omg!!

[Dzone]

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Y0u can do it bro. I understand being in that situation where I have to heal it on my own. It can be done. Patience is the key

[daved150]

Re: omg!!

Y0u can do it bro. I understand being in that situation where I have to heal it on my own. It can be done. Patience is the key

i'll be pming the shyt out of you bro, lol

[JsJs24]

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i cant take this anymore...i really cant...i dont know wtf is going on anymore...i'm fukin falling apart. i'm serious guys..i'm almost in tears over here..this is bullshyt..in 2006 i could put 105 up for sets of 10 on shoulder pressing. i copuld straight bar curl 115 for multi sets of 10-8. i could ONE ARM precher curl 55 pounds at 6 rep for 3 sets. i could incline bench 245 for 8 reps for 3 stes....now...i'm falling apart. i havnt been able too bench press becouse when we was down in fla i hurt my right shoulder...on 200lb machine press. i told myself (and everyone) it was becouse i didnt warm up right...ok..200lbs? MACHINE press...whatever...so, i work around it, work around it...all i can do is fuking flies!!! i
m doing 55ld fly's for sets of 12 and aint shyt getting done!! my shoulder KILLS me 5 out of 7 days a week...it fukin wakes me up at night!!!
but ya know...i was working through it...i was being careful. i started doing incling smith with the pins set about 6-8 inches above my chest and i was able to get too 205 and did 8 reps..it was good!! i was happy!!
now...today...about an hr ago, i was working arms and i did plenty of warm up...i go to do 70lbs on the preacher w/ez-bar...thats it...70lbs...nothing stupid. i did 2 sets of 12 at 50, so i figured let go 70. coming down, at the p[oint that your gonna turn momentum and start contracting the weight back up, i felt/HEARD a pop in the crook of the elbo...a shooting pain went down to my thumb and fist 2 fingers and i dropped the weight....right wear the bonculis (sp?) and the bicep ties in...its fuking killing me so bad...i swear...i cant take this shyt no more...i dont know wtf is wrong with me!!! i fukin hate this

Daved brother I feel your pain because I have had similar situations. I have had 2 back sugeries, one of them 7 weeks ago, and of course lose all strength and mass as a result. Additionally, I travel overseas for deployments a lot which causes my training and diet routine to get off track during transit and getting settled in to a new environment. I can tell you what seems to work best for me, and this is steroid free by the way.

First of all and most important, keep a positive attitude. I understand this can be difficult when losing gains but it is imperative to maintain a positive mental attitude. Additionally, if you're feeling pain it is your body trying to tell you to slow down. Give yourself some rest, perhaps take a couple weeks off or at least reduce your workouts to things that do not hurt such as light weight when working with weights and utilize the machines more; also, dips, pull ups, and push ups are good. After a couple weeks of rest and light lifting try going back to your regular routine but avoid any exercise that inflicts pain. In your case it may mean to lay off shoulder presses and perhaps do some d-bell side raises and maybe the smith machine. Also, if your rotator cuff is injured try doing some one arm cables with very light weight (5 or 10 lbs) for shoulders. Another thing that helps is creating as it makes your muscles retain water which I find aids in support. I also take a Glucosamine Chronditin MSM supplement which helps with joint pain.

I had a shoulder injury which affected me for a year and as a result I never benched more than 225, which has always been a moderate weight for me. You have to avoid inclines and military presses imo when your shoulder is hurt. You don't want to put too much stress on the shoulders.

Just take it easy for a little while and listen to your body. Then, when you feel better ease back into it and set targets to increase the weight. For instance, to get my bench press back up over the summer I aimed for 5 sets of 5 of a weight that I could not get the 5th rep out on the 4th and 5th sets. After a week or two I would hit all 5 sets and then increased the weight by 5 lbs. I'm sure you understand this approach, but first rest and let your body heal.