Has anyone here had small muscle tears...?

[SofaGeorge]

On Monday of last week I tore a muscle in my side doing deads. Then I walked over to the chin bar and tore my shoulder doing weighted pullups.

Great, two tears in one day.

The tears both seem to be small... and aside from the cool purple streaks and black and blue stuff... they don't seem to be very bad.

Has anyone here had small tears - and if so how long did they take to heal?

 

[The Whole F/N Show]

I had a small tear in my lats a few years ago. I think I just waited about week or two before training my upper body again I was fine. Not working out for a week or two won't kill ya. In fact it will probably do you some good if you have been training non-stop for a long time.

 

[Anarchist]

i take it you went to the doctor right? depending on yoiur definition of small, it could be 4-6 weeks, but id lay off them longer than that.

 

[russian_power]

poor some vodka on it, get drunk and go to whorehouse. about 2 hrs and you wont notice it.

 

[ZKaudio]

go to a good masseuse (sp)

 

[BodybuildingUniverse]

medium to large tear in my pec. didnt require surgery but put me out of the game for months. big ole dent in my right pec now too. hopefully yours isnt as bad dude.

 

[chesty]

Ouch, hope it is not serious.

 

[WODIN]

Yeah I've had a few small tears. They take about 2-3 weeks to heal up.

 

[biteme]

Aren't pulled muscles actually small tears in the muscles or connective tissue? I get them constantly.

 

[endpoint]

tore my adductor and my left vastus medialis.

groin has been three weeks, and i have just started sprinting again.....it still hurts.

my VMO has fully healed

 

[Scarlett33]

go to a good masseuse (sp)

Good advice. I tore my calf earlier this year and am convinced that massage helped it heal much faster. Tell them you want a sports massage though, not one of those lame pressure point deals.