Nagging injuries...

[pwr_machine]

Anyone ever have these nagging injuries that are consistently aggravated over and over? For instance, it's biceps tendinitis for me. Right now, I'm resting from all back and biceps exercises because the pain and inflammation is intolerable in my right biceps tendon. I'm doing everything I can to speed the healing process up (heat, ice, anti-inflammatories, deep massage, etc.), but it just seems to drag on. It plays with your mind along the way: "am i getting smaller" "am i getting weaker". Probably not, but it's an awful feeling just sitting around and waiting. Can anyone relate?

 

[CipherLock]

I can relate. Three injuries have left me 20+ lbs light for over 8 months.

Most days I go to the gym I see people getting stronger while I stay the same.
I see people look at the rehab exercises I do and I think that they are looking at me like I'm nothing.
I see people in the gym doing the same exercise as me but with more weight, yet still less weight than I can normally do and I think that they think I'm one of those Men's Fitness model types who has no strength, no determination, no balls!

My strength is down, my appetitie is down and worse my wife loves my new smaller size and how long I have been lean.

I want to BENCH!, I want to Barbell Row.... I want to cry.

whew, my name is CipherLock and I'm a work-out-a-holic!

 

[pwr_machine]

We need a support group.

 

[Jordaz]

OHHHHHHHHHHH yeah, I have this tennis elbow on my right arm and it's been fu#king with me since as long as I can remember. I could not bench press for the longest time, which totaly sucked. I feel ya, its like your the incredible shrinking man

 

[lucidblue]

Know the feeling. I injured my rotator cuff in high school playing tennis. Every few years something happens to aggrevate it again. In fact, I'm suffering through that right now. It's starting to feel better but I've had to stop doing any shoulder work besides rotator cuff... and I really shouldn't be doing any pressing, but can't help myself. I just do lighter and less reps. Tennis right now is out of the question.

I've also had cartilage problems in my knee for about 12 years. Usually if I take chondroitin and glucosamine faithfully it doesn't bother me too much. My doctor recommended that I don't get surgery unless I can't deal with the pain anymore. The only time I get really angry about it is when it interrupts ski season.

 

[pwr_machine]

Luckily, I have been able to keep my weight up and I haven't had any changes in strength or size. I'm just ready to start training back and biceps again. I want to grow!

 

[pwr_machine]

I've also had cartilage problems in my knee for about 12 years. Usually if I take chondroitin and glucosamine faithfully it doesn't bother me too much. My doctor recommended that I don't get surgery unless I can't deal with the pain anymore. The only time I get really angry about it is when it interrupts ski season.

I've had knee problems also...arthritis. Warming up and wearing knee sleeves during workouts has made most of the pain subside.

 

[CipherLock]

What only makes it worse is getting older... joints, early mornings and a heavy crutch of caffeine

 

[pwr_machine]

And I have degenerative back disease that keeps me from squatting or deadlifting anymore. The two best exercises EVER! Ok, enough complaining, I'll be back training like a madman soon.

 

[jeremys]

And I have degenerative back disease that keeps me from squatting or deadlifting anymore. The two best exercises EVER! Ok, enough complaining, I'll be back training like a madman soon.

that sucks man

is there any way you can do zerchers or front squats or anything? maybe hacks?