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I think tore something this evening, could use a little advice. When I got to the gym I had it in my head that I was gonna do seated overhead barbell presses. Well I couldn’t get into a rack so I made an attempt to use the bench for it. I’ve tried it before but the bar is racked so far back that it’s almost impossible to unrack. So I thought I’d go light then move on to dumbbells. As I started warming up I discovered that I could press the bar all the way up (behind my head), then “pull” it forward (above my head), then go about my business.
Started light, everything was fine. Everything kept going up with no problem. Added more weight, kept going. I decided to go a bit heavier and hit it for 5 then call it quits and move on. Well I pressed it to lock, then as I started to pull it forward, I could literally feel some shit tearing. Like paper tearing or ripping. Then my shoulder came out of socket and dropped a couple inches. I tried not to freak out and drop 200lbs on my head and slowly re-racked it. When I got the weight off, my shoulder seemed to go back in. I kinda sat there a little weirded out about it trying to understand wtf just happened. Then the pain mostly went away which further confused me. I moved it around a bit and other than my hand feeling tingly, the pain was minimal. I sat down on an incline bench and grabbed some 20lbers and did a couple incline presses, but it did not feel right. I called it quits.
Got home and took my shirt off, there’s definitely a “hole” or void right where the tearing happened. There’s a bit of pain but minimal, but it’s bruising I don’t have that void on my right side. I can stick my finger in it. What’s strange is the lack of any substantial pain.
So wtf did I do? Yes I know I ****ed up, I know better and yet I still did it. I must be getting old because in the past I would have tried to work through it. It kind of scared me a bit to be honest.
Started light, everything was fine. Everything kept going up with no problem. Added more weight, kept going. I decided to go a bit heavier and hit it for 5 then call it quits and move on. Well I pressed it to lock, then as I started to pull it forward, I could literally feel some shit tearing. Like paper tearing or ripping. Then my shoulder came out of socket and dropped a couple inches. I tried not to freak out and drop 200lbs on my head and slowly re-racked it. When I got the weight off, my shoulder seemed to go back in. I kinda sat there a little weirded out about it trying to understand wtf just happened. Then the pain mostly went away which further confused me. I moved it around a bit and other than my hand feeling tingly, the pain was minimal. I sat down on an incline bench and grabbed some 20lbers and did a couple incline presses, but it did not feel right. I called it quits.
Got home and took my shirt off, there’s definitely a “hole” or void right where the tearing happened. There’s a bit of pain but minimal, but it’s bruising I don’t have that void on my right side. I can stick my finger in it. What’s strange is the lack of any substantial pain.
So wtf did I do? Yes I know I ****ed up, I know better and yet I still did it. I must be getting old because in the past I would have tried to work through it. It kind of scared me a bit to be honest.