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Kane that was my whole point. There probably was not one.

Good luck.

Ok guys, I went and got checked out. The Doc at the sports injury clinic says its a rotator cuff problem. He thinks its just a minor tear from the prelim. exam he gave me, but I need to get some other tests done. They're just imaging tests, but from there he will be able to tell what needs to be done. For now, he gave me the go ahead to lift but nothing that involves pressing (overhead or otherwise) and nothing that causes the arm to raise in front of the body (ie. DB front raise motion) and nothing that involves elevated arm positions (ie. position of holding the bar during squats).

SO, basically I'm out for the next little bit ladies and gents. I'm not going to go into the gym and hit the leg sled (technically can't load plates because of the ROM) and quad extensions. No half-assed shit, its either go hard or go home. So I'll see what the next set of shit tells me and go from there.

I've got class now so I'll post my plan as far as "What's Next" is concerned later on.

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So here's my plan:

-Since I can't lift weights for the time being, I'm going to bulk up.
-Logic being, the extra weight will help my bulk when I make my return and so I won't lose my "eating capability".
-I'm not counting on anything drastic from the weight gain as far as progress with bulking, but I'm hoping it will give me a bit of an edge. That extra weight should help me build/retain slightly more muscle no?

Anyway, there really isnt much for me to do except eat if I can't workout and I guess the main reason is simply so that I can still eat my 5000+ cals a day and maintain the lifestyle for when I get back into it. The added bonus during bulking would be a plus


Just as a little bonus: When I get back to 100% I will be working like a fucking animal...DF 5x5 and DFHT done PROPERLY with the most results possible aside from anabolics.

best of luck dude.....im sorry about the injury though. i hope u recovery quickly

Thanks man, I hope so too. Kind of a wake up call (as I'm sure most injuries are) too. Over the years of training I kinda got the mentality that "I'm invincible"...not quite like that, but thats the best wording I've got right now...injuries do suck and it can happen to ANYONE. I will be back shortly though, this seems to be a minor fuck up in my training plans

oh don worry: i doubt ull be gone for long...

No doubt. I had PERFECT form on the bench press, but found out too quickly that doing a super heavy 3 x 3 flat bench on Monday, and a heavy REST/PAUSE low incline smith on Thursday is bad news. Ouch! But after a long rehab, I've learned my lesson. Sometimes minor injuries are a Godsend because they snap you back into reality without really setting you back months.

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hell ya, just be thankful it's not surgury...


Here's to a speedy recovery

Shoulder Update:

Its been about 4 weeks or so since I've been able to lift due to my shoulder injury. I had another appointment with a doctor thursday and she said that my shoulder is good to go. I can lift as long as it doesnt cause discomfort or pain. So I went today and did a few compounds. Bench feels good, deads feel good, squat feels good, military press feels good, and rows feel good. I started off light and was perfectly fine, so I went a bit heavier and eventually made it up to some pretty heavy weights, this was on friday.

Today I woke up and the shoulder was perfect, I hit the gym and found my 5RMs.

Squat: 205
Bench: 185
Deadlift: 315
Rows: 185
Military: 115+ (didnt want to push it anymore)

Overall that one month had a pretty good impact on my strength. Really the only thing not affected was the deadlifts and military, which is weird considering my shoulder was the injured part.

I'm going to be starting the DF 5x5 this week (light weights) and see how I deal with that. I don't foresee any problems, but then again I didn't foresee my shoulder injury. I'll run through the program with a 'slightly less' aggressive loading, possibly done over 5 weeks as opposed to the 4 week loading I just did. Followed by an intensity phase for 3 weeks.

glad to see that the injury is healed and you're back. Good luck.