Joined: 31 Oct 2005 Posts: 2 Location: San Diego, CA
Broken Rib? Okay to Still Push? Posted: 10-31-05 13:30pm
During an workout two days ago I got into
a position where all of my weight was
bearing down on my midsection, and I heard
an audible pop. I could feel that it was
about the third or fourth rib from the
bottom on my right side. It didn't and
doesn't hurt that much as long as I avoid
certain positions and movements. Any
type of abdominal exercise hurts. Any
type of motion that engages my latissimus
dorsi or my serratus anterior hurts.
Also, it hurts when I run as well as when
I do lateral flexion. None of it is
excruciating, but because of the
positioning when I injured it and the fact
that a heard a pop leads me to believe
that it's at least cracked. I understand
that cracked ribs generally take about 3-4
weeks to heal. Well, i'm wondering if it
would be detrimental to continue to train.
Common sense would usually dictate and I
would take a few weeks off, but i'm
training for an important event and I
think I need those 3-4 weeks. If I scale
it back a few notches and let the pain be
an indicator of how intense my workouts
can get would it still heal normally?
