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It’s one of the situations no one wants to be in—getting a hernia from lifting weights or being athletic is a horrible experience, requiring surgical repair. It’s a long road to recovery—one that’s trustworthy as long as you stick to the process and take your time through it. As far as...

So I have a hernia on the top of my umbilical area, its not painful but is irritating enough to bother me. Not interested in getting surgery at this point and was wondering if any of you have experience with hernia belts or if a typical weight training belt would help. I usually do not were a...

I think I gave myself a shoulder injury 2 weeks ago and just figured it wasent bad.. I really don’t think it’s anything life or death but I was using a sling shot on bench for the first time and went down way to fast and clipped my neck kind of. It still hurts my left shoulder for benching...

Cedric McMillan was unable to compete at the 2020 Mr. Olympia contest this past December due to suffering numerous injuries as a result of a bicycle accident. Among those injuries were a broken collarbone, hip, and ankle. He also suffered dislocated fingers in one of his hands. The 2017 Arnold...

Late 2019 doing a heavy pull my c6 compressed on my c7. Causing radial nerve damage, tricep atrophied loss most of my strength and size on that arm. After doing rehabilitation and going to chiropractor sessions to decompress c6-c7. Nothing worked work outs are depressing losing motivation...

I just tore my bicep doing heavy deads ive been doing them for decades now, as I am older than most members here. never had a problem, and then today, pop! gone! what should I do? the inner head is completely detached. ive been reading and most things say surgery is unnecessary. I don't see...

As everyone knows the first Dr screwed my arm up and left a mess, shit load of scar tissue to clean out and had to have a replacement tendon added (Achilles). Here is a picture 5 days after surgery, Dr had to cut over the old incision and then up onto my upper arm so he could get to the...

I had surgery to reattach my bicep tendon late last year and the Dr botched so I just had a second surgery to fix that issue. The Dr had to clean out a lot of old scar tissue cut the muscle loose from where it had attached itself and reattach. The bad part of everything was, it took me a long...

Legendary bodybuilder Flex Wheeler has taken his first steps since having the lower part of his right leg amputated back in October. Members of the fitness community came out in droves to support Wheeler when news broke that he had to have an emergency surgery due to circulation issues that had...

Has anyone completely tore a bicep tendon? Dr. fucked mine up so I will have to go get surgery done all over again. Most people know I was in an auto accident June 2018 that took the back of my left arm off to the bone, around the elbow anyway. I was in a company vehicle so workers comp covered...

If the name Kirill Tereshin sounds familiar to you, it's probably because the Russian "bodybuilder" and self-proclaimed "synthol freak," known for his massive artificial biceps, recently made headlines for getting destroyed in an MMA bout against a fellow internet star and getting knocked down...

So about 6 weeks ago, while doing floor presses, I felt a sharp pain and a pop on my left elbow. Had an MRI a few days later. Ortho found that my tricep tendon is torn at the insertion more than 80%. It’s been 6 weeks and the elbow still hurts whenever I try to extend my arm with force or push...

Eight-time Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman is a legendary figure in the bodybuilding community, but unfortunately he’s been suffering from a variety of ailments over the last decade. We wrote about his recovery from back surgery in September of last year, which was his tenth operation overall, and...

So he was taking steroids in South America And I guess one of the vials he was using was contaminated and had infection in his quad where he injected. And had surgery done but he’s OK now but part of his leg is missing ! I just think that’s crazy and scary From what Dave Palombo said you should...

Warning: There are some graphic photos in this post. It’s no secret that some bodybuilders opt to use them, but we don’t have to tell you that steroids aren’t the safest way to gain muscle. Using any unprescribed drug is generally not a good idea, and one bodybuilder learned the hard way that...

Instagram/ronniecoleman8 For a sport like bodybuilding, you can’t train without pain, and nobody knows the sacrifices of a life in the gym quite like eight-time Mr. Olympia, Ronnie Coleman. During his 1998-2005 peak, he was the best in the world—and for as impressive as his monstrous physique...

Dave Kotinsky / Getty Pictured: Ronnie Coleman attends the Arnold Sports Festival 2015 When Ronnie Coleman won his eighth consecutive Mr. Olympia title in 2005, he tied Lee Haney for the most wins ever. And as strong as he looked at his peak, he lifted even stronger, repping out weights that...

QUESTION Did you have surgery after the 2017 Olympia? ANSWER Yes, I did. I had surgery for a double hernia less than a week after the Olympia. I can’t say that I felt anything at the O, but I suspected something was off. I don’t think it affected my prep or my performance, but in...

How is everyone? I am having to call off the cycle I was on although it was coming to end in a month or so, got to stop early. I had MRI and also a nerve test done on my right arm that has been killing me here lately and come to find I have a bad case of carpel tunnel syndrone WTF!!! The nerve...

LAS VEGAS UFC® today announced that Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) will serve as the global brand’s first-ever official hospital. The new multi-year partnership provides UFC with access to the hospital’s sports medicine physicians, who will serve as orthopedic consultants in conjunction with...