Pec Strain

[Mark Rippetoe]

Never had a pec tendon repair, but why not just get it fixed if it's stopping one from lifting heavy? Ik a guy around my age in his late 20s who got his done in Durham and he was benching almost normal in 9 months.

Many personal experiences with surgery have taught me that surgery does not "fix" a tendon injury. Once a joint has been invasively repaired it is never completely normal again. I wish this were not true, but it is.

[Griffin727]

Yeah, the guy ik stated he got his strength back and made a pr's, but he recovers slower on that side and tends to get achie time to time in it.

[jleavitt348]

Never had a pec tendon repair, but why not just get it fixed if it's stopping one from lifting heavy? Ik a guy around my age in his late 20s who got his done in Durham and he was benching almost normal in 9 months.

It was my left side and I did get it fixed. The right side is the one I just strained. Oddly enough, my left side feels great other than shoulder pain that I’ve had for years. The only times I’ve experienced any pain in my repair area is if I fall and catch myself, I worked construction so it happened from time to time. A jolt like that will cause it to hurt for a while but that’s it.