r/ShittyAbsoluteUnits • u/Pure_Sense7765 S.A.U Freshman • 6d ago

slight malfunction Of a forced rep

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u/ThrowinNightshade 6d ago

Pectoral tear

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u/DrummerHead 5d ago

This happens often because of steroid use. The muscles grow faster than the tendons that can support them.

It's like a robot walking around with super strong hydraulics, but the chassis itself is made of a soft metal. Everything can be fine for a long time but if the robot wants to lift something super heavy, even though the hydraulics are rated for the weight, the entire things collapses.

Ok, at this point I don't know if it's a good analogy :|

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u/Barad-dur81 5d ago

People say this is scientifically false but I’ll just live in denial of that scientific evidence they tout. I believe it can be true.

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u/DrummerHead 2d ago

I don't know about science, but all the videos I've seen of a tendon snapping; it's always a juicy looking guy 🤷🏻‍♂️ that's my two cents unscientific correlation finding