Injured...

[SeanHolmz]

I was doing weighted dips with a 45 lb plate on for an easy 15 reps or so. So I decide to add another 45 lb plate for a total of 90 lbs. I do one rep kinda easy then the next rep I go down far and my chest just fails. I fell off the dip thing. Now I have this excructiating pain down the center of my chest. Did i tear or pull something? This happened yesterday. There is no visible bruising but it still hurts downt he center of my chest. Thanks.

 

[Lee]

u coulda ripped part of yer pec muscle away from yer chest. if it is a sharp stabbing pain, you should def get it checked out.

 

[The Red Dragon]

Keep off you chest until you get it examined by a medical professional.
Heh I've had that pain before but it didn't last too long and it probably wasn't nearly as painful.

 

[PatsFan34]

I was doing weighted dips with a 45 lb plate on for an easy 15 reps or so. So I decide to add another 45 lb plate for a total of 90 lbs. I do one rep kinda easy then the next rep I go down far and my chest just fails. I fell off the dip thing. Now I have this excructiating pain down the center of my chest. Did i tear or pull something? This happened yesterday. There is no visible bruising but it still hurts downt he center of my chest. Thanks.

Did you bang your sternum on anything?

 

[Latamier]

If you tore your pec you would more than likely know it. We repaired a pec tear the other day on a bodybuilder. I have never heard of somebody tearing their pec off the sternum. Pecs will bleed and bruise like crazy, so most likely you just pulled or strained it. Take some time off from chest workouts and you should be fine in about a week. If not, send me a PM and I'll talk in more detail with you.

 

[The Red Dragon]

Are you a surgeon?

 

[PatsFan34]

Are you a surgeon?

Paddles...STAT...clear!!!!

 

[Latamier]

Are you a surgeon?

No, I'm actually a Physicans Assistant for a group of Orthopaedic surgeons.

 

[SeanHolmz]

Yea, it still hurts but the pain is going down and no visible bruising so I musta just pulled it. Thanks lat.

 

[gonelifting]

I got the same injury years ago going down from an attic where there`s just a square hole in the ceiling and I had to let myself down. I stretched way too much going down to the (short) ladder that was there and it hurt for a few days.

That sounds exactly like the injury you got.

PS. it never hurt me again after that. So that`s good to know.