Over 3 months ago I was in the gym and was doing cable kneeling crunches (http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/RectusAbdominis/CBKneelingCrunch.html). All of a sudden I felt a sharp pain in the right biceps. There was no sound, just a sharp, sudden pain. It was as though I could feel the pain coming before it came. I had quite a lot of weight on it because I felt as though my abs could handle the lighter weights too easily. It seems though that it wasn't my abs that was pulling the weight, but through bad technique it was my biceps that was pulling the weight. The weight was way beyond what I would lift on biceps exercises and so it must have been an awful lot of pressure for the biceps to handle. The pain went away after about 1 minute and so I did not think anything of it at the time.
I just thought my technique weren't too good so I decided to have another go. I think I managed a few reps before feeling the exact same feeling as before. I may have even had another attempt and felt the same thing again.
A few weeks later I felt the same pain in my left arm this time and this time I was doing overhand chin ups. I continued in the gym for about 2 months after feeling this pain, including biceps exercises. As I was more on and off than consistent I only managed to do three back/biceps workouts in this time. Two workouts to muscular failure. I do not recall any pain from the biceps or tendons when doing these exercises and I think I just forgot about it after that.
I stopped the gym just over a month ago after reading about partial tears (before this I only ever considered complete tears) and this made me think that it weren't worth risking a full tear.
I don't really know why I haven't been the doctors over this to be honest. I think at first I feared I may have to get an operation. Then I feared MRI scans. I just don't like doctors or hospitals to be honest (but who does?). I also feel stressed because I have waited so long to see a doctor and feel I should have went straight away. I feel like because it has been so long it would be too hard to explain to the doctor. Just thinking about it stresses me out to be honest. It has made me quite depressed. Not being able to go the gym has been the hardest part. I have been tempted to just say oh fuck it and start the gym again and if it is a partial tear and then develops in to a full tear then so be it.
The only reason I am convinced I have a tear is that I accidently stumbled across the description of it in a book of mine. Since I read this I have been convinced I have it ever since. If I never came across that I think I would never have known any difference and would have just continued on with my gym as normal. I would probably be in the gym now going on as normal. I have even considered that it may not be a tear (which is why I have asked this question) and that it is only because I read that description in the book that I have managed to convince myself I have it. It seems very plausible that one can convince themselves of some illness/injury they do not have. It is something that could perpetuate itself. I just do not know to be honest.
I just thought my technique weren't too good so I decided to have another go. I think I managed a few reps before feeling the exact same feeling as before. I may have even had another attempt and felt the same thing again.
A few weeks later I felt the same pain in my left arm this time and this time I was doing overhand chin ups. I continued in the gym for about 2 months after feeling this pain, including biceps exercises. As I was more on and off than consistent I only managed to do three back/biceps workouts in this time. Two workouts to muscular failure. I do not recall any pain from the biceps or tendons when doing these exercises and I think I just forgot about it after that.
I stopped the gym just over a month ago after reading about partial tears (before this I only ever considered complete tears) and this made me think that it weren't worth risking a full tear.
I don't really know why I haven't been the doctors over this to be honest. I think at first I feared I may have to get an operation. Then I feared MRI scans. I just don't like doctors or hospitals to be honest (but who does?). I also feel stressed because I have waited so long to see a doctor and feel I should have went straight away. I feel like because it has been so long it would be too hard to explain to the doctor. Just thinking about it stresses me out to be honest. It has made me quite depressed. Not being able to go the gym has been the hardest part. I have been tempted to just say oh fuck it and start the gym again and if it is a partial tear and then develops in to a full tear then so be it.
The only reason I am convinced I have a tear is that I accidently stumbled across the description of it in a book of mine. Since I read this I have been convinced I have it ever since. If I never came across that I think I would never have known any difference and would have just continued on with my gym as normal. I would probably be in the gym now going on as normal. I have even considered that it may not be a tear (which is why I have asked this question) and that it is only because I read that description in the book that I have managed to convince myself I have it. It seems very plausible that one can convince themselves of some illness/injury they do not have. It is something that could perpetuate itself. I just do not know to be honest.