chest injury

[sportsfan4110]

a couple of weeks ago i was bench pressing and i felt a little tweek in my right pec. every time i try to bench it hurts so i am taking it easy these next few week or until it is healed with no chest workouts. what is the best way to help my chest heal faster? would stretching help or should i just wait until it is completely healed to to anything for my chest?

[Mutant]

I'm no doc, but I would say you should see one. There's no way to tell what kind of injury you have over the internet and some injuries will be better off working through them, while others will get way worse if you try that. Your best bet is to take it easy until you can get it checked out. Best of luck healing man.

[gjn5002]

x2

also i dont think stretching would be a good idea..if you have a slight tear or strain, stretching could compound it.

[Roland]

It's not IF but WHEN it happens on the flat bench press.......sorry to hear man. heal up

[prowrestler]

i am rehabing from EXACTLY what happened to you. it sucks cause i powerlift and the benchpress is 1/3 of what i do.

take 2 months off from all exercises that hurt your pecs. it should not be in pain after about a week. you should feel fine BUT DO NOT try to do pecs. they feel ine but truely are not. its like a scab, you pick at it to soon and it'll bleed,causes a scar. what you will do is retear the new fibers trying to grow. this will causes scar tissue inside your muscles which sucks.

return to doing chest in 2 months(8 weeks) and the bench press 2 weeks after. build up light. warm up very very well.

treadmill for 5 minutes

light clean and presses,20 reps

jump squats fpr 20 reps

rotator cuffs for 20 reps

20 pushups

light db rows for 20 reps

now proceed to your first exercise. do another light warm up set. then a heavier warmup set.

let it heal. and see a doctor.