Larry Wheels tore his hamstring in the squat! Will growth hormone treatment help?

Larry Wheels is without exaggeration one of the most popular strength athletes of today. He is followed by over 5 million users on Instagram, some of whom enjoy his incredible feats of strength, others, for example, admire his muscularity, with which he even climbed the boards of the amateur Mr. Olympia. But now the star athlete has torn his hamstring while squatting 700 pounds (about 315 kilograms) for 7 reps.

"I think if it wasn't for the injury, it could have been a new personal best. Regardless of whether it was a PR or not, the injury occurred because I was lifting in a cold gym and wasn't warmed up enough before the heaviest set. For the second to last set I thought I was warmed up enough, but I wasn't entirely sure. And that was a mistake,"

The star athlete, who has been injured once in the past because of the cold gym.

However, Larry indicated that he understands that the problems could have been prevented by, for example, longer time on the bike or treadmill, and stressed the importance of having the right coach who can set the right training structure in the case of strength-training athletes.

At the same time, he thankfully added that his injury is not as serious as earlier complications and hinted at how he intends to deal with this complication:

"With that being said, I'm going to jump on the growth hormone cure. I've used it in the past when I've had first degree ruptures like this. And maybe the growth hormone will help speed up the whole recovery process. Now I can fully load my leg, I can walk, sit, stand. For more serious tears, I needed crutches and it took me 9 months to fully recover,"

However, Larry added in the above video and by the looks of it, this injury is only minor and won't particularly threaten his career. And considering he took silver at the Amateur Olympia, he may very well be able to get a pro card this year if he stays healthy.

And for the rest of us, Larry's current complication is a clear example that proper warm-ups are not to be taken lightly. For this very reason, we recommend studying, for example, what a proper warm-up should look like before heavy sets.