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How long for a pulled bicep to heal?

post #1 of 4
5/5/10 at 1:14pm
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Hey all, I pulled my bicep on saturday, as I stupidly didn't give it enough time to recover from my thursday workout (Bicep workout thursday, drunken arm wrestling contest friday night, pulled it doing flys on saturday). It still hurts a bit today.

How long am I looking at before I can hit the gym again? I've been doing ab work and cardio, but I'd like to get back to doing upper body exercises.
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post #2 of 4
5/5/10 at 1:15pm
Hard to say - let the subsiding of discomfort be your guide. FWIW, I once pulled a muscle in my forearm (weird, huh?) and it took a good 4 months to heal.
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post #3 of 4
5/5/10 at 4:15pm
Is it a muscle or tendon injury? Couple of guys I know have gotten good results with the Bill Starr injury protocol for muscle tears.
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post #4 of 4
5/5/10 at 4:31pm
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Originally Posted by Scrumhalf View Post
Hard to say - let the subsiding of discomfort be your guide. FWIW, I once pulled a muscle in my forearm (weird, huh?) and it took a good 4 months to heal.

Yup.

Depends on the size of the tear among other things. It's best to let it heal to avoid scar tissue and extra tearing.
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