I asked this question on the injury/rehab board but didn't know if it would be more appropriate here. If it isn't, I'm sorry, I'm just trying to get all the info I can get.
As alot of you know I injured myself bench pressing March 21, 2006 and had surgery on May 9, 2006 to repair a torn pectoral muscle. The surgery was a success. I have 7 more weeks of PT and than I can start lifting again (lightly) in August. I'm 26 years old 6' 230 lbs. I'm all natural. No AAS or HGH. Not even creatine. I don't have anything aginst it, I just don't want to do it.
Anyway my physical therapist said when I go back to lifting, that if I strengthen not only the pecs, but also strengthen the areas around it, I will be alot stronger and less likely to tear this thing again when I bench press, box, or wrestle with someone.
He said that if I strengthen my serratus, lats, front and side delts, traps, rotator cuffs, tris, bis, forearms, abs, obliques, and even my lower back, that I will take alot of the stress and pressure off my pecs when I perform the activities I mentioned. He even said building my lower body up will help if I wrestle or tackle someone because I will be using my legs more than my upper body.
Is my PT accurate in what he told me?
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