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Originally Posted by Sentinel
awesome job on the goals sir....sweet....and u said u had a chest injury? its really inspiring to see u after ur chest injury lifting so heavy...wow....keep it up...
best of luck
Anuj
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Thanks! I think I'm a perfect example of why someone NEEDS to take ALL the time
OFF from the gym after suffering even the slightest of injuries. Had I gone back in the gym without full recouperation from the MINOR pec tear, I would've ended up like that poor soul I linked in my pec tear thread!
There's too many chodes thinking their still as 'young as springtime' hitting it hard and heavy through their "minor" injuries. They think taking a few weeks off will lose them 10-20 pounds when in reality, if they're not stuffing those Little Debbie snack cakes down their pie holes sleeping 18 hours a day, they'll be deconditioned at worst depending on their levels of activity.
After my ordeal, I'd venture to say that coming back into lifting is more MENTAL than physical. It's a mindfuck to see yourself "shrinking" in the mirror or that you can only squat half of what you did before your injury. It sucks!
But, it's always better taking all that extra time being 100% healed than it is being 90% healed, jumping the gun, lifting making it worse and worse week after week!