liftlarge88
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I Don't know how to make another thread, so I'll just post it here.Yeah I was avout so say.. I would but I don’t think that’s possible. Definitely interested in hearing some of the details he has with the same injury as myself though.
Just was going to say for me I do manual labor, so I was really fucked and not able to do anything for the simple fact I needed both hands/arms.
The Phywical Therapists don't deal with that injury often, and I went to an orthopedic that specialized in "arm injuries". So while he did a great job with the surgery, the PT wasn't ideal and they kept having me focus on shoulder exercises, even though I had full flexibility at 6 weeks. So, if you heal quick, don't let them waste your time on PT that isn't directly affecting the tricep. Emphasize that you lift weights. It took them 7 weeks before they started adding tricep exercises with weight/resistance bands. Your arm being out of use for that long will likely lead to other issues, like wrist pain/weakness, grip strength will go to shit. So get some type of grip strength to do at home and keep on that.
And the other thing that I found out afterwards when I got cleared is that they say you should still be in the gym exercising the other side still, as there is a positive effect with the way the nervous system works and whatnot. I forget the exact terminology... In my case, again, being sedentary for 90+ days, both arms got weak and I started having pain where I didn't prior on the "good arm". That's pretty much it. Obviously, if you do exercise the good arm, don't do it at risk of having to use the injured arm. And while it sucks, do take your recovery serious as you don't want it to tear again while it's fresh. From what I see, it can be a year before it's truly "fully" recovered. Which while I'm back to full workout, that tricep is not fully recovered. Still have pain on certain movements...