Training after tattoo?

Jimmy Bottlehead

Hey all.

Got my first tattoo there on Thursday, it runs from my shoulder to my elbow. How soon can I get back in the gym after it? I kept it wrapped the first 4 hours and it's unwrapped since, healing it naturally.

Any suggestions with regards training? Or what exercises to avoid for now?

Dannyboy1987

I just went back to the gum after i got mine was no big deal. i have one on my chest and shoulder . you will be fine

Magic Eight Ball

Excessive sweating while healing can damage the colour OP.

squod

PIcs? Hope it was lego.

brutusthebarber

Jimmy Bottlehead wrote: »

Hey all.

Got my first tattoo there on Thursday, it runs from my shoulder to my elbow. How soon can I get back in the gym after it? I kept it wrapped the first 4 hours and it's unwrapped since, healing it naturally.

Any suggestions with regards training? Or what exercises to avoid for now?

Avoid sweating. Seriously. The colours will run man. I left mine for a full week before doing anything. Healing naturally? Are you not cleaning it every day????!!

Actually.. just post this in the tattoo forum and get their advice.

brianblaze

Jimmy Bottlehead wrote: »

Hey all.

Got my first tattoo there on Thursday, it runs from my shoulder to my elbow. How soon can I get back in the gym after it? I kept it wrapped the first 4 hours and it's unwrapped since, healing it naturally.

Any suggestions with regards training? Or what exercises to avoid for now?

My housemate is a tattoo artist. Does all my tattoos, general advice is give it a week and Bepanthen it every so often.

Jimmy Bottlehead

brutusthebarber wrote: »

Avoid sweating. Seriously. The colours will run man. I left mine for a full week before doing anything. Healing naturally? Are you not cleaning it every day????!!

Actually.. just post this in the tattoo forum and get their advice.

Sorry, yeah I'm using bepanthan and cleaning it regularly. What I meant by letting it heal naturally was that I'm not covering it with clingfilm.

The artist also said one week, I wanted to get a general consenus though from regular gym-goers. Seems a week is my best bet. Do I need to cover it at all when i work out next, or do anything special at all?

This is a pic:

squod

Bionicle?

Jimmy Bottlehead

squod wrote: »

Bionicle?

Hahaha not quite!

cashville

I got a tattoo about 2 weeks ago, the tattoo artist advised against going to the gym or any major cardio exercise for 10 days. It's on my arm so obviously any bicep/tricep exercises were out the window, but he maintained not to do cardio as you don't want to be sweating profusely while it's healing.

It's annoying if you're big into your training, but I have massive respect for the guy who did mine so I took his advice.

PeakOutput

i waited 7 days but i would have gone after 5

Jimmy Bottlehead

PeakOutput wrote: »

i waited 7 days but i would have gone after 5

As in it's ok after five?

amazingemmet

I was training all the while during my back piece, full back full coverage, training the next day after a session and didn't notice any ill effects once you keep it clean and moist it'll be fine.

JayRoc

amazingemmet wrote: »

I was training all the while during my back piece, full back full coverage, training the next day after a session and didn't notice any ill effects

Ditto.

ak51535

yeah same I got one on my upper arm, the next day training away with it, push ups, bag work etc and it was grand just kept applying the cream to it!

JJayoo

Class tattoo