Chest pain after benching

[Sterling]

Ok so this one day I was benching 135 lbs and after my 3rd rep i heard a crack in the middle of my chest when the bar reached my chest. The bar didn't drop hard on my chest and 135 lbs is no biggy for me. A few minutes after that my chest started to hurt and I've been having difficulty breathing. When I lie down on my side when I sleep the pain is gone and so is my breathing problem but when I lie down on my back it's the complete opposite. Can anyone please help me? I'm just 16 years old and I don't want anything bad to happen to me this early in my life /forum/images/graemlins/frown.gif

[Bahir]

You should definetly see a doctor. It could be a crack (big or small) on the bones, which is definetly worth to find out. I got elbowed in the chest pretty hard once and I felt pain breathing for several days. The pain eventualy went away, but the situations are not alike and, as I said, go check it out at the doctors to be safe.

[posse123]

or you could have a rib head popped out...happened to me once. had a chiropractor pop it back in. it happens with benching.