June 2012
I need a second opinion: I pulled one of my quadricep muscles a few days ago when I started a sprint (I guess my leg must have twisted or something). It was pretty painful but within 1 1/2-2 days it seemed healed up. I even had my weight lifting day with no issues. But today I decided to go to the gym and to warm up I started to do a few lunges. Before my leg even reached 90 degrees I felt excruciating pain from the same quadricep. So I basically repulled it. How long should I wait this time?
You didn’t re-pull it, it was already pulled what you should do is R.I.C.E. (Rest, Ice, Compress, Elevate) 2 days is not long enough of a period to rest a injured quad. Do R.I.C.E. and do some quad stretches 1-2 times a day. You don’t have to stop working out just stay away from leg days for a little bit and jump on the bicycle take it nice and easy.
so my doctor told me yesterday pretty much told me straight up that i shouldnt be taking whey protein or protein shakes in general bc it leads to kidney or liver failure.. ( cant remember which one) but hes got a few degrees from harvard med school so i cant really ignore what he says.. but i've been taking protein shakes for a long time and i seem to be fine... you opinion on this? thanks
I really can’t call it remember I’m no doctor but my first question is how much water are you ingesting second what did the doctor say your creatinine levels are? The reason I’m asking is because the more you drink whey protein and the less you drink water your creatnine levels are going to increase and that’s going cause your “liver or kidney” failure. So the more you ingest the more your creatnine levels will increase and will stop your kidney’s from working properly. And think its more so kidney than liver. Now you can take your doctors opinion and stop drinking the whey protein or get a second opinion. But take all I say with a grain of salt. I hope this helps.
Useful Information.
That head rush/dizzy feeling you get when standing up to quick is called Orthostatic hypotension. Its caused by a drop of blood pressure where the blood begins pooling in the lower extremities. Orthostatic hypotenstion is quite common in a lot of people but most prevalent in the elderly.
