posted Tue, 06/30/2015 - 10:05
1095
injury mid cycle
ad
So what do you do if you hurt yourself mid cycle ? I hurt my shoulder pretty good...should I pct it... Or should I stay on and work other muscles and hope its just mild injury ?
- Bookmark
- 0
- 0
Good suggestions below. Continue your cycle. Decrease weight when working affected region. If u have pain stop. Use ice massage to affected area during lifting. After lifting, use ice gel pack, or whatever you have, for 20 minutes to affected region. I had a freezer in weight room where i lifted, so thats why i say that. After lifting, use a TENS unit for 30 minutes to affected area. You can find one new on line for 40.00 USD. I also used DMSO topically, prior to lifting. Ibuprofen prn pain dosage per directions on bottle. Maintain adequate hydration.
rszcudloThanks guys , it only hurts when I doing like the front deltoid raise with weight and stuff I think just lay off them for a while and ill be ok its in the tender stage so maybe its healing...
Agree with TRON...stick with light weight bench press for a couple weeks...also take a 2.5lbs plate(hold with middle finger and ring finger) and slowly work ur supraspinatus tendon by inverting your thumb (pointing down to ground) and raising ur arm up and down. Touch ur thumb to the anterior lateral aspect of your quad, then raise and lower slowly about ten times....
rszcudloOk do that through out the day ? Or just here and there ?
TronThen don't do that. ;)
That's really a personal call. You could stay on and wrap it, and push through it. Or you could not work that muscle. Or you could abort and pct. Personally the only injuries I've had in cycle were meniscal tears, and I usually just wrapped it and fought through it. If you think it won't further deteriorate the joint, go for it. As always take precautions, and the second you think something's not right, ditch it.
TronI wouldn't abort cycle just yet. You hurt your shoulder pretty good but you say it may be mild. Just baby that thing and go hard on everything you are capable of without hurting the shoulder. Listen to your body. If you start to lift something and if doesn't feel right.. STOP. go on to something else or go lighter. Just keep the mind and body connection strong and remember, the aas will actually speed your recovery if it is just a muscle injury in the shoulder and nothing major. Good luck and keep us posted. I had a shoulder injured once.. Thought it was going to be all bad and in 2 weeks I was doing military presses again. Keep positive and push forward my friend.