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Yeah I don't think it is a sternum injury as the sternum is right in the centre, whereas the pain that I am feeling is more to the side, lateral to the nipple area, deep inside. The physio said it is most likely serratia anterior strain, but could be intercostal muscle injury too. Don't think...

Injury update: It is now about 6 days after the initial injury. It has gotten better than day 1 post, as I am now able to cough/ sneeze without the fear of a stab in my chest wall. But it is not pain free. I tried going to gym last night and the night before. The night before last night, I...

Thanks. It is funny, because that day I was with my friend, and he was telling me that my right elbow seems to be more flared than my left. He was telling me to imagine that I am 'bending' the bar, and that will keep my elbow close to myself. And then the same session, I had that injury. I...

Thanks guys. I saw a physio and he said it is mostly serratia anterior strain, but could also be intercostal muscle strain. He said to rest for 4 days then start exercise again with gradual load increase.

Yeah I am going to see a physio this afternoon.. I did have a spotter yesterday hence I tried to increase the weight but then it happened.. What do you mean by weighted pushups? Like a weight on the back while doing a push up? How do you get the weigh off your back after?

I think that injury will take me out for most of my exercises for the upper body.. Only leaving the lower limbs to work around

I think I injured myself :( I was doing bench press. Since my friend was there, I tried to push my personal record. I was able to do 40kg x 10, so I thought I would go 45kg. I did that 3 reps, then the 4th rep, I felt a sharp pain, next to my right chest, next to the nipple region. I waited...

I went to play at the Friday am session, first time ever. It runs from 8am-12pm (noon). I've been told it is a doubles session and is often flooded by ppl, so I went with my friend at 10am. It was still pretty full but we managed to find a table. We warmed up for a few min then ppl came and...

Today I played in the weekly session again. And to make things better, I have a friend who came down to visit from the city, he normally plays around C grade I think. I had a bit of a warm up with him, he is alright with the warm up strokes, and can block alright, as a penholder. Then I...

I didn't play TT today, but at the gym I tried 2 new exercise (along with all my previous ones + cardio). I did those because I have been training the muscles that oppose them, so I thought, it is probably a good idea that I train these too to avoid an imbalance. I have been doing alot of...

Yeah when I was in the city, I choose to play at venues that have proper tt flooring, they are awesome. But I am now in the country, so it is already a luxury that a TT club exists haha. Just have to live with what I have. But yeah, those slippery floors are so dangerous, a few times I nearly...

Sandles will be interesting.. Not sure how good that is for my knees. 😅 I was surprised because with my old pair, I seem to get a good grip when I use water on paper towel, but with this new pair, I used some water (without paper towel), and it doesn't seem much better. Perhaps the paper towel...

I went to TT today with my new pair of TT shoes .. They feel really comfortable, but on that flooring, they are so slippery. even more so than my old pair with the use of water.. So I am not sure what is going on really. Because of the slipperiness, my forehands aren't as good, but they are...

Tomorrow is TT day for me and I am very excited. Every Tuesday (when my roster doesn't clash) is like the test day for me, to see how my effort of going to gym religiously is going to pay off.

Today I got to play again on the weekly Tuesday session! Today 2 of the players I was hoping to be there wasn't there, but this time a young French couple came down while they are on their road trip and they know how to play. I got to warm up a little bit with my buddy, it wasn't the best...

Today I had a good hit in the weekly session. The strong player that I played last time didn't turn up, but I got to play with a player whom I haven't played before. He actually has a custom bat, so I know he is a TT enthuasist. His old bat got sat on and the handle broke off :( He didn't come...

Thanks for the reply dingyjbvs! Yes I am doing squats too, with kettle dumbells currently, and I've upped that from 4kg to 12kg, again reps 10, 3 sets. I'm not doing any deadlifts as I have not got a personal trainer and without proper assistance, I am scared that I can injure myself. So I will...

This is a very interesting topic. I too am going to the gym for tt, but my main aim is the reduce the chance of injury. When I do certain exercises, I also try to incorporate a bit of the 'explosiveness' in it, but I am actually trying to build enough muscles so that I won't be affected day 1...

Xu Xin is gone :(

Happy birthday Carl! Thanks for keeping the forum tidy.