Possible pec tear

[Testie]

I was benching last week and felt a strong pain on the left side of my chest on the 3rd rep, I involuntary let out a squelch like a little girl as I racked it. It was sore for a couple of days and there is surface bruising. There doesn’t appear to be any roll back in the muscle. I don’t see myself getting surgery or anything like this but definitely don’t want to damage it more. Has anyone else been through this and been able to train lighter chest moves and recover over time?

Thank you

[kelkel]

Personally I've not had a pec tear but pretty much everything else (hams, bi, delt, calf). I strongly recommend seeing an ortho to determine the extent of the damage. He can do an ultrasound to get a good idea of it. Not the clearest pic like an MRI but better than nothing.

Just don't make it worse.

[Testie]

I have an appointment with an orthopedic next week, it sucks because I was starting to feel strong again but a lesson learned.

[Testie]

I have an appointment with an orthopedic next week, it sucks because I was starting to feel strong again but a lesson learned.

[kelkel]

You will bounce back. There's always hurdles in this game.

[Testie]

Made a strong natural recovery and a valuable lesson learned on form and warm up. The muscle seems to have healed “tighter” so I do multiple stretches throughout the day. Added a little Dbol to my Trt not sure if that helped with the healing but I have been battling shoulder pain since I’ve been back in the gym and it’s miraculously gone away as well!