OW! My shoulder/neck/back...

Blaze · 16-Apr-05, 03:20 AM

So I was doing neck extentions...or whatever their called. But the machine is ridiculously easy so I just kept piling on weight until I actually felt some resistance. The other day I did 170 on it and it was fine. Today...I did 180. I did like 3 sets and went to do my 4th..and I felt a rip...and all of a sudden. I dcouldnt move. If I move my neck or right shoulder at all, it hurts like crazy! It sucks
All I know to do is ice it. But when it comes to crunch time on monday...wut am I going to do...ill go crazy if i miss a workout within the next two months....I just hope its not too serious...But it hurts! lol

**threenorns** · 16-Apr-05, 06:58 AM

neck extensions!? never heard of them.

sounds to me like you might've turned your head to the side with the load engaged - prime way to strain a trap. ibuprofen and massage, bag of frozen peas.

16-Apr-05, 05:35 PM

That is a bit of bad luck. Lifting heavy will do that to a person.

You'll have to see how you feel. Come Monday, do whatever exercises you can that won't aggravate it.

**midgetcop** · 17-Apr-05, 12:02 PM

Yeah...the neck isn't really something you should mess around with. If you do wish to continue the neck extensions (??) in the future, keep it controlled and at a set weight.

As for letting it heal...your shoulder exercises might be out of commission for a week or two. As for abs...you can do any kind of leg raises, laying, incline, hanging, etc.

Blaze · 18-Apr-05, 12:44 PM

Okay, well...over the weekend I just took it easy and iced it. Felt a little better today. So I went on the extenstion machine again and just did very very light weight, to kinda work it loose a bit, and I was able to do it without too much discomfort so it should be could within a couple days hopefully. Meanwhile I'll just stick clear of shrugs and cleans.

**threenorns** · 18-Apr-05, 12:45 PM

i'm dying of curiosity: what is a neck extension?

Blaze · 18-Apr-05, 06:45 PM

http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/...LVNeckExt.html

It's an interesting excercise...I use to hate them, but I did three sets of eight on each side with 170 not too long ago, and when I was done my neck had doubled in size it seemed like.

**.V.** · 18-Apr-05, 06:54 PM

Before going heavy with it again, a trip to the chiropractor might be in order. Just find one that really knows what he/she is doing. It is so easy to injure the cervical arteries when manipulating the neck. The techniques they do - don't actaully do that much for the spine - but they do relieve muscle spasms - and help prevent adhesions when things heal. They might actually help a small herniation too.