sinistersouth
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i get bad pain along my left side when doing pullups. cant tell if its in my tricep or lat. i think it might be a tear somewhere but the shyt just wont heal(its been months). anyone ever have any experience with this?
pullups pain
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Same here along my right side. It might be a pull on your weak side. To alleviate it, I stopped doing wide gripped pullups.
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You can't identify where the pain is coming from?
How long and regularly have you been doing pullups? Normally these problems happen after a long layoff from working out.
I have a way for you to warm up those muscles before doing pullups that might help you. First you have to find out where the pain is coming from.
sinistersouth
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i dont know its pretty severe. its dull but its not like i can feel around for it, it doesnt hurt in that way. maybe i should just work thru it. just dont want to further injure myself if its a tear. are there any tell-tale signs of a tear?
i hadnt done them in years and gained about 80 lbs since, but after getting back into them i could do maybe 8-10 strict, straight. then my hardcore ass decided id start adding weight so soon
. did about 100 reps that night with the 30 and been having this pain since
sinistersouth
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those hurt the least
Bobby Lashleys eyebrows
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Hmm
I use the wide grip pull down bar and do regular chin ups cause I feel the pain in the lat/tricep area and my own body weight may be to much pressure on it.
Edit: maybe taking amino acids with your protein will help with recovery on that area of it's a muscle pull.
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Working through it is what you DON'T want to do.i dont know its pretty severe. its dull but its not like i can feel around for it, it doesnt hurt in that way. maybe i should just work thru it. just dont want to further injure myself if its a tear. are there any tell-tale signs of a tear?
i hadnt done them in years and gained about 80 lbs since, but after getting back into them i could do maybe 8-10 strict, straight. then my hardcore ass decided id start adding weight so soon
The hardcore lifter attitude is only good if you're a competitive athlete. If lifting weights isn't your livelihood, the hardcore mindset can only cause problems.
You'll want to get it checked out, either from a doctor or a veteran gym guy,who has probably gone through it already. Ditch the pullups/chinups until you have some idea what is going on.
Gonna post a a few pictures illustrating the way you can work around your injury. Check this thread in a few.
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I used to use this as a warm up exercise before doing pulling movements, but it can be a stand alone exercise.
Get a WIDE resistance band......from a hardcore lifting exercise company (so that it's sturdy and durable). In fact, get 2.......the strongest one they have and the level below that.
You're going to hang the band across the bar...pullup station, or rack that you normally do pullups from.
While standing up, you're going to place both hands inside the sides of the bands like this.
Then you're going to lower yourself until your knees are on the ground. Bands are on your wrists.....and you've spread your hands and fingers apart enough , so that the end of the band doesn't move.
You're going to do the same movement as a lat pulldown , but your actual hands aren't involved....
Isolates your lats
Sometimes I would criss cross the bands.
Depending on your setup...you can replicate wide grip, close grip pullups.
Start off on the weaker band, as this movement is harder than you might think. Taking your hands away makes a big difference.
Anyway, try this until you find out what the pain is..and if you get the pains straigtened out..use these as a warm up exercise.
I also use these to replicate seated cable pulls
*picture above is me holding an old EliteFts band
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Those are callled your lats...
You probably don't excersise them regularly and that's why you're in pain.
The first time I started doing pullups, my lats were destroyed. Hurt all day everyday.
Just give it time and dont be a puss
You probably don't excersise them regularly and that's why you're in pain.
The first time I started doing pullups, my lats were destroyed. Hurt all day everyday.
Just give it time and dont be a puss
sinistersouth
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Those are callled your lats...
You probably don't excersise them regularly and that's why you're in pain.
The first time I started doing pullups, my lats were destroyed. Hurt all day everyday.
Just give it time and dont be a puss
no im not hurting all day like im sore. it only hurts during, and for a short time after the exercise. but ive givin it plenty time. thats what im trippin over
sinistersouth
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Odd pull-up injury - any advice? - CrossFit Discussion Board this thread seems to have good info. think im gonna power thru it, its not that bad. a little massage against the corner of the wall might help. ive tried some more reps though, its definitely my lat, not my arm. deep pain though, right under the left shoulder blade
it hurts less if i dont lock out each rep
edit: think i figured it out. i tried doing some slow, fix-your-form reps, and i think the problem stems from me not retracting my scapula. when i do that theres minimal pain
it hurts less if i dont lock out each rep
edit: think i figured it out. i tried doing some slow, fix-your-form reps, and i think the problem stems from me not retracting my scapula. when i do that theres minimal pain
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Most quality protein has amino acids in them already. Probably better off not spending on top of that.
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Take a break from doing pull-ups or any pull or lat exercise for at least two weeks. Work on chest, legs, bicep, tricep, forearms, calves, abs, deltoids, traps in the meantime. You may have strained a muscle and it needs time to heal.