Torn Quad

[warreng]

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[tank100]

Never a knee but have had several tears. A couple that required surgery. From your description I would say you probably need to go to the Dr. and have it checked out, especially if you start to see bruising. Keep ice on it and maybe some ibuprofen for the time being. Hope its not too serious bro.

[SauerJitsu2005]

I would definitely get it checked out. I hope it's nothing serious, buddy. Let us know what you find out.

[Dakota]

A snap or a pop is never good news. Get it checked out early rather than later. It makes a big difference in healing if you get right on top of it.

[liftsiron]

You need to get it checked immediately, if it requires surgery the sooner the better.

[Kluso]

Dam G, sorry to hear. Definitely get it checked out man!

[Big B]

You have a lot of guts to remove the weights for the next person. I would be sitting there panicking. Yeah, need to go to Dr or ER asap. Any coloring in the area?


Hope you're ok, brother!

[Dakota]

Good call to hit urgent care. That is what I was going to suggest. Get that ball rolling.

[Aklion]

Glad you got checked out bro. Take it easy on that knee!

[b52]

Oh man, sounds bad. Hopefully not too bad. Keep us posted.

[b52]

It's bad, I can barely walk. Next step is to figure out a way to bench and chin, and see the ortho. Thank you for your support - it was traumatizing. Just laying there, before I knew it, prob blacked out for a sec, heard the knee pop, snap, etc. Will never forget all that.

Leg brace maybe? Tbar with the pad takes all the strain off your legs. Any back exercise that has a chest pad. I'm gonna say dumbbell pressing is out of the question. Probably gonna have to stick to barbell and ask for a spot when needed.

[Deadwood]

If you're on cycle you should think about adjusting dosages/type ASAP. You don't want to slow your tendon recovery (collagen synthesis) by running high test.

[b52]

What if the doc asks about gear? Worried both because, for insurance purposes, it's not good to have that notated on your medical records, and also because I wonder whether it could interfere with surgery.,

Idk man. I think in this case you're SOL. But don't take my word I'm just thinking.

[Deadwood]

High test has a negative effect on collagen synthesis? How much before you get that effect? What about other anabolics? GH and Anavar are supposedly good for collagen, no?

Test over 250mg/wk decreases collagen synthesis. Deca, anavar, EQ, and primo increase collagen synthesis. Winny increases synthesis but creates brittle tendons.

Quote from six different boards, but having trouble finding the study.
"While injecting test increases protein synthesis by roughly 50 times, depending on dose and time, most bodybuilders forget that it will reduce collagen synthesis by more than 50% – more like 80%, giving you the collagen synthesis rate of a senior citizen. Since collagen makes up tendons, bros are very prone to injury if they continue to lift very heavy, unless they cycle off T and let their collagen synthesis get back to normal. It’s like having the skeletal muscle of a gorilla with the tendons of a very old man."

[liftsiron]

Test over 250mg/wk decreases collagen synthesis. Deca, anavar, EQ, and primo increase collagen synthesis. Winny increases synthesis but creates brittle tendons.

Quote from six different boards, but having trouble finding the study.
"While injecting test increases protein synthesis by roughly 50 times, depending on dose and time, most bodybuilders forget that it will reduce collagen synthesis by more than 50% – more like 80%, giving you the collagen synthesis rate of a senior citizen. Since collagen makes up tendons, bros are very prone to injury if they continue to lift very heavy, unless they cycle off T and let their collagen synthesis get back to normal. It’s like having the skeletal muscle of a gorilla with the tendons of a very old man."

The study that I seen cited on most forums in regard to test reducing collagen synthesis as I recall was a study of cardiac tissue in neonatal rats. If you find any human studies to this effect please post. I have seen several studies where it shows that winstrol increases type II cartilage which is thick and brittle. I take collagen peptides as some studies show they help with collagen synthesis.