Weight Training

[Guest]

Try the lavender oil or any other essential oil, should help a lot rub it in well. I'm still sceptical about it being a muscle because they are quite difficult to tear. I guess it's visit the doctor time. By the time I'll be in Leicester, all fans on this site will be getting free treatment.

I'm a freak of nature, so muscle injuries are not uncommon. Thanks for the advice, and look forward to attending your surgery.

Ah ha, an intercostal strain, aka slipping rib syndrome... Horribly painful... I had the same problem a few years back.

Nope, I'm not a physio/doctor or anything similar but the best advice I can give is to see a chiropractor asap. Personally, I wouldn't bother with a doctor as, in my experience, they are useless with stuff like that... but your call, obviously. There's always the possibility that you've actually managed to break a rib too - a decent chiropractor will sort out x-rays if needs be. Sure, it's not the cheapest option... but, trust me, this is something you want to get sorted asap.

In the meantime, try ice packs and take a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug such as ibuprofen (if you know you're ok with such things). Might be worth trying arnica tablets too... if there is any bruising as a result of the injury (not always visible) they should help to bring the bruising out faster.

Like I say, I'm not expert and I'm not in the habit of giving medical advice over the internet... just saying what worked best for me. All the best!

It sounds awfully troublesome, but thanks all the same. Why can't I be normal?

[cisono]

I've just started weight training at home as i can't afford to join a gym. decided i dont need to work on my legs cus i play footy 4 times a week!

Only got dumbbells at the moment, planning on buying a barbell and a bench.

Every two days I am currently doing 100 sit ups and 50 pressups and using 8kilo dumbbells on each arm (15 reps on 7 different exercises)

i know that over the next few weeks its best to increase weight and reduce reps but can anyone give tips on what works best for you? and what else i could get to improve fitness? been doing it 2 weeks now feel twice as strong already!

I've improved my diet by eating more fruit, fish and chicken, any other tips?

cheers

tom

Playing footy is NOT a good reason not to consider your legs in your fitness plans.

You probably need to stretch your adductors (carefully) to avoid footballers' groin and knee problems later.

Also please make sure you stretch your calves after footie to avoid Achilles problems and inflammation of the plantar fascia.

[cisono]

Nope, I'm not a physio/doctor or anything similar but the best advice I can give is to see a chiropractor asap. Personally, I wouldn't bother with a doctor as, in my experience, they are useless with stuff like that... but your call, obviously. There's always the possibility that you've actually managed to break a rib too - a decent chiropractor will sort out x-rays if needs be. Sure, it's not the cheapest option... but, trust me, this is something you want to get sorted asap.

Or a good osteopath :-)

In the meantime, try ice packs and take a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug such as ibuprofen (if you know you're ok with such things). Might be worth trying arnica tablets too... if there is any bruising as a result of the injury (not always visible) they should help to bring the bruising out faster.

Arnica works best immediately after injury.

You can also try to use ibuleve or similar ibuprofen-containing gel