What a nice man we have here. Great video and very motivational for all of us that we have passed the same injury. Im on my 13 month after surgery (endobutton), I feel no pain, almost none numbness in my thumb but I can certainly tell, the biggest damage is psychological. My Doctor and my physiotherapist say Im free to come back to my lifting routine and to do everything I want to, with no risks at all (my repaired tendon is supossed to have about 90-95% resistance of a natural non pre-damaged tendon). But its not that easy, I still have some fear of having a re rupture. I hope eventually I forget about this has ever happened and continue enjoying the lifting and sports like before. Thank you for this video, very helpful.
Thank you Pom Socram. The fear will decrease over time, and as long as you are not reckless the pro's are right the injury will have healed to pretty much 90-95% of its previous strength meaning you can safely train again. Just build up gradually and patiently. There is no race to get back to exactly where you were and by doing it slowly you will also build confidence and take the oxygen from the fear.
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Same here! I feel that the most damage to me is mentally. Doctor told me the same thing 90-95%...but i'm still afraid to do anything because I don't have faith in the repaired arm like I used to pre injury. I hope this fear fades :/
Watched your full set of distal bicep rehab videos and these are the best videos I could have ever expected to find in anticipation for my upcoming surgery. Thank you again, Mark! These videos are great inspiration and the nervousness I had is basically gone. I'm more excited than nervous to get it done.
I just ruptured by distal bicep today at 36 years old. It detached in a freak occurrence when I was freediving and got hit by a wave that I believed I could absorb without issue... but my arm must have been perfectly positioned to get blown out. Lobster season just started and now I'm going to miss it :( Fitness has been the main thing keeping me sane during this terrible year. I am no stranger to injuries or surgery, but when this one happened it felt like an awful way to cap an awful year. I worried that it would cause me to fall into a downward spiral, but after watching all of your videos documenting your recovery, I am feeling encouraged and motivated to push through and recover. It's just a speed bump in the grand scheme.
I’m 43 years old. And 7 months in. I feel still off. Not pain. Just weird discomfort. I can do push ups, only curling about 30 lbs. just affraid still how far to push it. Might see the doctor again. I’m really kinda of depressed still. Hope u feel better than I do
@@Matic-777 I'm 5+ months in, 37 now. I did pretty rigorous physical therapy, 2x a week for about 12 weeks. After that I returned to regular exercise (kettlebells, and Olympic rings), gradually increasing the intensity. I don't have any issues with confidence in the muscle, or pushing it hard now. I think within another month it should be at least 95% back to normal. I don't expect it to ever be 100% again, but it will be close enough that it shouldn't matter. Something does feel "off" though... It's not a discomfort for me.... it's just an awareness of things being out of place... the bicep being shorter.... it feels like something is missing. I'll get used to it. I'm sorry to hear that your recovery doesn't seem to be going great. I'm not a doctor, but my understanding is that your tendon should have fully reattached and strengthened several months ago, about 2 months in. So you should be able to push it hard without risk of re-rupturing. I'd definitely encourage to see the doctor again if this is affecting your mental health. I don't know if you did any PT before, but maybe he would prescribe some to aid in your recovery. Best of luck with your continued recovery, and keep us posted on your results down the road.
Having my surgery tomorrow. - Thanks for sharing your experience and taking time to make this video series. From the comments here, it’s helped a lot of people and I know it will help me a well. Much appreciated!
I had my surgery just over 4 weeks ago. Everything went well although I’ve still got my arm in a sling. Going to be in this sling for another 2 weeks until my next appointment. It’s still pretty sore but I’m looking forward to the journey back to where I was. Great videos. They have really helped me.
@@MarkLidsterfitnessgeezer out of interest bearing in mind this is now week 4, do you think it’s odd I haven’t had any physio yet? Appreciate everyone’s journey will be different but I just had assumed I would have by now. I’ve done very little with the arm so far and have effectively been told not to use it for 6 weeks from the operation and keep it in a sling for the most part. I have used it gently here and there for everyday type things but tried my best to keep that to a minimum. I feel like depending on what doctor I ask I get a different response.
@@spaceoddity54 the first thing I will say is that I am not medically qualified and that anything I say is just my opinion. That said from what you have said I would say that this seems a very conservative approach. Not sure where you’re based but that may have something to do with not wanting to get sued? From day 1 I was moving it albeit slowly, gently and according to the instructions I had been given. I was squeezing stress balls continuously throughout the day and then went on to supination and pronation of the arm 2-3 times a day. Never to the point of pain in whatever I did. You may want to get the opinion of a specialist sports physio who has rehabbed these types of injuries before just to see if your particular injury is following a good protocol. Good luck with your recovery 👍
At 56, I have arthritis in my knees and shoulders from years of heavy training. I’ve had to accept that I must train within my abilities and listen to my body, even though it says things I don’t want to hear. You have achieved great things Mark, hats off to you. Great channel.
Hi sedulousdabbler, thank you and I'm sorry to hear of your arthritis . However it does sound like you have a strong mindset and have adapted to do what you can. Best of luck for the future brother
Mark, thank you so much my friend. Your videos, out of the tons of vids on the distal bicep surgery, and recovery, were the only ones I enjoyed, and they were a HUGE help. I’m 49 yo, and I tore my right distal bicep tendon. My surgery was a month ago. I’m feeling fantastic, but have been concerned, with loads of questions about the recovery, and you are a huge help! Also, very inspirational to see you doing so many great exercises! Strong work, my friend! Thank you, and God bless you sir
Thanks for sharing! Same as you, I tore mine at 56. That was 3.5 months ago and the recovery has been great. This is very encouraging hearing about your journey! Thanks again!
Always kept this channel and it’s masculine positive vibes in the back of my mind ready for when I was ready to take on my monkey mind of cant do, and now I’m at the beginning of my body transformation, happy to hear about your recovery 💪🏼🙏🏼
Hi, i have seen all your progress videos regarding this surgery, and it's very inspiring and encouraging. I got my tendon injured a week ago and a have my surgery in a few day. Off course every person is different, but i was actually surprised about what you could do after 3 months. In the last maybe 6 months training, i had notice that my left arm becam a lot weaker before "the snap", so maybe i will be positive surprise after a full recovery. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Mark, thanks for this series, I felt like you were talking directly to me. I just ruptured my distal bicep tendon a couple days ago. An accident while moving furniture. Have not had an MRI yet, but my doctor is fairly certain it will require surgery. It was devastating to hear because I am a tennis instructor with a lot of passion for what I do. Thanks for your constant words of encouragement through your discussions, its exactly what I needed to hear. This is not my first injury or surgery, but at 59, this one was feeling like an end to tennis instruction.
John Hebert Tennis thank you. I’m glad the series brought you some reassurance. Honestly as long as you are consistent with your rehab and keep a positive attitude there’s no reason why you can’t return to coaching and playing tennis within 6-9 months. Good luck with everything 😊
Great video, thank you so much for taking the time to document your journey from injury through recovery. I tore mine last week and had surgery last week and this was exactly what I needed to stay positive. Thank you, again.
Hope this guy has got more content planned. Underrated gem of channel for sure. Keep coming back for workout ideas, eyeing up his equipment, and motivation.
Great to see you doing so well Mark ! I’m 14 weeks into my recovery as of today for my left distal bicep rupture and the progress is slow and uncomfortable, but it’s hopefully coming along according to plan. It’s still very early for me, but I’m having some forearm pain in the the brachial muscles reminding me to take it easy, but I’m determined to see a 20” arm again in good time, I just have to keep reminding myself that this recovery can take quite a while. Keep training hard Mark, very impressive strength you’ve got there 👍 David
Thank you for sharing that David. I know it can be frustrating, but it sounds like you have the right mindset to come back stronger than before. 20 inch arms, wow!
Hello Mark, just came across your series on the Distal bicep rupture and reattachment surgery. I have just had this same surgery days ago, and your series is very encouraging. I am similar age, and will be doing everything I can to heal properly. Cheers…
Thank you! I ruptured by bicep tendon windsurfing last weekend. Watching your videos have eased my stress levels and given me motivation. Just waiting to schedule the Op
Thanks Mark this is awesome I just had surgery today and these videos have given me a great amount of confidence with getting back to what I was before
Thanks for inspiration. I'm 49 years old and had my surgery done a week ago. I noticed you mentioned the surgery technique in your first video and I think I had another more conservative technique where they use a metal plate anchor and attach the tendon with sutures. My surgeon also told me he pulled my tendon pretty tight since I have a big bicep muscle. So, it seems the approach is a bit more conservative in my case and it'll be 2,5 weeks after surgery when I get to take out the stitches and hopefully get rid of the sling. Since I've had the exact same injury on my left arm 7 years ago, it seems like the rehabilitation approach is more conservative in my case. I live in Sweden so it might be a difference in approach bc of that. But I also think it might be due to using an older surgery technique. Anyway, thanks for inspiration! I actually also started my own RUclips channel to log my progress called "Tellus Recovery and Rehabilitation". Check it out if you like. I focus on the emotional, mental and spiritual part of injury for people like me used to workout 6 times a week. I also talk about meditation as a technique of healing spiritually and physically. And again, thanks for inspiration!
Thank you Tellus Recovery and Rehabilitation, I'll certainly check out your site. I found it definitely helped to chronicle the events and help others in the process. Yes everyone's journey and injury is different, but it sounds like you have the right mindset to make your recovery work best for you. Good luck with your recovery and the new channel!
These vlogs are great. I’m getting my surgery early next week. I’m gonna run some bpc-157 post surgery. My surgeon also says there’s a transfer of strength from the opposing side of the body. Congratulations on your recovery.
Great job on the recovery very motivating. I also hurt my bicep/forearm around the same time as you, which is how I found the video about your injury. I only pursued physio therapy and was inconsistent because I was in school and didn't have money/time for it. Now all this time later I see you're fully healed and my arm still feels like it did 1 year ago and unable to return to exercise with my arm! Good work, hoping I can join the recovery club in the future :P!
Thanks Boba Fett. Remember it's never too late to re start your recovery again. Create a plan and set yourself some targets. Make it an interesting journey where you are learning and achieving things , something you can feel good about. Best of luck bro
Good for you Ngati Hine. My advice if you would like it would be to set small goals at first to create easy wins to keep your motivation going. Then before you know it, you'll have lost the weight and be performing all sorts of moves you couldn't have dreamed of before
I just tore my distal tendon. Lifting weights and boxing. Was in absolute incredible shape and now I’m frightened at the prospect of starting all over. This video helps though. Thanks
Thanks Steve. I totally understand where you’re coming from, but the way I looked at it was here’s an opportunity to increase other areas of my fitness that were lacking. My running and mobility/flexibility subsequently went through the roof. And at the same time I rehabbed every day. The result is as you see. I’m sure with your passion for fitness you can do the same and come back even stronger.
Thanks for this series of videos. They helped keep me motivated. I was concerned about it effecting my golf swing. Full range of motion though sounds great.
Hi Mark, thanks for the video's, having my op tomorrow, all the information you have provided has been super helpful and inspiring, thanks again, all the best.
Appreciate your vlogs! I had surgery back in August and am finally beginning to be able to workout upper body again. Can't wait till I am no longer worrying about the area. Patience is the key!
I am 43 years and used to play in the gym 20-25 years ago. However, what tore my biceps was just a sudden carrying of 25 kg luggage 🧳. I was really surprised of what happened in that day and can't believe that such activity did that to me. I am in week 5 post endo button surgery. Currently the arm is very weak, should not carry anything and can't be fully stretched. However, your videos gives hope in life and things can recover 😊
Sorry to hear of your accident. Yes it can happen doing the most normal of things particularly as we age. I’m glad you found the videos motivating though. I hope your recovery goes well 😊👍
Had both mine reattached last year, made a much faster recovery on the second arm being more pro active and moving the arm after 2 weeks. Thanks for the tips.
Really cool channel, really good stuff! 👍 On account of long running left arm issues and the absence of a suitable kettle bell I currently overhead lift.... a brick! Every day 2 sets of 8 on a slow movement, then a third set of however many it feels good for.... just engaging the muscles each day in a way that isn't too strenuous is slowly but definitely making a difference. I've mixed it up with a few squats (while holding the brick up) ...... because the neighbours don't think I'm weird enough already! 😉
Ha ha yes I get the neighbours thing. Sounds like you've found very practical solutions to your rehab routine despite the shortage of kit. I'm always playing around like that despite having loads of stuff collected over too many years of hoarding. Best of luck on your recovery mate !
Just subscribed, 60yr old researching after injury yesterday. Had three pops maneuvering a trendmill down steps. Look forward to your motivational videos onward.
Thank you for this video.. I’m 8 months out and I’m also 95% back.. and I also have some slight mishap “more of a pump” and was worried that maybe I started lifting to soon and to much and cause the deformity.. thanks 🙏
Great informative as usual Mark,can’t believe it’s been 1 half years 🇬🇧🏴🚴🏻♂️🚴🏻♂️👍🏻 my training going ok 👌 take care and stay safe and well my friend Dave in Cornwall ☀️☀️☀️
Mark Lidster #fitnessgeezer 🇬🇧🏴hope alls well Mark with you and ok 👍🏻 stay safe and well,my training going ok ducking and diving with the weather lol😅🌦💨☀️
Hey Mark I was wondering how you got into fitness, if you started at a young age or as an older guy also if you trained other people as your full time job, I tend to watch your channel not as frequently as a I should do as i find when I do watch that I gain some pearl of wisdom apart from the fitness tips etc. heres hoping you keep up the good work cheers!!
Great question Alexander. I only really took my fitness seriously in my mid 40's . Prior to that I dabbled with running, weights and martial arts, but no where near what I do today and not systematically. For a while, when I got fed up with where I was in life, I trained as a PT and did that for a year. But to be honest during that period I was the most unfit and messed up I had ever been. Now I help people turn their lives around through my anxiety therapy work. And no worries I don't intend to stop this stuff anytime soon!
Congrats on the successful rehabilitation and thanks for sharing!! Curious to understand if there Is anything that you would have done differently in your process? What was the biggest challenge you faced during the recovery?
Thank you Andre. To answer your questions, no the process and outcome were planned thoroughly and produced a better result than I was hoping for so in hindsight I wouldn’t have changed anything. The biggest challenge I faced was holding myself back from pushing too hard or rushing onto the next stage too fast.
Thanks Oliver. No it happened suddenly with no warning. The only thing I can say is I had overtrained the week before and I was trying a new hand position in the planche. So in hindsight I was setting myself up for injury!
Im almost 4 months out of surgery. Tore my distal at age 25 in the gym... My arm had numbness in the forearm area right above the thumb up until about 3.5 months after. Now I have a tingling sensation with even just a tap on my forearm. The tingling has gotten a little better. I'm really hoping it completely goes away. Possible nerve damage. I had 18.5in arms prior to surgery, so they had to move around more muscle/nerves to grab the tendon, so nerve damage is a higher risk for those with larger arms.. Basically I only have that tingling sensation and weakness in my wrist at this point. It's odd -- not sure why my wrist area is so weak. I can curl 20lbs dumbbells for about 10 reps at a time and it's a solid workout for me. I used to be able to curl 60-70s for reps so I've got a ways to go. Would love to do pullups but i dont think I should risk it at this time. Able to military press 135x10 and bench press 225x3 right now.
From what you have said s far as your strength and mobility are concerned it sounds like you are right on track and rehabbing well. I had numbness in the same area for some time after the surgery as the nerves re-healed so as long as you are making improvements I suspect you will be fine. However if that numbness and tingling continue over the next few months and doesn’t improve I would seek out medical advice.
This helped ease my mind man. I just had this same surgery 3 weeks ago. I was pretty scared to not ever be able to play my guitars or see the inside of a gym again.. still a lot of stiffness and pain in my supination movement. At what point did that start feeling better for you?
Glad it helped you. The pain in the supination eased after a few weeks, but I was constantly pronating and supinating throughout the day to work it back. Keep at the rehab but never to the point of "bad" pain and it will ease off. The body has suffered trauma through the surgery so it's normal to expect that it will take some time to heal. Good luck
Thanks for the recovery videos Mark! I have recently ruptured my bicep tendon, had a scan today to confirm and a follow up next week to discuss surgery. I have also booked a consultation with Michael Elvey for tomorrow. I'm in my mid 30s big gym goer so when it happened it was a huge blow mentally but your vids have really helped me see the other side. I think you had mentioned finding your own physio as the NHS one wasn't great, would you be able to recommend that physio? Thanks!
HI Tahir, I'm really glad you found the videos. There is definitely a light at the end of the tunnel if you stick to the rehab protocols and don't push too hard. If you're seeing Michael Elvey say hi from me and impress upon him your desire for a full sporting recovery. He has designed some excellent rehab protocols and should be able to put you in touch or arrange a good physio who will guide and monitor you through them. Failing that look up Jesse Cope at the Body Factory in Harrow. Good luck mate and let me how it all goes!
@@MarkLidsterfitnessgeezer Thank you for all the info! Mentioned your name when I met him he still remembers your surgery and recovery! I'm temp booked in for surgery in another week or so, just because I have a previous injury (DVT in my subclavian) which affected blood flow in my injured arm so meeting with a vascular surgeon now to weigh up risk of surgical VS non surgical route for me. The surgeon I have met will use the endobutton technique and said I wouldn't need to be in a cast or sling which is great as I would need to be able to move my fingers or my arm from my shoulder at least to keep up good blood flow.
@@tahirsheikh2086 Sounds like a productive and positive result Tahir. Good luck going forward and feel free to reach out to let me know how you're doing. mark@fitnessgeezer.com
I usually learn the hard way, enthusiasm, impulsiveness excitement dunno what exactly causes it but everything I've done it's always me soley that's to blame but I shall be very mindful to limit the possibility of this kind of injury thanks to your input..... , "the penalty doesn't fit the crime" aye
Hey mark, love these videos. I’m 2 weeks post op.. first week was horrible but the 2nd week I got some good range of motion back. When were you able to do pull-ups again & are you 100% confident when doing them? Thanks again
Thanks Dave. Glad to hear you're making good progress. To answer your question I was doing pull-ups after about 4-5 months and after 8 months I was doing bar muscle ups. So yes 110% confident about doing pull ups. Check out ruclips.net/video/xm0iXSsNGDQ/видео.html just to see.
@@MarkLidsterfitnessgeezer that’s great to hear! It’s been super tough for me as I’m my main training is ninja warrior style training so getting back to that kind of training seems so far away as it’s so heavy on the tendons. Also bouldering is my other sport so unsure when that will happen again but I’m staying positive & doing all the right things.. plus I’m really good at rehab.. I’m 39 turning 40 in August so plenty of training ahead for me, just need to be patient. Your videos really eased my mind, thanks for sharing.
@@davecharles81 Good man. Just stick religiously to patient progressive rehab and don't rush any progressions and you'll be back to where you were within 9-12 months
@@MarkLidsterfitnessgeezer hey mate! Just an update for me. I’m 17 weeks post surgery & im back doing pull-ups, muscle ups, & even bouldering. Only thing that isn’t super comfortable yet are high rep chin ups but getting there. I was very diligent in my rehab & also nutrition. If you or anyone wants to see what I do I’m on insta as davefoxninja... I’ve posted some progress updates on my insta account too. All started with you though mate & you eased my mind a lot. Hope you’re well
@@davecharles81 Fantastic result mate! Well done for sticking to the protocol and being patient. Good luck going forward and I'll def check out your insta account.
Mark Lidster #fitnessgeezer feeling improvement every day, have not lost that much muscle still the same weight at a low fat percentage, been doing small workouts every day.
Very nice recovery. I tore my tendon with the z-bar doing curls. I'm also doing bjj and lifting a lot. I'm having surgery next Friday(it will be 9 days since the injury at that time). You are saying that at 6 months you were back to your max for all exercises? I love doing deadlifts, bench and military presses it would be great if 6 months for now I'd be anything close to what I was before :(. You're videos gave me some hope btw I was kinda under the weather :P
I’m glad the videos made you feel better. There’s no guarantees and we’re all different, but there’s no reason why, that if you follow the right rehab protocol very consistently and don’t push past the point of pain within it, then you should be able to start building back towards max strength levels by 6-9 months post surgery.
Hi Mark, your stuff is very inspirational. Do you have advice on how to reconcile training with a 9 to 5 job? Do you yourself have a job that is non-fitness related?
Thanks and great question! I now work from home as a behavioural therapist, so nothing to do with fitness. Obviously being at home and having everything on site means that I don't waste time travelling to a gym so that's easier for me. However for most of my working life I worked 9-5 in the city with a long commute each way. The trick to making that work for me was twofold. The first and big one for me was motivation. I needed to have something to work towards fitness wise to get me to go to the gyms after or before work or during lunch time. Not just a general sense of, well it will make me look better or I might be healthier as a result. I had to have achievable goals that were measurable by performance. Here were some, running a marathon, getting a black belt in Choi Kwangdo, training in kettlebell sport, gaining callisthenics moves like the rings muscle up. All of these were achieved whilst working 9-5. My other big motivator was my advancing age. I did not want to end up like so many of my colleagues, friends or relatives badly out of shape and not enjoying their lives in later years. The other part of incorporating fitness into your lifestyle is preparation. It may seem minor, but make sure you have everything you need to work out prepared and available each day, including food. Its so easy to let little things that don't work out to spoil your intentions and then it becomes a slippery slope to not doing those things at all. Hope that helps
Hi Mark! Hope your recovery is still doing well on your bicep 💪 I have a question for you In one of the videos you had mentioned that you had a numbness on top of your thumb area , did that all completely heal up and go away ? how long did that take to heal? Thank you Mark Sergey Gayvoronskiy
Thank you Sergey. To answer your question , yes, the numbness has cleared up completely and if my memory serves me right it took maybe a month or possibly a little less. I believe it is very common and is just the nerves going through the process of regenerating and healing up.
Hi mark quick update on my progress, since last message I’ve been in the gym on a daily I’ve lost over ten kg now which is astonishing and I’ve not boozed for 7 weeks, I’m having some slight right shoulder trouble and sciatica in both sides now but I’m not letting this stop me, plus I’m looking to get into a kickboxing class maybe once or twice a week and I saw your video using the nun chucks and thought that looked really cool and would like to learn that so any advice on some of the above would be grateful to have thank you
Hi Midnight Samurai great to hear you're making such good progress on a number of fronts. All I would say is add ij some in mobility work to ease the sciatica and shoulder issues. This is something which I neglected in the past and caused me to become injured more often than I should have. So I am now taking taking time out to address these specifically. Check out Tom Morrison at ruclips.net/channel/UC1bHlccT8JOMAWm5wMuzG9A for how to address the shoulder and sciatica. As for the nun chuks that was completely self taught. Originally from watching Bruce's Lees Enter the Dragon nun chuk scene over and over again. I strongly recommend you use foam covered nun chuks to start with and some head protection. I didn't when I started and nearly knocked myself out 😂.
Mark Lidster #fitnessgeezer thank you for the link mark, I’ll definitely check that out and yes my progress is amazing! Everyone positive around me is astonished even tho I always knew I had it there and my head tortured me for years to do something about it and now as I’m approaching 40 I’ve took mass inspiration from your channel and it’s content, I will definitely be investing in some foam nun chucks to get a skill based hobbie as men I definitely would say that it’s important for us to have this kind of mindset of new goals and achievements, thank you so much for the reply and look forward to future updates 🏋🏼
Midnight Samurai thank you for saying those things about my channel and how’s it’s helped you turn things around. It did all come from you and yes you always had it in you as we all do. The difference is you believed it and did something about it. Keep up the great work mate and keep me updated.
So I had the surgery endobutton, about 3 weeks ago. I almost have complete supanation but pronation is about half way how long did it take you to get that back? And also when did you get full range of motion?
Re pronation, It really can vary quite considerably from person to person and is also dependant on the amount of rehab you are doing. For me it took 3-4 weeks I think, but I was on working on it daily, and many times during the day, on the hour every hour. By range of motion, what specifically do you mean, arm extension/flexion?
namjam lewis you can see from my third video ruclips.net/video/WnwbqXb1950/видео.html weeks 6-8 weeks that I had full range of motion and was starting to load the bicep under a small load flexion/ extension. Again I as on this every day.
HI Mark, did you feel any pain or discomfort in the area of the surgery when you started to work out again? I am 11 months postop and have full mobiility again, but hve felt some discomfort/stretching pain in the area when I have tried to lift heavier items.. Just wondering. Thanks,
Hi Ron, no I can’t say I have felt pain or discomfort in the injury area whilst lifting heavy. If you’re at all concerned I’d have it checked it out by a sports physio or your surgeon. Good luck
I'm already back thanks Martial Arts. Check out my instagram feed to see how I'm doing, it's more current than my YT channel, instagram.com/fitnessgeezer/
What sort of rehab did you do in the first two weeks post op? Im 4 days post op (Endobutton) and want to throw everything at it. I’ve had full hand function and not much pain since the nerve block wore off, but pronation/ supination movements are very limited and trigger pain down my forearm - the surgeon gave me the ok to move my arm as much as the sling allows and try pro/sup movements but not through pain etc.
Have you checked out the first video in this series. It’s in the description. From memory I was continually pronating/supinating the arm throughout the day. I was also using wrist exerciser finger bands, grip crushers and squeezy balls regularly. But all of this never to the point of pain.
Thanks for getting back to me. I have watched the whole series now as its a great source for inspiration for me, just couldn’t remember specially what you started with right away. Great to hear, I will be sticking at them then!
Great question! I'm working on that journey right now. It's going to be pretty big which is why it's taking some time to put to together, but I'd rather it was quality than rush it out half baked. Thanks for your patience
I tore it training the planche for the second time. I made the mistake of not listening to my body and trained in a way that I wasn't ready for. Lesson learned!
I have torn my bicep 47 years old and have been advised by the surgeon to leave it and live with a reduced strength. Not sure if it's to do with NHS being under pressure ATM. I'm active through work and home life. What are your thoughts?
Great question. Personally I was never going to accept anything other than a full reattachment for future full functionality and strength. Even though I was 56 at the time I convinced my surgeon that this was the only option I wanted due to my passion for fitness. What do you want?
@@MarkLidsterfitnessgeezer after having read through reports the out one from surgery seems more positive than accepting and living with the reduced strength. I have read studies online and people surpass the strength they had pre surgery. I may have to change my mind. I'm still within the first two weeks
@@a1c753 surgeons often suggest leaving out surgery if the person is older and not in need of full strength going forward. Also they have to make sure the person is committed to the proper rehab otherwise the surgery will be ineffective. If you answer no to the first point and yes to the second then I agree that surgery would be the better option.
Thanks for your videos, helped me out a lot. 👍 Just entered week nine post surgery, movement is already pretty good and i'm of course happy about that. Feeling some sensations in my forearm (numbness, bit pulling) which all are normal at this point, but almost instantly vanish once i start with some exercises Started with some light weight, high reps curls... Unsurprisingly lost a lot of strength and mass. But what kinda "freaks" me out a bit is it's shape.... If i wouldn't know any better, I'd say the distal tendon is still unattached.... 😯 And honestly i'm kinda scared that it ends up looking as weird/freakish as rusev/miro's (former wwe wrestler) when i start with the "real" weights again 😅 Greetings from 🇦🇹 btw....
Thanks bro. There's no doubt it won't go back to looking exactly as it did before the accident. Mine hasn't and looks just a bit more bunched than it did before. Equally if not more strong than it was before and because I'm not too bothered about body aesthetics and symmetry I don't mind the slight bunch. Difficult to say at your stage what it will eventually look like, but if I were you I'd concentrate on the rehab first. Hope it continues to go well for you
Thanks for replying so quickly 👍 Yeah i sounded like a little cry baby 😂, rehabilitation so far is going really well, huge progress especially in the past two weeks, by now every day tasks aren't any problem anymore. But regarding that biceps gap.... Found a video here on youtube of a guy claiming you can reduce the gap and lengthen your biceps by doing only half range motion curls.... It's mostly non english but understandable.... m.ruclips.net/video/GanbHI7bmUQ/видео.html I'd like to hear your thoughts about this, if possible.... You can't train a specific part of the biceps, right? Or can you.....??
@@CALISLIMSHORTS I am 57 years old so my body will not be as forgiving in stressful moves like the planche and as I said I in my other comment reply to you I made a mistake in my hand position. As long as you follow a proper program and don't rush the progressions, training the planche is no more dangerous than training other calisthenic moves
To answer your question it depends on a number of factors. If you have a straightforward successful surgery and then follow a specifically tailored rehab protocol every day you can expect to regain full strength and previous muscle size within 8-12 months. However most people take considerably longer due to inconsistencies in following their recovery regime or a conservative recovery approach from their medical professionals. Just to say I am not medically qualified and this is just my opinion based on my own experience and of those sent to me by contributors here.
To answer your question Steve, I followed a structured rehab program tailored to my injury by a knowledgable sports physio. I was very consistent and followed it every day. I am now stronger than I was before. It really depends on if you are prepared to follow the same kind of regime and be consistent for the 4-6 months it will take. Good luck mate
@@MarkLidsterfitnessgeezer great to hear that you are 99, 99998% recovered 😉 When I think that I injured my front shoulder 14 months ago and with each push I feel the weaker shoulder, you must have done sth right and I wrong 😔
@@InYourFaceMoFo Shoulders are buggers because the joint is so mobile which makes it great for performing all kinds of amazing moves, but the cost is it can be easily be injured. I've had this too and rehabbed using a lot of kettlebell holds and moves like the TGU, strict press, overhead holds and the swing. Plus lots of flexibility work like the yoga child pose, and shoulder dislocations using bands. It's tough, but if you consistently work it, patiently day in day out you will see improvement like I did. Good luck bro and all the best!
@@MarkLidsterfitnessgeezer When I warm up my shoulders like front raise my shoulders Or do serious front shoulder work like skin the cat I can hear a tearing in my front shoulder muscle like some bad healed scar / glued fascia is freed. For me that feels always positive and it just happend 6 month after my injury never before. Have you ever experienced such a positive tearing?
@@MarkLidsterfitnessgeezer true about the kettlebells. I started months ago with press ups always wanted to do the TGU. You just reminded me again to really try it! 😊
There is a possibly of tearing your bicep tendon in anything you do that exposes the tendon to stress it has not been conditioned to cope with. In my case I made a mistake. I had been training before my injury with my hands in a neutral position holding bars or paralettes. Then I decided to try to place my hands on the floor with my fingers p[pointing backwards to increase my lean. because my tendon was not used to being strained in this position it broke. In any training situation it is important to take the progressions slowly and not make any new dramatic changes. Lesson learned my end :)
Well good luck with your recovery. When you're advised to, just stick to consistently following a professionally created rehab protocol and there is no reason why you can't regain great functionality back 😊
@@MarkLidsterfitnessgeezer Yes Sorry Brother Do you have a Calisthenics or Bodyweight No equipment Exercise for Middle Side Delt or Side Shoulders, Posterior Delt or Back Shoulders and Rotator Cuff & Upper,Middle and Lower Trapezius, Thoracic and Lower Back, Forearm, Wrist and Upper Abs, Obliques or Side Abs & Lower Abs Type, Variations Workout and How to Neck Exercise?🤔
I understand the thumb-down: Mark was very offensive to the audience, talked nonsense, and addressed a very stupid topic (recovery after injury). I bet the thumb-down guy is someone in his 30s that never reached any of Mark's accomplishments.
Thank you edoardo burlini, something I've learned over time is that you can't please all the people all the time. It's their issue not mine so I've learned to let it go.
@@MarkLidsterfitnessgeezer Mark, I fully understand "not pleasing", but sometimes I ask myself the reasons for declaring "I don't like it at all". unless you've stolen his i-pad from the counter :-D
@edoardo burlini Not guilty 😂! The thing is Edoardo, I don't know them, they don't me, so the issue is theirs and therefore I have a choice as to whether to let it affect me or not. As they no one to me and not part of my "tribe" I can let it go and not be affected. It's taken me a long time to develop and stick to that understanding, but it sure makes life a lot easier. Their reasons could be anything and they are simply redirecting their own negative emotions to anyone that is willing to be affected. I'm not. This is something I teach people in the therapy work I do.
Great chanel... I from Argentina and don talk very much inglish... But i see all your videos... You are asome... You live alone???... Have many thing for training... For every where... Jajajaja... I limited only outside terrace... Geetings bro...
Thank you Gonzalo García. No I have family and they use my equipment too. Yes I have a lot, but that has taken a long time to afford and buy. When I started I was like you, I just used my bodyweight and anything I could find. Good luck with your training
Know the feeling bro. Had to change my mindset on that one and see it as an op to boost my cardio and flexibility. Run times went through the roof, plus you can grip train from day 1 which always translates to strength gains. Good luck
@@MarkLidsterfitnessgeezer Yes😄Sorry Brother Do you have a Calisthenics or Bodyweight No equipment Exercise for Middle Side Delt or Side Shoulders, Posterior Delt or Back Shoulders and Rotator Cuff & Upper,Middle and Lower Trapezius, Thoracic and Lower Back, Forearm, Wrist and Upper Abs, Obliques or Side Abs & Lower Abs Type, Variations Workout and How to Neck Exercise?🤔
I've had a similar injury in my bicep, lots of pain,couldn't move properly, really limited movement, in fact at one point it did look like I would never be able to masturbate again... But it's all OK 👌 now and I'm able to bash the Bishop like a teenager again ✋
Mark Lidster #fitnessgeezer Hey man was referring to OPs comments on his inability to wank 😝 during his injury. Glad you recovered so well from yours. I had to stop doing push movements for a while due to a shoulder tightness issue. All is well now stretching is good especially when you’re older.
What a nice man we have here. Great video and very motivational for all of us that we have passed the same injury.
Im on my 13 month after surgery (endobutton), I feel no pain, almost none numbness in my thumb but I can certainly tell, the biggest damage is psychological. My Doctor and my physiotherapist say Im free to come back to my lifting routine and to do everything I want to, with no risks at all (my repaired tendon is supossed to have about 90-95% resistance of a natural non pre-damaged tendon). But its not that easy, I still have some fear of having a re rupture. I hope eventually I forget about this has ever happened and continue enjoying the lifting and sports like before.
Thank you for this video, very helpful.
Thank you Pom Socram. The fear will decrease over time, and as long as you are not reckless the pro's are right the injury will have healed to pretty much 90-95% of its previous strength meaning you can safely train again. Just build up gradually and patiently. There is no race to get back to exactly where you were and by doing it slowly you will also build confidence and take the oxygen from the fear.
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Same here! I feel that the most damage to me is mentally. Doctor told me the same thing 90-95%...but i'm still afraid to do anything because I don't have faith in the repaired arm like I used to pre injury. I hope this fear fades :/
Watched your full set of distal bicep rehab videos and these are the best videos I could have ever expected to find in anticipation for my upcoming surgery. Thank you again, Mark! These videos are great inspiration and the nervousness I had is basically gone. I'm more excited than nervous to get it done.
Great Attitude Rod! Good luck with the surgery and rehab
I just ruptured by distal bicep today at 36 years old. It detached in a freak occurrence when I was freediving and got hit by a wave that I believed I could absorb without issue... but my arm must have been perfectly positioned to get blown out. Lobster season just started and now I'm going to miss it :( Fitness has been the main thing keeping me sane during this terrible year. I am no stranger to injuries or surgery, but when this one happened it felt like an awful way to cap an awful year. I worried that it would cause me to fall into a downward spiral, but after watching all of your videos documenting your recovery, I am feeling encouraged and motivated to push through and recover. It's just a speed bump in the grand scheme.
Brilliant mindset bro. Keep it up and stay positive. You’ll be back catching lobster before you know it. So Glad It helped you.
I’m 43 years old. And 7 months in. I feel still off. Not pain. Just weird discomfort. I can do push ups, only curling about 30 lbs. just affraid still how far to push it. Might see the doctor again. I’m really kinda of depressed still. Hope u feel better than I do
@@Matic-777 I'm 5+ months in, 37 now. I did pretty rigorous physical therapy, 2x a week for about 12 weeks. After that I returned to regular exercise (kettlebells, and Olympic rings), gradually increasing the intensity. I don't have any issues with confidence in the muscle, or pushing it hard now. I think within another month it should be at least 95% back to normal. I don't expect it to ever be 100% again, but it will be close enough that it shouldn't matter.
Something does feel "off" though... It's not a discomfort for me.... it's just an awareness of things being out of place... the bicep being shorter.... it feels like something is missing. I'll get used to it.
I'm sorry to hear that your recovery doesn't seem to be going great. I'm not a doctor, but my understanding is that your tendon should have fully reattached and strengthened several months ago, about 2 months in. So you should be able to push it hard without risk of re-rupturing. I'd definitely encourage to see the doctor again if this is affecting your mental health. I don't know if you did any PT before, but maybe he would prescribe some to aid in your recovery. Best of luck with your continued recovery, and keep us posted on your results down the road.
Having my surgery tomorrow. - Thanks for sharing your experience and taking time to make this video series. From the comments here, it’s helped a lot of people and I know it will help me a well. Much appreciated!
Thanks John. I'm really glad you found the information useful. Good luck with your surgery and recovery
I had my surgery just over 4 weeks ago. Everything went well although I’ve still got my arm in a sling. Going to be in this sling for another 2 weeks until my next appointment. It’s still pretty sore but I’m looking forward to the journey back to where I was. Great videos. They have really helped me.
@@spaceoddity54 thanks buddy, I’m glad they helped you
@@MarkLidsterfitnessgeezer out of interest bearing in mind this is now week 4, do you think it’s odd I haven’t had any physio yet? Appreciate everyone’s journey will be different but I just had assumed I would have by now. I’ve done very little with the arm so far and have effectively been told not to use it for 6 weeks from the operation and keep it in a sling for the most part. I have used it gently here and there for everyday type things but tried my best to keep that to a minimum. I feel like depending on what doctor I ask I get a different response.
@@spaceoddity54 the first thing I will say is that I am not medically qualified and that anything I say is just my opinion. That said from what you have said I would say that this seems a very conservative approach. Not sure where you’re based but that may have something to do with not wanting to get sued? From day 1 I was moving it albeit slowly, gently and according to the instructions I had been given. I was squeezing stress balls continuously throughout the day and then went on to supination and pronation of the arm 2-3 times a day. Never to the point of pain in whatever I did. You may want to get the opinion of a specialist sports physio who has rehabbed these types of injuries before just to see if your particular injury is following a good protocol.
Good luck with your recovery 👍
At 56, I have arthritis in my knees and shoulders from years of heavy training. I’ve had to accept that I must train within my abilities and listen to my body, even though it says things I don’t want to hear. You have achieved great things Mark, hats off to you. Great channel.
Hi sedulousdabbler, thank you and I'm sorry to hear of your arthritis . However it does sound like you have a strong mindset and have adapted to do what you can. Best of luck for the future brother
You’re videos on distal bicep tendon are the best on RUclips You’re awesome Hope you keep going with RUclips
Thank you buddy😊
Mark, thank you so much my friend. Your videos, out of the tons of vids on the distal bicep surgery, and recovery, were the only ones I enjoyed, and they were a HUGE help. I’m 49 yo, and I tore my right distal bicep tendon. My surgery was a month ago. I’m feeling fantastic, but have been concerned, with loads of questions about the recovery, and you are a huge help! Also, very inspirational to see you doing so many great exercises! Strong work, my friend! Thank you, and God bless you sir
Thank you Christopher that’s really kind of you to say so. Best of luck with your recovery 😊👍
Thanks for sharing! Same as you, I tore mine at 56. That was 3.5 months ago and the recovery has been great. This is very encouraging hearing about your journey! Thanks again!
Best of luck!
Always kept this channel and it’s masculine positive vibes in the back of my mind ready for when I was ready to take on my monkey mind of cant do, and now I’m at the beginning of my body transformation, happy to hear about your recovery 💪🏼🙏🏼
Excellent Midnight Samurai. Glad it's contributed to your journey's start. Good luck going forward and thanks for sharing
Mark Lidster #fitnessgeezer will keep you updated on progress, and will pick through your content for hacks and tips 💪🏼
@@midnightsamurai5893 Look forward to it
Hi, i have seen all your progress videos regarding this surgery, and it's very inspiring and encouraging.
I got my tendon injured a week ago and a have my surgery in a few day.
Off course every person is different, but i was actually surprised about what you could do after 3 months.
In the last maybe 6 months training, i had notice that my left arm becam a lot weaker before "the snap", so maybe i will be positive surprise after a full recovery.
Thanks for sharing your experience.
Mark, thanks for this series, I felt like you were talking directly to me. I just ruptured my distal bicep tendon a couple days ago. An accident while moving furniture. Have not had an MRI yet, but my doctor is fairly certain it will require surgery. It was devastating to hear because I am a tennis instructor with a lot of passion for what I do. Thanks for your constant words of encouragement through your discussions, its exactly what I needed to hear. This is not my first injury or surgery, but at 59, this one was feeling like an end to tennis instruction.
John Hebert Tennis thank you. I’m glad the series brought you some reassurance. Honestly as long as you are consistent with your rehab and keep a positive attitude there’s no reason why you can’t return to coaching and playing tennis within 6-9 months. Good luck with everything 😊
Thanks for the inspiring videos, I’m scheduled for the surgery in three days and this and other videos have helped me tremendously.
@@markrich4587 Thanks and good luck with everything young forward 😊
Great video, thank you so much for taking the time to document your journey from injury through recovery. I tore mine last week and had surgery last week and this was exactly what I needed to stay positive. Thank you, again.
Hope this guy has got more content planned. Underrated gem of channel for sure. Keep coming back for workout ideas, eyeing up his equipment, and motivation.
Thank you, yes I’m definitely looking to release more content. Working on a new journey and some work out vids
I just stumbled onto your videos in the last week. I just recently tore mine, but these videos were a great reassurance thanks for doing them.
Thanks Benny 👍
I'm glad to know you're recovery went well! This is good information that I hope I will not need in the future, but knowing this is reassuring.
Thank you Kanetsu
Great to see you doing so well Mark ! I’m 14 weeks into my recovery as of today for my left distal bicep rupture and the progress is slow and uncomfortable, but it’s hopefully coming along according to plan. It’s still very early for me, but I’m having some forearm pain in the the brachial muscles reminding me to take it easy, but I’m determined to see a 20” arm again in good time, I just have to keep reminding myself that this recovery can take quite a while. Keep training hard Mark, very impressive strength you’ve got there 👍 David
Thank you for sharing that David. I know it can be frustrating, but it sounds like you have the right mindset to come back stronger than before. 20 inch arms, wow!
Hello Mark, just came across your series on the Distal bicep rupture and reattachment surgery. I have just had this same surgery days ago, and your series is very encouraging. I am similar age, and will be doing everything I can to heal properly. Cheers…
Thank you and I hope your recovery goes well
Thank you! I ruptured by bicep tendon windsurfing last weekend. Watching your videos have eased my stress levels and given me motivation. Just waiting to schedule the Op
Glad they helped you! Good luck with the op and rehab
Thanks Mark this is awesome I just had surgery today and these videos have given me a great amount of confidence with getting back to what I was before
So pleased they were of help to you. Good luck with your recovery 👍
Thanks for inspiration. I'm 49 years old and had my surgery done a week ago. I noticed you mentioned the surgery technique in your first video and I think I had another more conservative technique where they use a metal plate anchor and attach the tendon with sutures. My surgeon also told me he pulled my tendon pretty tight since I have a big bicep muscle. So, it seems the approach is a bit more conservative in my case and it'll be 2,5 weeks after surgery when I get to take out the stitches and hopefully get rid of the sling. Since I've had the exact same injury on my left arm 7 years ago, it seems like the rehabilitation approach is more conservative in my case.
I live in Sweden so it might be a difference in approach bc of that. But I also think it might be due to using an older surgery technique.
Anyway, thanks for inspiration! I actually also started my own RUclips channel to log my progress called "Tellus Recovery and Rehabilitation". Check it out if you like. I focus on the emotional, mental and spiritual part of injury for people like me used to workout 6 times a week. I also talk about meditation as a technique of healing spiritually and physically.
And again, thanks for inspiration!
Thank you Tellus Recovery and Rehabilitation, I'll certainly check out your site. I found it definitely helped to chronicle the events and help others in the process. Yes everyone's journey and injury is different, but it sounds like you have the right mindset to make your recovery work best for you. Good luck with your recovery and the new channel!
These vlogs are great. I’m getting my surgery early next week. I’m gonna run some bpc-157 post surgery. My surgeon also says there’s a transfer of strength from the opposing side of the body. Congratulations on your recovery.
Thank you Jeff. And thanks for the heads up on bpc-157. Had no idea what that was or did but do now cheers. Good luck on your recovery
Mark ..nice to see you again .. don't stop making new video pls ..keep inspiring us ..thanks a bunch
Thank you Oukil Walid and I won't stop making the vids, no worries!
Great job on the recovery very motivating. I also hurt my bicep/forearm around the same time as you, which is how I found the video about your injury. I only pursued physio therapy and was inconsistent because I was in school and didn't have money/time for it. Now all this time later I see you're fully healed and my arm still feels like it did 1 year ago and unable to return to exercise with my arm! Good work, hoping I can join the recovery club in the future :P!
Thanks Boba Fett. Remember it's never too late to re start your recovery again. Create a plan and set yourself some targets. Make it an interesting journey where you are learning and achieving things , something you can feel good about. Best of luck bro
You’re a gem Mark. Love your approach. Thanks for the inspiration. It’s well worth sharing. Super sweet
Thank you Paraworth Craig Papworth, I really appreciate that😊
Very inspiring. I am very obese 135kg. Plan on losing weight and doing bar work and floor work. You are my inspiration. Just turned 51.
Good for you Ngati Hine. My advice if you would like it would be to set small goals at first to create easy wins to keep your motivation going. Then before you know it, you'll have lost the weight and be performing all sorts of moves you couldn't have dreamed of before
I just tore my distal tendon. Lifting weights and boxing. Was in absolute incredible shape and now I’m frightened at the prospect of starting all over. This video helps though. Thanks
Thanks Steve. I totally understand where you’re coming from, but the way I looked at it was here’s an opportunity to increase other areas of my fitness that were lacking. My running and mobility/flexibility subsequently went through the roof. And at the same time I rehabbed every day. The result is as you see. I’m sure with your passion for fitness you can do the same and come back even stronger.
Thanks for this series of videos. They helped keep me motivated. I was concerned about it effecting my golf swing. Full range of motion though sounds great.
Really glad it helped you out bro 👍😊
Hi Mark, thanks for the video's, having my op tomorrow, all the information you have provided has been super helpful and inspiring, thanks again, all the best.
Glad it helped Darren, good luck with the op 😊
Appreciate your vlogs! I had surgery back in August and am finally beginning to be able to workout upper body again. Can't wait till I am no longer worrying about the area. Patience is the key!
Thanks Shane! And yes patience is key. Good luck with your recovery
I am 43 years and used to play in the gym 20-25 years ago. However, what tore my biceps was just a sudden carrying of 25 kg luggage 🧳. I was really surprised of what happened in that day and can't believe that such activity did that to me. I am in week 5 post endo button surgery. Currently the arm is very weak, should not carry anything and can't be fully stretched. However, your videos gives hope in life and things can recover 😊
Sorry to hear of your accident. Yes it can happen doing the most normal of things particularly as we age. I’m glad you found the videos motivating though. I hope your recovery goes well 😊👍
Inspirational Videos and it's Channels like this that define the benefit of You Tube
Thank you bro 🙏😊
Getting my bandage off Monday. Ur videos inspired me and give me hope. Thanks
So pleased you found them helpful. Good luck with your recovery 👍
Thanks so much for these great videos. I was so worried that I would be an invalid! I have hope for a speedy recovery now!
So glad they were of a help for you 😊👍
Thanks, I’m on day 3, this gave me comfort
Glad it helped you😊 👍
Had both mine reattached last year, made a much faster recovery on the second arm being more pro active and moving the arm after 2 weeks.
Thanks for the tips.
Thank you and good to hear you made good progress after being more proactive 😊👍
Really cool channel, really good stuff! 👍 On account of long running left arm issues and the absence of a suitable kettle bell I currently overhead lift.... a brick! Every day 2 sets of 8 on a slow movement, then a third set of however many it feels good for.... just engaging the muscles each day in a way that isn't too strenuous is slowly but definitely making a difference. I've mixed it up with a few squats (while holding the brick up) ...... because the neighbours don't think I'm weird enough already! 😉
Ha ha yes I get the neighbours thing. Sounds like you've found very practical solutions to your rehab routine despite the shortage of kit. I'm always playing around like that despite having loads of stuff collected over too many years of hoarding. Best of luck on your recovery mate !
Thank you for the videos on this subject. Going into surgery for the same thing in a week myself 💪
I'm glad you found the videos useful. Good luck on your forthcoming surgery!!
Mark, nice explanation of your recovery, another great video. stay safe... Trev
Thank you Trev, really appreciate your support mate
Just subscribed, 60yr old researching after injury yesterday. Had three pops maneuvering a trendmill down steps. Look forward to your motivational videos onward.
Thank you for this video.. I’m 8 months out and I’m also 95% back.. and I also have some slight mishap “more of a pump” and was worried that maybe I started lifting to soon and to much and cause the deformity.. thanks 🙏
Awesome motivation!))
Thanks Kobets Matviy!
Great informative as usual Mark,can’t believe it’s been 1 half years 🇬🇧🏴🚴🏻♂️🚴🏻♂️👍🏻 my training going ok 👌 take care and stay safe and well my friend Dave in Cornwall ☀️☀️☀️
Cheers Dave, yes times flies ever faster. Take care and all the best with your own training 👍
Mark Lidster #fitnessgeezer 🇬🇧🏴hope alls well Mark with you and ok 👍🏻 stay safe and well,my training going ok ducking and diving with the weather lol😅🌦💨☀️
@@BigfootRCrcoverlanddave2646 Good to hear Dave, keep it up!
Hey Mark I was wondering how you got into fitness, if you started at a young age or as an older guy also if you trained other people as your full time job, I tend to watch your channel not as frequently as a I should do as i find when I do watch that I gain some pearl of wisdom apart from the fitness tips etc. heres hoping you keep up the good work cheers!!
Great question Alexander. I only really took my fitness seriously in my mid 40's . Prior to that I dabbled with running, weights and martial arts, but no where near what I do today and not systematically. For a while, when I got fed up with where I was in life, I trained as a PT and did that for a year. But to be honest during that period I was the most unfit and messed up I had ever been. Now I help people turn their lives around through my anxiety therapy work. And no worries I don't intend to stop this stuff anytime soon!
Thank you very much for this video. I greatly appreciate it.
You're very welcome Jean-Marc Lecuyer!
Great motivation as ever. How about a recent indor / outdoor tour of the current gym?
Thank Martin Winter. Yes shooting a gym tour is on my list of videos to make, hopefully soon!!
Going in tomorrow for my surgery looking forward to get the recovery process started
Good luck and a speedy recovery 😊👍
Mark, muito bom sua explicação, sou fã do seu canal, seus treinos e resultados são motivadores pra mim
Thank you valter Cardoso! I'm glad you like the channel and that it provides motivation for you. Good luck with your training for the future 😊👍
Congrats on the successful rehabilitation and thanks for sharing!!
Curious to understand if there Is anything that you would have done differently in your process?
What was the biggest challenge you faced during the recovery?
Thank you Andre. To answer your questions, no the process and outcome were planned thoroughly and produced a better result than I was hoping for so in hindsight I wouldn’t have changed anything. The biggest challenge I faced was holding myself back from pushing too hard or rushing onto the next stage too fast.
Fascinating recovery, Mark - thanks for sharing! Did your injury happen suddenly or did you have any early warnings of the damage building up?
Thanks Oliver. No it happened suddenly with no warning. The only thing I can say is I had overtrained the week before and I was trying a new hand position in the planche. So in hindsight I was setting myself up for injury!
Im almost 4 months out of surgery. Tore my distal at age 25 in the gym...
My arm had numbness in the forearm area right above the thumb up until about 3.5 months after. Now I have a tingling sensation with even just a tap on my forearm. The tingling has gotten a little better. I'm really hoping it completely goes away. Possible nerve damage.
I had 18.5in arms prior to surgery, so they had to move around more muscle/nerves to grab the tendon, so nerve damage is a higher risk for those with larger arms..
Basically I only have that tingling sensation and weakness in my wrist at this point. It's odd -- not sure why my wrist area is so weak.
I can curl 20lbs dumbbells for about 10 reps at a time and it's a solid workout for me. I used to be able to curl 60-70s for reps so I've got a ways to go.
Would love to do pullups but i dont think I should risk it at this time.
Able to military press 135x10 and bench press 225x3 right now.
From what you have said s far as your strength and mobility are concerned it sounds like you are right on track and rehabbing well. I had numbness in the same area for some time after the surgery as the nerves re-healed so as long as you are making improvements I suspect you will be fine. However if that numbness and tingling continue over the next few months and doesn’t improve I would seek out medical advice.
Same injury and same changes in composition. Mine actually feels stronger now than before.
Good for you Martyn Jukes, long may it remain so
Did you have the endo button or anchor method. Great progress!
Hope you are fine !!
Thank you bro, yes I’m fully recovered and back to full training 😊👍💪
WOW, has it bee 1.5 yrs..man how time flies.
And it gets faster the older you get!
@@MarkLidsterfitnessgeezer no joke..next think you know, it'd be xmas and new years..
This helped ease my mind man. I just had this same surgery 3 weeks ago. I was pretty scared to not ever be able to play my guitars or see the inside of a gym again.. still a lot of stiffness and pain in my supination movement. At what point did that start feeling better for you?
Glad it helped you. The pain in the supination eased after a few weeks, but I was constantly pronating and supinating throughout the day to work it back. Keep at the rehab but never to the point of "bad" pain and it will ease off. The body has suffered trauma through the surgery so it's normal to expect that it will take some time to heal. Good luck
@@MarkLidsterfitnessgeezer thanks for taking the time to reply!!
Thanks for the recovery videos Mark! I have recently ruptured my bicep tendon, had a scan today to confirm and a follow up next week to discuss surgery. I have also booked a consultation with Michael Elvey for tomorrow. I'm in my mid 30s big gym goer so when it happened it was a huge blow mentally but your vids have really helped me see the other side. I think you had mentioned finding your own physio as the NHS one wasn't great, would you be able to recommend that physio? Thanks!
HI Tahir, I'm really glad you found the videos. There is definitely a light at the end of the tunnel if you stick to the rehab protocols and don't push too hard. If you're seeing Michael Elvey say hi from me and impress upon him your desire for a full sporting recovery. He has designed some excellent rehab protocols and should be able to put you in touch or arrange a good physio who will guide and monitor you through them. Failing that look up Jesse Cope at the Body Factory in Harrow. Good luck mate and let me how it all goes!
@@MarkLidsterfitnessgeezer Thank you for all the info! Mentioned your name when I met him he still remembers your surgery and recovery! I'm temp booked in for surgery in another week or so, just because I have a previous injury (DVT in my subclavian) which affected blood flow in my injured arm so meeting with a vascular surgeon now to weigh up risk of surgical VS non surgical route for me. The surgeon I have met will use the endobutton technique and said I wouldn't need to be in a cast or sling which is great as I would need to be able to move my fingers or my arm from my shoulder at least to keep up good blood flow.
@@tahirsheikh2086 Sounds like a productive and positive result Tahir. Good luck going forward and feel free to reach out to let me know how you're doing. mark@fitnessgeezer.com
I usually learn the hard way, enthusiasm, impulsiveness excitement dunno what exactly causes it but everything I've done it's always me soley that's to blame but I shall be very mindful to limit the possibility of this kind of injury thanks to your input..... , "the penalty doesn't fit the crime" aye
Yes it was a tough lesson to learn cut one I am now very mindful of 😊🙏
Hey please dont stop making videos...
No worries Zivojin, I’m not stopping anytime soon 😊👍
Hey mark, love these videos. I’m
2 weeks post op.. first week was horrible but the 2nd week I got some good range of motion back.
When were you able to do pull-ups again & are you 100% confident when doing them?
Thanks again
Thanks Dave. Glad to hear you're making good progress. To answer your question I was doing pull-ups after about 4-5 months and after 8 months I was doing bar muscle ups. So yes 110% confident about doing pull ups. Check out ruclips.net/video/xm0iXSsNGDQ/видео.html just to see.
@@MarkLidsterfitnessgeezer that’s great to hear! It’s been super tough for me as I’m my main training is ninja warrior style training so getting back to that kind of training seems so far away as it’s so heavy on the tendons.
Also bouldering is my other sport so unsure when that will happen again but I’m staying positive & doing all the right things.. plus I’m really good at rehab.. I’m 39 turning 40 in August so plenty of training ahead for me, just need to be patient.
Your videos really eased my mind, thanks for sharing.
@@davecharles81 Good man. Just stick religiously to patient progressive rehab and don't rush any progressions and you'll be back to where you were within 9-12 months
@@MarkLidsterfitnessgeezer hey mate! Just an update for me. I’m 17 weeks post surgery & im back doing pull-ups, muscle ups, & even bouldering. Only thing that isn’t super comfortable yet are high rep chin ups but getting there. I was very diligent in my rehab & also nutrition. If you or anyone wants to see what I do I’m on insta as davefoxninja... I’ve posted some progress updates on my insta account too.
All started with you though mate & you eased my mind a lot.
Hope you’re well
@@davecharles81 Fantastic result mate! Well done for sticking to the protocol and being patient. Good luck going forward and I'll def check out your insta account.
Six weeks post up right here, 2 days in the brace to go.
Good luck on the rehab and recovery bro
Mark Lidster #fitnessgeezer feeling improvement every day, have not lost that much muscle still the same weight at a low fat percentage, been doing small workouts every day.
@@cavemanvannoord5562 Great progress keep up the good steady work!
Very nice recovery. I tore my tendon with the z-bar doing curls. I'm also doing bjj and lifting a lot. I'm having surgery next Friday(it will be 9 days since the injury at that time). You are saying that at 6 months you were back to your max for all exercises? I love doing deadlifts, bench and military presses it would be great if 6 months for now I'd be anything close to what I was before :(. You're videos gave me some hope btw I was kinda under the weather :P
I’m glad the videos made you feel better. There’s no guarantees and we’re all different, but there’s no reason why, that if you follow the right rehab protocol very consistently and don’t push past the point of pain within it, then you should be able to start building back towards max strength levels by 6-9 months post surgery.
@@MarkLidsterfitnessgeezer thank you!
Hi Mark, your stuff is very inspirational. Do you have advice on how to reconcile training with a 9 to 5 job? Do you yourself have a job that is non-fitness related?
Thanks and great question! I now work from home as a behavioural therapist, so nothing to do with fitness. Obviously being at home and having everything on site means that I don't waste time travelling to a gym so that's easier for me. However for most of my working life I worked 9-5 in the city with a long commute each way.
The trick to making that work for me was twofold. The first and big one for me was motivation. I needed to have something to work towards fitness wise to get me to go to the gyms after or before work or during lunch time. Not just a general sense of, well it will make me look better or I might be healthier as a result.
I had to have achievable goals that were measurable by performance. Here were some, running a marathon, getting a black belt in Choi Kwangdo, training in kettlebell sport, gaining callisthenics moves like the rings muscle up. All of these were achieved whilst working 9-5.
My other big motivator was my advancing age. I did not want to end up like so many of my colleagues, friends or relatives badly out of shape and not enjoying their lives in later years.
The other part of incorporating fitness into your lifestyle is preparation. It may seem minor, but make sure you have everything you need to work out prepared and available each day, including food. Its so easy to let little things that don't work out to spoil your intentions and then it becomes a slippery slope to not doing those things at all.
Hope that helps
Hi Mark!
Hope your recovery is still doing well on your bicep 💪 I have a question for you
In one of the videos you had mentioned that you had a numbness on top of your thumb area , did that all completely heal up and go away ? how long did that take to heal?
Thank you Mark
Sergey Gayvoronskiy
Thank you Sergey. To answer your question , yes, the numbness has cleared up completely and if my memory serves me right it took maybe a month or possibly a little less. I believe it is very common and is just the nerves going through the process of regenerating and healing up.
Hi mark quick update on my progress, since last message I’ve been in the gym on a daily I’ve lost over ten kg now which is astonishing and I’ve not boozed for 7 weeks, I’m having some slight right shoulder trouble and sciatica in both sides now but I’m not letting this stop me, plus I’m looking to get into a kickboxing class maybe once or twice a week and I saw your video using the nun chucks and thought that looked really cool and would like to learn that so any advice on some of the above would be grateful to have thank you
Hi Midnight Samurai great to hear you're making such good progress on a number of fronts. All I would say is add ij some in mobility work to ease the sciatica and shoulder issues. This is something which I neglected in the past and caused me to become injured more often than I should have. So I am now taking taking time out to address these specifically. Check out Tom Morrison at ruclips.net/channel/UC1bHlccT8JOMAWm5wMuzG9A for how to address the shoulder and sciatica. As for the nun chuks that was completely self taught. Originally from watching Bruce's Lees Enter the Dragon nun chuk scene over and over again. I strongly recommend you use foam covered nun chuks to start with and some head protection. I didn't when I started and nearly knocked myself out 😂.
Mark Lidster #fitnessgeezer thank you for the link mark, I’ll definitely check that out and yes my progress is amazing! Everyone positive around me is astonished even tho I always knew I had it there and my head tortured me for years to do something about it and now as I’m approaching 40 I’ve took mass inspiration from your channel and it’s content, I will definitely be investing in some foam nun chucks to get a skill based hobbie as men I definitely would say that it’s important for us to have this kind of mindset of new goals and achievements, thank you so much for the reply and look forward to future updates 🏋🏼
Midnight Samurai thank you for saying those things about my channel and how’s it’s helped you turn things around. It did all come from you and yes you always had it in you as we all do. The difference is you believed it and did something about it. Keep up the great work mate and keep me updated.
So I had the surgery endobutton, about 3 weeks ago. I almost have complete supanation but pronation is about half way how long did it take you to get that back? And also when did you get full range of motion?
Re pronation, It really can vary quite considerably from person to person and is also dependant on the amount of rehab you are doing. For me it took 3-4 weeks I think, but I was on working on it daily, and many times during the day, on the hour every hour. By range of motion, what specifically do you mean, arm extension/flexion?
@@MarkLidsterfitnessgeezer yes arm flexion and extension
namjam lewis you can see from my third video ruclips.net/video/WnwbqXb1950/видео.html weeks 6-8 weeks that I had full range of motion and was starting to load the bicep under a small load flexion/ extension. Again I as on this every day.
@@MarkLidsterfitnessgeezer ok good to know. Thanks for taking the time to respond. Appreciate it much
HI Mark, did you feel any pain or discomfort in the area of the surgery when you started to work out again? I am 11 months postop and have full mobiility again, but hve felt some discomfort/stretching pain in the area when I have tried to lift heavier items.. Just wondering. Thanks,
Hi Ron, no I can’t say I have felt pain or discomfort in the injury area whilst lifting heavy. If you’re at all concerned I’d have it checked it out by a sports physio or your surgeon. Good luck
Waiting for a comeback sir !!!
I'm already back thanks Martial Arts. Check out my instagram feed to see how I'm doing, it's more current than my YT channel, instagram.com/fitnessgeezer/
What sort of rehab did you do in the first two weeks post op? Im 4 days post op (Endobutton) and want to throw everything at it. I’ve had full hand function and not much pain since the nerve block wore off, but pronation/ supination movements are very limited and trigger pain down my forearm - the surgeon gave me the ok to move my arm as much as the sling allows and try pro/sup movements but not through pain etc.
Have you checked out the first video in this series. It’s in the description. From memory I was continually pronating/supinating the arm throughout the day. I was also using wrist exerciser finger bands, grip crushers and squeezy balls regularly. But all of this never to the point of pain.
Thanks for getting back to me. I have watched the whole series now as its a great source for inspiration for me, just couldn’t remember specially what you started with right away. Great to hear, I will be sticking at them then!
When’s the next upload!?
Great question! I'm working on that journey right now. It's going to be pretty big which is why it's taking some time to put to together, but I'd rather it was quality than rush it out half baked. Thanks for your patience
Mark Lidster #fitnessgeezer yep definitely quality over quantity. Thanks for the reply
Hey Mark! Just found your channel. How did you tore your bicep tendon ?
I tore it training the planche for the second time. I made the mistake of not listening to my body and trained in a way that I wasn't ready for. Lesson learned!
I have torn my bicep 47 years old and have been advised by the surgeon to leave it and live with a reduced strength. Not sure if it's to do with NHS being under pressure ATM. I'm active through work and home life. What are your thoughts?
Great question. Personally I was never going to accept anything other than a full reattachment for future full functionality and strength. Even though I was 56 at the time I convinced my surgeon that this was the only option I wanted due to my passion for fitness. What do you want?
@@MarkLidsterfitnessgeezer after having read through reports the out one from surgery seems more positive than accepting and living with the reduced strength. I have read studies online and people surpass the strength they had pre surgery. I may have to change my mind. I'm still within the first two weeks
@@a1c753 surgeons often suggest leaving out surgery if the person is older and not in need of full strength going forward. Also they have to make sure the person is committed to the proper rehab otherwise the surgery will be ineffective. If you answer no to the first point and yes to the second then I agree that surgery would be the better option.
@@MarkLidsterfitnessgeezer surgery completed last week now awaiting first review with consultant next week 👍🏻
@@a1c753 that’s the decision I would have made. Good luck with your recovery and let me know how it works out.
Thanks for your videos, helped me out a lot. 👍
Just entered week nine post surgery, movement is already pretty good and i'm of course happy about that. Feeling some sensations in my forearm (numbness, bit pulling) which all are normal at this point, but almost instantly vanish once i start with some exercises
Started with some light weight, high reps curls...
Unsurprisingly lost a lot of strength and mass.
But what kinda "freaks" me out a bit is it's shape.... If i wouldn't know any better, I'd say the distal tendon is still unattached.... 😯
And honestly i'm kinda scared that it ends up looking as weird/freakish as rusev/miro's (former wwe wrestler) when i start with the "real" weights again 😅
Greetings from 🇦🇹 btw....
Thanks bro. There's no doubt it won't go back to looking exactly as it did before the accident. Mine hasn't and looks just a bit more bunched than it did before. Equally if not more strong than it was before and because I'm not too bothered about body aesthetics and symmetry I don't mind the slight bunch. Difficult to say at your stage what it will eventually look like, but if I were you I'd concentrate on the rehab first. Hope it continues to go well for you
Thanks for replying so quickly 👍
Yeah i sounded like a little cry baby 😂, rehabilitation so far is going really well, huge progress especially in the past two weeks, by now every day tasks aren't any problem anymore.
But regarding that biceps gap....
Found a video here on youtube of a guy claiming you can reduce the gap and lengthen your biceps by doing only half range motion curls.... It's mostly non english but understandable....
m.ruclips.net/video/GanbHI7bmUQ/видео.html
I'd like to hear your thoughts about this, if possible.... You can't train a specific part of the biceps, right? Or can you.....??
Hi! Before tearing it did you feel any discomfort or it just suddenly tore off without warning?
Hi! No there was no warning whatsoever, it just broke suddenly.
@@MarkLidsterfitnessgeezer I am 19 years old, is it safe for me to train the planche?I really don't wanna tear my bicep tendon.
@@CALISLIMSHORTS I am 57 years old so my body will not be as forgiving in stressful moves like the planche and as I said I in my other comment reply to you I made a mistake in my hand position. As long as you follow a proper program and don't rush the progressions, training the planche is no more dangerous than training other calisthenic moves
@@MarkLidsterfitnessgeezer thank you soo much!
How long would it take to gain your strength and muscle size back after bicep surgery??
To answer your question it depends on a number of factors. If you have a straightforward successful surgery and then follow a specifically tailored rehab protocol every day you can expect to regain full strength and previous muscle size within 8-12 months. However most people take considerably longer due to inconsistencies in following their recovery regime or a conservative recovery approach from their medical professionals. Just to say I am not medically qualified and this is just my opinion based on my own experience and of those sent to me by contributors here.
Just had surgery three weeks ago …. Will I go back to full strengths
To answer your question Steve, I followed a structured rehab program tailored to my injury by a knowledgable sports physio. I was very consistent and followed it every day. I am now stronger than I was before. It really depends on if you are prepared to follow the same kind of regime and be consistent for the 4-6 months it will take. Good luck mate
First 😁
Congratulations and thanks bastien neyer!!
@@MarkLidsterfitnessgeezer great to hear that you are 99, 99998% recovered 😉 When I think that I injured my front shoulder 14 months ago and with each push I feel the weaker shoulder, you must have done sth right and I wrong 😔
@@InYourFaceMoFo Shoulders are buggers because the joint is so mobile which makes it great for performing all kinds of amazing moves, but the cost is it can be easily be injured. I've had this too and rehabbed using a lot of kettlebell holds and moves like the TGU, strict press, overhead holds and the swing. Plus lots of flexibility work like the yoga child pose, and shoulder dislocations using bands. It's tough, but if you consistently work it, patiently day in day out you will see improvement like I did. Good luck bro and all the best!
@@MarkLidsterfitnessgeezer When I warm up my shoulders like front raise my shoulders
Or do serious front shoulder work like skin the cat I can hear a tearing in my front shoulder muscle like some bad healed scar / glued fascia is freed. For me that feels always positive and it just happend 6 month after my injury never before.
Have you ever experienced such a positive tearing?
@@MarkLidsterfitnessgeezer true about the kettlebells. I started months ago with press ups always wanted to do the TGU. You just reminded me again to really try it! 😊
Is there a possibility to tear my bicep wile learning the planche?
There is a possibly of tearing your bicep tendon in anything you do that exposes the tendon to stress it has not been conditioned to cope with. In my case I made a mistake. I had been training before my injury with my hands in a neutral position holding bars or paralettes. Then I decided to try to place my hands on the floor with my fingers p[pointing backwards to increase my lean. because my tendon was not used to being strained in this position it broke. In any training situation it is important to take the progressions slowly and not make any new dramatic changes. Lesson learned my end :)
@@MarkLidsterfitnessgeezer yeah from what I have seen planche variations with a supinated grip causes high risks of tears
@@Jeff_123 now that I understand the physiology of my injury I totally agree
I am on day one!😭
Well good luck with your recovery. When you're advised to, just stick to consistently following a professionally created rehab protocol and there is no reason why you can't regain great functionality back 😊
👍💪
Super handsome muscular man for his age
Thank you 😊
@@MarkLidsterfitnessgeezer welcome
make a new video please, its been too long
Thanks Ismael I'm working one as we speak which should be out pretty soon. Thanks for interest 😊
@@MarkLidsterfitnessgeezer super happy to hear that, love your videos. Cant wait :)
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Hey there!
@@MarkLidsterfitnessgeezer Yes😄Sorry Brother Do you Calisthenics Workout?
@@rnonthenicschannel4820 Sure bro, check out my basic program ruclips.net/video/02dyKc1mQOk/видео.html
@@MarkLidsterfitnessgeezer Yes Sorry Brother Do you have a Calisthenics or Bodyweight No equipment Exercise for Middle Side Delt or Side Shoulders, Posterior Delt or Back Shoulders and Rotator Cuff & Upper,Middle and Lower Trapezius, Thoracic and Lower Back, Forearm, Wrist and Upper Abs, Obliques or Side Abs & Lower Abs Type, Variations Workout and How to Neck Exercise?🤔
I understand the thumb-down: Mark was very offensive to the audience, talked nonsense, and addressed a very stupid topic (recovery after injury). I bet the thumb-down guy is someone in his 30s that never reached any of Mark's accomplishments.
Thank you edoardo burlini, something I've learned over time is that you can't please all the people all the time. It's their issue not mine so I've learned to let it go.
@@MarkLidsterfitnessgeezer Mark, I fully understand "not pleasing", but sometimes I ask myself the reasons for declaring "I don't like it at all". unless you've stolen his i-pad from the counter :-D
@edoardo burlini Not guilty 😂! The thing is Edoardo, I don't know them, they don't me, so the issue is theirs and therefore I have a choice as to whether to let it affect me or not. As they no one to me and not part of my "tribe" I can let it go and not be affected. It's taken me a long time to develop and stick to that understanding, but it sure makes life a lot easier. Their reasons could be anything and they are simply redirecting their own negative emotions to anyone that is willing to be affected. I'm not. This is something I teach people in the therapy work I do.
@@MarkLidsterfitnessgeezer yes, Mark, I appreciate your zen attitude. :-)
Great chanel... I from Argentina and don talk very much inglish... But i see all your videos... You are asome...
You live alone???... Have many thing for training... For every where... Jajajaja... I limited only outside terrace... Geetings bro...
Thank you Gonzalo García. No I have family and they use my equipment too. Yes I have a lot, but that has taken a long time to afford and buy. When I started I was like you, I just used my bodyweight and anything I could find. Good luck with your training
Day 3 for me ...any one have a fast forward button lol.
Know the feeling bro. Had to change my mindset on that one and see it as an op to boost my cardio and flexibility. Run times went through the roof, plus you can grip train from day 1 which always translates to strength gains. Good luck
Hello Brother
Hey bro 😊
@@MarkLidsterfitnessgeezer Yes😄Sorry Brother Do you have a Calisthenics or Bodyweight No equipment Exercise for Middle Side Delt or Side Shoulders, Posterior Delt or Back Shoulders and Rotator Cuff & Upper,Middle and Lower Trapezius, Thoracic and Lower Back, Forearm, Wrist and Upper Abs, Obliques or Side Abs & Lower Abs Type, Variations Workout and How to Neck Exercise?🤔
@@rnonthenicschannel4820 no mate
@@MarkLidsterfitnessgeezer
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I've had a similar injury in my bicep, lots of pain,couldn't move properly, really limited movement, in fact at one point it did look like I would never be able to masturbate again...
But it's all OK 👌 now and I'm able to bash the Bishop like a teenager again ✋
Was that how you got that injury in the first place??? :P
LMAO that me me smile bro. Really happy for you that you reached your goal 👍
@Zophial 🤣🤣No bro planche training 😊👍
Mark Lidster #fitnessgeezer Hey man was referring to OPs comments on his inability to wank 😝 during his injury. Glad you recovered so well from yours. I had to stop doing push movements for a while due to a shoulder tightness issue. All is well now stretching is good especially when you’re older.
LOL yes 👍. Didn't read who it was from 😆
Getting old sucks.
Yes it does man which is why I try and do as much as I can to stop the worst effects of it. Best of luck with your own journey