Strain or whatever it is!!!!

[fitnessman]

Hey Guys.

Went to a workout,did 2 sets for biceps,2nd set heard a really UGLY NOISE,like I tore or strained my long head of my biceps,sat in pain a few min,now I am back home,can hardly move my right arm,I really hope it is not severe,after all I have a show in 18 days.

Should I keep the place warm or should I use ice?
It has never happened to me before,hope someone can provide me with an answer.
My guess would be it is a strain.

thx

[In-Human]

Its possible you have a deep strain, is there any blood under the skin?, keep iceing it as much as possible, I have seen some good muscle tears in biceps that are cut and you can see some of the tears if they are big enough...

[fitnessman]

you can't see anything,no blood,no evidence at all.
Should I just ice it for awhile?

[Clemente]

Yes, ice.

[Chasedog]

First aid for all pulls and strains, just remember RICE

R- rest
I- ice (20 mins per hour if possible)
C- compression (an ace bandage wrap)
E- elevation (keep it above your heart)

This will help reduce swelling and inflamation. After 48 hours you can alternate ice and heat to help increase blood flow.

[fitnessman]

How do I know if it is a tear?

[fitnessman]

Been icing it on and off for the last two hours.
It damn hurts now,but I am expecting it to deteriorate(pain)in the next day or two.

[Ken Skip Hill]

How do I know if it is a tear?

Get am MRI. I had a similar problem with a bicep a few years ago doing chins. I got an MRI and it told me that it was not a tendon.

Skip

[GetnBigr]

go see your doc!

[fitnessman]

UPDATE

I did an Ultrasound couple hours ago.
Here is what he saw:

Wide partial tears with severe tendon changes in the Biceps.

To make a long story short he told me that he is less worried about my partial tears recovery wise(of course he doesn't know I suppose to be on stage in 16 days).he is much more worried with my tendon situation.
However,he is not an orthopaedist and he told me I need to see one,he also hopes I won't need a surgery cause of the tendon situation.
I really hope I can see an orthopaedist tomorrow morning and he can evaluate it.

generally speaking my arm is feeling better ,my movement is better,of course I can't think of lifting anything yet,but less pain and more flexibility.

I am also going to try do some cardio in 30min and will do legs tomorrow(Curls,extension ,calves and maybe leg press without using the handle with my right hand).

I am going to do everything I can in order to make it,the rest is not up to me....

Later

[Kidrok (Hop)]

thats all you can do FM....try to work round it the best you can but don't risk further, possibly permanent injury just to make this show! I know it's depressing but in the long run it's best to take care of the injury now.

[rowtogrow]

FM Keep in mind the elastic band theory with muscles. DO NOT DO EXERCISES THAT INVOLVE YOUR BI'S. Look at muscles like this. If you get an elastice with a tear in it, you keep stretching it, and stretching it, eventually the tear gets bigger and bigger till SNAP it breaks. Keep that in mind bro. Good luck

[fitnessman]

Thx Bros.

Well my wish is to be able to pose mid next week(in 4-5 days) and to be able to do light chest/delts/triceps movements by the end of next week(all machine work,no D/B or barbell involved).

I am not going to do back/biceps for a long time,I know that,so no Back/Biceps till the show and I guess a few weeks after.
I am 2 weeks out from tomorrow and either way the last week was depletion,so yes I will lose 1-2 back workouts,but I do hope I will be able to get to the show and be a bit less than 100%.
As I said I am doing everything I can in order to make it(treatments wise) and the rest is not in my hands.

[rowtogrow]

good luck FM

[fitnessman]

thx bro