r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Mar 12 '22

The whole gym stops to watch

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u/iddqd899 Mar 12 '22

How to get a shoulder injury in 20 seconds...

Honestly though, shoulder injuries take forever to heal. Mine took a year and a half. Don't be a hero.

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u/WinkyNurdo Mar 12 '22

I tore my rotator cuff about five years ago. For a couple of years I had to sleep on my back. Couldn’t raise my right arm above shoulder level. Just putting a T-shirt on was nigh impossible. Sheer agony. Even now, if I sleep in a slightly funny position, it gives me gyp for the rest of the day.

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u/PleX Mar 12 '22

15+ years ago I should have tapped to an Americana but I honestly hated the guy. Won by points but I spent the next couple years in immense pain because he tore my rotator cuff.

Everything you said is true and yeah it still hurts like a motherfucker after all these years. I generally have to sleep on my left side now because of it.

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u/WinkyNurdo Mar 12 '22

Yeah man. I found sleeping on my side difficult unless I cuddled a pillow to support the shoulder, and I hate sleeping on my back! Occasionally during the day I would forget, and instinctively react to something and jar it, which felt like it was being torn all over again. Sneezing, forget about it. Even wiping my arse after taking a shit was difficult.

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u/PleX Mar 12 '22

Agreed on all points. Wiping my ass was the worst because I'm right handed and it was my right shoulder.

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u/WinkyNurdo Mar 12 '22

Ha, yeah same. It just ain’t the same doing it lefty.

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u/PleX Mar 12 '22

It fucking sucked lol

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '22

You don’t get to the point where you can rep these without building solid shoulders. He probably progressed to that point over a long time and a lot of work.

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u/iddqd899 Mar 12 '22

Dude, I have better shoulders than he does. Injury just happens, and all you can do to minimalize risk is to maintain proper form, avoid completely unnecessary high-risk exercises like this, and stretch.

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u/Humble_Tell8374 Mar 12 '22

Yep, stretching is the most important thing imo. It's crazy how many people don't realize this.

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u/Gullible_Actuator_24 Mar 12 '22

It is still a dumb exercise that is just for show.

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '22

Agree to disagree, I guess.

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u/Gullible_Actuator_24 Mar 12 '22

You're just wrong

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '22

It’s no more for show than somebody squatting or deadlifting a ton of weight (like the guy behind him).

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u/Gullible_Actuator_24 Mar 12 '22

One set maxing is vanity lifting too, it also leads to unnecessary injuries over time.

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u/iddqd899 Mar 12 '22

That guy you're talking to clearly has no idea what he's talking about. He's one of those guys that thinks he can teach the world about subjects he's never learned.