tape it up, get a sleeve, use icy hot...etc...

No reason to push unless you HAVE to though...

B True

 

super_rice

New member

• Mar 27, 2005

• #7

by sleeve you mean those rehband things?

 

ghettostudmuffin

New member

• Mar 27, 2005

• #8

Personally bro, I think you shoulda done the 2X a week intensity phase. Plus you seem to do alot of other physical activities. I don't think you properly deloaded.

Hope it heals up quick though. My tendons above the knee caps were a little tight feeling for the first 3 weeks of volume, but then it went away in week 4 and stayed gone.

 

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harhar

New member

• Mar 27, 2005

• #9

hah consider yourself much better off than me. Im 18 yo and been only going to gym for about 7 months. I now have a minor (but disturbing) lower back injury, rotator cuff injury, knee problem (going on for years now), elbow injury, and etc.. Im coming completely off any type of exercise for at least this week.

 

super_rice

New member

• Mar 28, 2005

• #10

when i started training, i had lower back and knees problems as well. this went away with proper training.

strange, i think i am one of the lucky ones with shoulder issues. i've been playing baseball since i could pick up a bat and have never had rotator cuff problems. my dad and i used to go out and throw the ball at each other as hard or as far as we could till it was too dark to see.