So last Saturday, March 15th, 2014 I tore my pec. Or for the medical nerds in the room, I ruptured my pectoralis major tendon. The injury is pretty rare so yes it confirms that I do belong in the "special" status as many of you have been lead to believe.
How it happened:
So I was trying save a cute kitten from a grizzly bear attack when all of a sudden...
Ok. Ok. I was bench pressing as is the case with many of these injuries. In hindsight I believe my hands were too wide on the bar so fellow weightlifters take note. I had warmed up my body by doing jumping jacks for 2-3 minutes followed by light stretching. I warmed up my chest with a set of 135 for 12 reps before moving of to my workout of 205 lbs. for 3 sets of 12.
My normal workout routines almost always are comprised of circuits so on this day I was alternating between flat bench press and raised rear leg lunges. The injury occured on my 3rd set during the tenth rep. I heard a pop and tear and immediately my left pec started spasming. I immediately racked the weight, before my spotter could even react. There was no doubt something major was wrong. I went and told the wife and kid who were in the pool that it was time to go home.
So we left, but the pain had just begun.
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