Distal Biceps Tendon Rupture and Repair  

To help put your mind at ease, this is an uncommon injury.

@@healthdecide is it possible to never experience it if we use applicable weights and proper technique?

​@@CyberBrawlStars in most cases its just people who put too much stress on it. By doing your actual norm in weight, reps, and proper form, you should be fine

@@ZeKermet thanks bro

Das why i dont fully extend on preacher curls

Fr bro I got jump-scared

It actually doesnt hurt as much as you might think. There is more a deep aching and uncomfortable feeling rather than sharp pain. Then there is a large amount of brusing..

It’s right up there with my nuts getting twisted around inside my sack

This whole animation is unpleasant

I cringed hard.

The injury can disfigure someone if they choose not to surgically repair it. (It might look like a large bulge in their arm and the arm would not function the same). With surgical repair, especially done early, the biceps is able to regain functionality and strength, and - aside from small surgical scars - should not look different.

Can you still lift as much? Will your ability to lift heavy be limited thereafter?

​@@ajax9433 your brachialis will be the primary muscle being used. Same amount of weight used for both muscles on only one will result in a greater risk of another tear.

​@@ajax9433 make sure you warm up and don't do anything stupid and you'll be fine. Injuries like this are rare

You can actually be stronger If the surgery is done right. This is a semi-common injury among super high level arm wrestlers (as in it'll happen eventually to most guys going 5+ years) and they'll get the tendon reattached slightly further down the forearm and when fully healed they're way stronger

Mind your form and do not ignore any new pain that comes along.

I'm 16 and I curl 30lbs like 25 times before I start to struggle is that when I should stop or what

@@holdenhill4918 depends on your goals. if your goal is endurance, up the rep range or weight. if your goal is strength or size, up the weight but do less reps. dont stop as you start to struggle, you ideally want the full set to be a struggle, not just the end of the set as that is too low intensity. for strength you want a good balance of intensity and frequency, volume is more of an afterthought. for size you want more intensity with less volume and frequency. as long as you keep good form the likelihood of this injury happening stays very low, no matter how intense the set may be or how hard the rep may feel.

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it would be pretty nice to have someone fix your ruptured tendon id probably sleep as soon as I got there

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deadlifts and then heavy preacher curls.

iirc it happens during deadlifts when the forward bicep arm bends during the lift, and it can be prevented by just locking out your arm

minding one's form is even cooler. stay safe!

drilling bones is not cool bro

Stop saying bruh

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Ain't nothing wrong with saying bruh

@@Richlucch you look ai generated bro

@@Humanityplayswithfire im sure saying bruh all the time especially in person will attract successful upstanding citizens to your circle. Typical Broccoli headed edgar

Just don't lift the weight that you can't handle especially on preacher curls. And do it with proper form and you'll be fine. This only happens when you try to egolift the weight you actually can't lift. Bicep is not that big muscle so too much tension can cause injury. Hope you keep having great workout with no injuries 😁🙏

This happens only when your muscle is stronger than your tendon, OR when you load the muscle in a fully extended position. Usually, when your muscle strength outpaces your tendon strength, that's a sign of steroid abuse. Additionally, you can EASILY avoid loading the Bizeps in a extended position.

We don't want anyone to stop working out! We just hope improved health literacy inspires safe and better informed practices. We believe in you.

​​@@healthdecide It's really good that you're replying people and solving their doubts 🙏🏻

Don't do preacher curls, warm before training, and train with progressive overload

You’re welcome! Early treatment is associated with better outcomes. We wish him well in his recovery. ❤️‍🩹

For muscles, rest doesn't mean sleep only, they recover even when you're doing desk jobs or just sitting. So for students, 6 hours of sleep is still enough for your muscles to heal back up but make sure you don't go train the same muscle the next day.

Don't go crazy heavy on biceps. Its a small muscle

The muscle isn’t the problem hear, the focus should be on tendon health. And we know tendons are a bit more stubborn on recovery time

You should learn how to use brackets

@@d0wek746 yeah bruh he put like 3 words outside the brackets and wrote the rest of the comment inside brackets. It should be the other way around

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Why just don't go to heavy when you know the weight is to heavy

Just remember, your chances of getting this are relatively low if you have a brain & don't ego lift

Don't be scared, just be smart about it. Proper form, lower weights, and avoidance of steroids or tabacco can help prevent this type of injury.

i stopped training heavy and went down for 2 reps weight.its the best way to train

Though we can't comment on your particular case, the good news is surgical repair should restore functional outcomes in strength and mobility. Your individual recovery can be impacted by severity, how quickly surgery was performed after injury, whether a graft was needed, etc. The most important part (in your control) is following your recovery plan as recommended by your surgeon: Staying on top of physical therapy, ensuring your have the right nutrients for healing, and gradually working back towards strength and mobility.

I.e. as long as you do everything right you should have no problems at all doing push ups and pull ups and any body weight exercise really. Of course this is 6 months ago so maybe you’re already back to it, Hope it’s healing well!

Absolutely!!! Snapped mine in 2009. Took about a year to get back to normal. But yes, I can do everything as before.

Also don't skimp on rehab!!

​@@TjBrooks-zn2oldid you undergo a similar surgery as shown in the video? If so did they remove the button later on or is it in there for good?

Just don't overdo it and don't take steroids. This is very rare.

@@healthdecide Thanks for the heads up, I would never do steroids and I'll start off easy and work up to a higher slowly but surely!

@@BIG_B_BRYAN You've got this 👍

It was attached to the bone in the first place bro

no there is no way to recover the tendon

If the tendon ruptures, surgery is required to reattach it. If it was only torn (not detached), healing with proper rest and rehabilitation is possible. But it depends on the individual injury.

We always love to hear from those who also participate or observe the actual surgeries. There are variations in technique across different surgeons and based on the injury. Some surgeons use interference screws in addition to the cortical button, some surgeons use suture anchors to reinforce the repair. (There are also single incision and double incision methods.) Studies emphasize the button as the primary biomechanical anchor in maintaining a successful distal biceps tendon repair, as there can be a failure of the screw but preservation of the button. Thanks for sharing your insights!

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And how are long term prospects? It looks to me like something that'd leave you a cripple for the rest of your life. Or does the bone and tendon actually fuse back up fully after, say, a year?

@@LecherousLizardyes they completely fuse back together. 5 months post op with zero pain or discomfort and back doing everything I did before like it never happened. Modern medicine is an amazing thing.

​@@Rawbchuyou had the surgery?

It did not hurt at all?

What are the long term prospects though? To me it looks like this kind of operation would essentially render you a cripple as far as lifting anything remotely heavy is concerned. Both because the tendon isn't exactly properly attached and there's now a hole in your bone. And yeah, this kind of injury wouldn't necessarily hurt since tendons themselves don't have any nerve endings to speak of and usually don't even have nerves running alongside them either.

@@LecherousLizardso I am a farmer who had this done 5 months ago. My surgeon explained the attachment site is 5x stronger than a natural one and the bone actually heals up around the tendon so the tendon is now grown into the bone instead of being attached to the surface. I need a strong arm and at 5 months post op I have gone back to doing everything I was doing before hand which includes heavy deadlifts. Very common in strongman as well as boxing. Deoanty wilder has had both arms snapped and repaired and never hinded his power.

@@Rawbchu Well, off to snap all my tendons then. Be right back.

@@LecherousLizard I would strongly advice against it unless your looking to go into some xmen like weapon x program 😂

Thanks for the kind words! That means a lot.

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Great question - there are variations in technique across different surgeons and based on the injury. Some surgeons use interference screws in addition to the cortical button, some surgeons use suture anchors to reinforce the repair. (There are also single incision and double incision methods.) Studies emphasize the button as primary biomechanical anchor in maintaining a successful distal biceps tendon repair, as there can be a failure of the screw but preservation of the button.

Chances are if you are natural and you don't egolift all the time this, is not going to happen

@@StrongestKryptonian I dont ego lift and I always stretch before a workout

Adequate warm-ups, stretching, and proper technique when lifting heavy weights is incredibly important to avoid injury. Additionally, it's important to quit smoking or any tobacco use, as well as not use steroids - as they can all weaken your tendons. It is important to remember that the more repetitions you do and the more force you use -the greater the chances for an injury. You need to stop if you feel any unusual pain. Exercises that concentrate solely on the biceps can give faster results as far as strength, volume and aesthetics are concerned. However, they place the bicep muscle at greater risk of injury. Exercises that utilize the biceps and brachialis can also improve flexion power and give volume, reducing the risk. Exercises that apply a steady and constant load on the bicep muscle and focus on the brachialis throughout the range of movement (performed with things like resistance bands) also reduce the chances of injuries.

​@@StrongestKryptonian is 2 rep max heavy weight lifting considered ego lifting?

@@healthdecide no, steroids give power to lift more and block system goldji of the intanse of waight what they can`t lift with no extream risk of damage.

Our goal is never to prevent working out, just to help boost education. Both for people who have this injury and want to understand it better, and to help those who could be impacted by something like this to be appropriately cautious and follow good practices in health and weight lifting. Go get those dumbbells!

Good job but no one asked

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​@@armhighlightsgood response, pray for him he might be having a tough day

@@maxross7713I asked

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Thank you for your kind words. 💙

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@@templecreations2351 Like i mean the chance of ripping ur biceps in the middle is so much smaller then the joint so might as well prevent that right? Not that crazy...right?

This video has nothing to do with muscles

@@CSERISHINANDHA yeah i meant tendons.

That's Brilliant! What would happen if this type of injury was not attended to?

@@RLaraMoore Thank you, if this was not surgically repaired, the muscle would remain retracted and the arm may look disfigured (It might look like a large bulge in their arm and the arm would not function the same). There are other muscles that could be used to move the arm without the biceps. But strength and arm function would be significantly impacted.

I saw bicepless person in person

Yeah dont. My left bicep is all types of messed up from curls. Bout to go to the doctor

It is healthy, just don't overload the weight too much because it will put alot of stress in your muscle. Just find a suitable weight without relying on momentum and practice the proper form.

Ive been lifting for 20 years with no issue. I went bowling this past weekend and just tore my tendon. Surgery next week.

@@jasonhayman9521 Goodluck with ur operation🤝

The term heavy is relative and lifting heavy with proper form is FAR different from ego lifting with trash form. Ur probably making excuses

@@ChiVera_ we all can see how healthy it is from the video above

Can't speak for a full tear but mine almost completely did. Did not hurt unless I was using the muscle in a particular way.

Thank you

Can you clarify what you mean?

How long did you wait for surgery?

​@user-qv3ys2iz7i 3.5 weeks (ideally sooner but it was still a success)