Bench Press Pec Tear

In june 2018 i tore my pm tendon off the humerus got it surgically reattached and am.
Bench press pec tear. He was using the standard weekend warrior gym guy bench press style. The pectoralis major muscle usually tears or ruptures during movements such as the bench press this is the most common mechanism for a pec tear but they can also occur during other movements. In the bottom position of the bench press the pectoral muscles are at their longest.
Just had a tear off the bone and considering surgery. The pectoralis major pm is the main chest muscle often called the pecs for short. However the pec tendon almost always tears in young muscular men usually while doing the bench press.
I would like to think that i use form that would be less likely to tear a pec med grip elbows tucked ass feet locked in place back arched because i used to compete in pl. Apart from this the strain may occur in athletes participating in racquet games swimming water skiing and rowing. Traumatic injuries such as those suffered in wrestling american.
The bench press all comes down to proper form and proper form will help prevent pec tears and injuries. A lot of pec tears happen due to poor form on the bench press. My friend does not bench with ideal powerlifting form.
Pec tears are extremely rare but do happen. Pec tears can be a traumatic injury that can really setback your lifting progress. May 16 2015 at 12 31 pm did you have surgery.
Using steroids can increase the risk of this muscle tear because steroids allow the muscle to grow so large that the tendon can no longer handle the force that the muscle generates. The main function of the pm muscle is to adduct and internally rotate the shoulder. Especially with the bench press maneuver.