I broke my arm and now cant workout for 3 months

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This sucks

This really sucks

Just when I was beginning to get back into weight lifting and and trying to regain the strength I lost after previous injuries I end up suffering........another injury

I was trying to bench press 205 lbs. I know its major risky to bench that much given previous injuries, since before yesterday my 1 rep max after my injuries was 175, however back in my prime before being injured I used to bench press over 300 lbs with solid form and I felt tired of being crippled and laying on the sidelines so I thought I could up the bench by 30 pounds and it wouldn't do much......

While lifting my left arm broke and my metacarpal tunnel fractured completely. It was painful. I dropped the weight on my knee while trying to turn the weight so my knee is also broken now. The doctor told me it will take 3 months to heal my metacarpal fracture and that I won't be able to workout for 3 months....

This sucks

s**t happens, couple years ago I ended up being bedridden for more than a month, then used crutches for another month and my weight bearing was limited for a year. Then a year later I had a metal part removed from my leg and it was crutches again for another week and limited weight bearing for another half a year. Yes, this sucks.

Learn from this experience, let it make you smarter and stronger. This is how muscle tissues grow, by taking damage, recovering from it and growing a little bigger and stronger again and again.

When my workout options were limited I did breathing exercises. Very powerful, some mental effects are even more powerful than workouts.

Wishing you a quick & speedy recovery!

Oh no!!

I'm so sorry to hear this salad.

Your body is strong and you will recover, but in the meantime I'm sending you hugs.