nissan11
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I am hoping you guys can tell me what I did wrong here to prevent this type of injury from happening in the future. I was doing 5x3 @ 80% which is 552. I was in my 3rd set when I felt the most horrible tearing sensation of my life. I have never experienced anything like it. It was like someone held a piece of leather against my lower ab and ripped it like a sheet of paper. I was terrified when it happened because I thought I had gotten a very bad hernia. I crawled to my phone and called a friend who drove me to the ER. After being there a few hours the doc examined me and said it was a very unlikely spot for a hernia to happen and thinks it is just a bad muscle tear. The exact location is about half way between my waist line and my member, directly center and to the left. He prescribed pain meds and and advil and told me not to lift for two week. I don't want to sound like a bitch, but it is excruciatingly painful if I try to move my legs, twist my body, or accidentally contract my ab muscles.
I really do not know what I did wrong. I have lifted more weight than that in the past few weeks for the same number of sets and reps. Everything felt OK going into that set except for a slightly sore/strained left groin muscle. I am pretty nervous nervous about even thinking about squatting ever again but I am sure you guys will tell me I can't get by on box squats for the rest of my life.
I really do not know what I did wrong. I have lifted more weight than that in the past few weeks for the same number of sets and reps. Everything felt OK going into that set except for a slightly sore/strained left groin muscle. I am pretty nervous nervous about even thinking about squatting ever again but I am sure you guys will tell me I can't get by on box squats for the rest of my life.