One More Flutterbat: Wendy Corduroy Fan Clip

What you just watched is a pectoralis major rupture — one of the most painful and instantly debilitating injuries in all of weightlifting. On the way down of a heavy dumbbell press, the pec tendon was placed under maximum stretch at maximum load. That combination doesn't always end well. The pec major connects your chest to your arm. When it ruptures, that connection snaps — and you lose not just strength but the ability to perform basic pushing movements, reach across your body, or lift your ar