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Bicep Tendon Injury And How To Workout Around It (Video Below)
When you find out that you have ruptured your bicep tendon then your whole bodybuilding and fitness world come to a disheartening stop. The are three tendons that are attached to the bicep muscle. One on or around the elbow and the other two are attached to the shoulder. The tendons that are on the shoulder seem to be more fragile then the one at the elbow and these two tendons account for 87 to 96% of bicep tendon ruptures. The long head tendon is the most effected You will know when you have received a bicep tendon injury because there will be a pop sounds followed by extensive bruising in a few short hours. There will also be intense pain. The injury usually occurs when the biceps are extended at the weakest range of motion The bicep is apart of a multitude of functional movements for your upper body. The two bicep tendon that are attached to our shoulder have also deep attachments to the scapula which is in charge of timing and coordination of shoulder movements. So when one of these bicep tendons gets ruptured it puts to much unnecessary stress on your shoulder Hurting the bicep tendons usually occur in individuals 45 to 65 of age. When the tendon has been taxed. When the rupture occurs the biggest effect it has is the loss of power in the hurt shoulder Now if you are a young athlete who is regularly involved in athletic activities then you first concern is to repair the bicep tendon and repair it quickly. Not doing so could lead to permanent damage and a serious halt to your abilities. On the other hand if you are over 40 and can still complete daily activist with the ruptured tendon then the choice is really use. You can complete everyday work with a detached tendon but again if you can fix it then its best you do Here is how to train around a tendon injury If you sustained the injury using a compound movement like the standing bicep curl then use isolation exercises like preachers curls that offer more support and take away stress from the shoulders and other stabilizer muscles Reduce the work load. Les sets will go a long way. Do not train too hard. The key is to get blood to the area. The blood will help repair the damaged bicep tendon muscles Train unilaterally- by this I mean try working on one arm at a time. Workouts like seated dumbbell curls will allow you to do this. This takes unnecessary stress away from the arms and shoulders Make sure you train very infrequently. The less you workout the faster your tendons will heal that is all there is to it. see the video i have below. it shows simple ways to get big biceps injury free!
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