Strained Intercostals

[tweakxc03]

So, finally got back into the gym today after 5 or 6 weeks of being off and dealing with my skiing injury. Confirmed no breaks, nothing torn, discs are fine... just strained the shit out of my intercostals, which then caused a muscle in my back to get very knotted up. Soft tissue work has helped a lot.

Both areas, back and ribs, are still sore. This morning however I was able to get in and hit work sets of 245 x5x3 on squats with little to no pain in my back or ribs. It is AMAZING how much strength I have lost. 245 was not easy, and I am going to be sore as balls tomorrow. That is 90lbs off of my PR!

I tried bench at just 135, but the direct pressure on my back hurt a fair amount, so I called it a day. I might try incline bench on Sunday.

I assume icing would be helpful for both areas?

[Tom Campitelli]

You will be able to tell us more than we can tell you. Getting hurt and then not training does make for performance regressions. Good luck on the road back.

[Sean Herbison]

Don't worry too much about the strength part just yet, it'll come. Getting strength back is much easier than gaining it in the first place.