on heavy big 3 cycle but getting sore joints/injury what now ?

[DEVILtrainer666]

ok 6 weeks now focussing on big 3 and ancilliaries with 2 days rest between heavy workouts going for strength . after a while of laying off and slacking/to much partying i finally got my old big numbers back . in your expierience is it your advice to now do what ?

my right delt is grinding a cunt hair & slightly uncomfortable /same goes for slight arthritis feeling in right elbow , low back is a little tight & left triceps doesnt hurt but feels wierd like its over training a little near cramping . i had injured it and my low back before on different accasions .

after this week do i need say 5 days rest ? and then do more reps once 5 is done for say a month ? ive been training anywhere from 2 and 4 reps to 5 and 8 on everything , rarely going to 10 or 15 on a exercise or set . i just want to do it right this time . do power lifters take time off like this after hard hitting for say 6 weeks ?

 

[slobberknocker]

How heavy are you going? Triples? Singles? I seem to kind of tear down on triples after maybe 6-8 weeks.

 

[eastarr69]

I train heavy and i do 3 exercise per muscle group....i have a bad elbow and shoulder problems..i train through it...i have found as i train and i get a pump, the muscles start to sqeeze whatever is lose or fucked up and i feel better..but i look like a sob at night...

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[DEVILtrainer666]

How heavy are you going? Triples? Singles? I seem to kind of tear down on triples after maybe 6-8 weeks.

lets say on my bench press for instance i will do a couple working sets of 3 with a back off of 5 or 6 sometimes 10 . once the sets of 3 are 5 or 6 i go to 2 or 3 reps bumping up wieghts .
last chest/delt/tri. workout was this :

flat barbell bench press 135 for 15 ,185 for 8 ,225 for 2, (now work sets)245 for 4 , 225 for 6 , 225 for 5 .
incline dumbell bench press (no warm ups) 85lbs 2 sets of 8 .
dips (no warm ups) 250lb bodywieght 2 sets of 7/8 .
flat close grip bar bench press (1 rep @ 155lbs for feel) 1 set of 185lbs for 4 reps .
*pre-exhaust*
dumbell side laterals (1 wrm up/1 feel set then) 40lbs @ 6 reps & 30lbs @ 12 .
dumbell delt press (1st 1 feel set then ) 60lbs @ 6 reps & 40 lbs @ 15 .
cable triceps pushdowns (no warm ups) 2 sets 150lbs stack 15 reps squeezed for pump .

this is what i did yesterday and im tired man . but im already looking forward to hitting more reps and or poundages . ill be adding wieght to some sets & even on my dips once i get a dipping belt . i usually dont do the pushdowns but a extra set of bar close grips . tomarrow im using my knee wraps i just bought for 1st time , yee hawww!!!
anyway i can go lighten up a week if i need to right instead of taking 5 days off ? im progressively climbing up my wieghts to break my old maxes like ive been told by the powerlifting sites , what you think ?

 

[Beast_19_301]

I have been getting sore shoulders now from heavy training and I have found that Flaxeed oil has helped and Glucosamine has helped me out.

Maybe you need some time off training. I dunno the last time you have had a good 2 week break or try and doing some 12-15 reps for all your excercies just too give your joints a break.

 

[DEVILtrainer666]

I have been getting sore shoulders now from heavy training and I have found that Flaxeed oil has helped and Glucosamine has helped me out.

Maybe you need some time off training. I dunno the last time you have had a good 2 week break or try and doing some 12-15 reps for all your excercies just too give your joints a break.

beast : ive just gotten my old wieghts back and even increased on some exercises in both pounds and or reps . i had been big time slacking in my training for a year or longer just tinkering and stagnating etc.
now its been 6 weeks into the real training hard & heavy . some days i go to doubles even on some moves etc . its wierd i felt achy in joints but for instance today i feel fine just i have a pec strain from going to deep on my dips i suspect now . seems like if i go to deep on dips i always strain in between a couple ribs on 1 pec it feels like . im sure itll be gone next week for chest again on wednesday , ill just take out dips a week or 2 . i need to watch my form i think . its not bad but when pushing it its hard to stay so damn strict on form , especially if cheating up that extra rep you want so bad once in a while during a forced rep .

 

[Beast_19_301]

Cancel out the shoulders presses and just do laterials, just so you save your shoulders.
Invest in some joint formulas also, they are not a waste of money.
Other then that happy lifting

 

[DEVILtrainer666]

yeah good advice bro , i actually do cut out presses some weeks accasionally and just do heavier on bench presses and laterals etc.

 

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