What did I injure and how do I train with this! PLEASE HELP

[timed123]

Hello all ,

I really need help and don't want to type a paper so I want to make it short and sweet.

After benching and doing chest last week I felt a pain in my shoulder (when I raise my arm above my shoulder, as if I was going to reach for the ceiling laterally or in front of my I get pain)

the pain last week wasn't that bad, I worked out today and it was more intense I had to stop working out.

This happened to me about 2 years ago and my boss at my job who supposedly studied physical therapy said it was a rotary cuff tear (minor)

I think he was right but I don't remember if I took a month of or a week off?

Can someone please tell me what this is? and if so how do I train around this? I am bulking up lifting slightly heavy for compound movements but I am willing to lift light I just want to keep working out I am in a mid cycle with test cyp.

How long should I rest? When I return to working out how should I train? The pain level was a 7 out of 10 but now a hour later after gym its about a 5.

Thanks Adam

 

[timed123]

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[JM750]

you need 4-6 weeks of resting it.

 

[Animalized]

Ya, rotator for sure I'd say. Mine got really bad last year. I only took a week off then when I went back just kept it light for a bit. Can go lighter and maybe do higher reps to still get a good pump.

I ALWAYS make a point now to warm up my rotator cuffs before every workout. Never used to do that and I think that made it easier to injure it.

 

[timed123]

Thanks yea last year I did the same thing and took about a week of it already feel 50% better I think ima just take a week off and go light

 

[bitterdregs]

are you able to see a dr? minor tears become major tears fast. found out the hard way when I snapped my acl during a martial arts test (insert kicked my own ass joke here) bedrest and physical therapy are NOT the way to bulk!

for the copay I'd see an orthopedic. if you can.

 

[JM750]

This is why I am telling you to stay the hell off of it. Keep pushing it and you will be fucked! Do any exercise that does not bother it. Let it heal!

 

[timed123]

Lol I am off f it haven't trained in 5 days it doesn't bother me at all when sleeping or idle when I put my arm up above my head I can feel discomfort but not really pain so I is healing

 

[lolsupersport]

Rotator cuffs suck llol I injured mine doing handstands.

 

[Cbone73]

my husband did the same thing. he rested it for about a week and now he's just careful to really warm it up a lot before getting heavy. he said it's the only way he can do it without pain now :/ injuries reallysuck

 

[timed123]

Rotator cuffs suck llol I injured mine doing handstands.

You know now that I think abotu it I think I injured it from doing pushups while in a hand stand up against a wall LOL. I was watching the movie Con Air and seen the guy with the long hair doing it while locked up and I was thinking I wonder if I can do that? I think that may have conributed to it lol.