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Your story tells more of lack of experience with your body, than working out. When you body has pain, it's a reason. When it hurts, it's a reason. To be bull-headed and trying to push through that shows more lack of knowledge of your body and what it's telling you than just your ego.
I've been lifting 26-27 years now. If I am in the gym and I go "ouch", I stop. I asses the issue and decide on stopping and letting my body heal. Best example, I was benching 435 lbs. 3 weeks ago and felt the pec tear a little. Feels like little rubber bands breaking apart. I racked the weight, knew that pain was not good. Went home, put ice on it. It bruised all up and ugly for a week, but I have not tried to press any weight since then. It will take about 6-8 weeks to heal before I attempt any pressing again. I know how long it takes my body to heal, how long tears like that take to heal and being smart enough not to "just try it now" attitude. I love working out in the gym, but I also know letting myself heal is more important. Injuries are going to happen, it's how you recover that determines how soon you return.
Be smart in the gym.
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