what a forum / need some advice
Hi everyone,
I'm new here and just wanted to say what a great site this is - I used to browse the old AR.com forum and have to say this new version had a lot to live up to but is doing everyone proud I think!! Thanks to all the mods for taking up their time to monitor these boards and also to whoever is paying all the bills!! :D
Let It Heal Some More . . .
Seriously, bro, I agree with the others.
One thing you didn't address is whether you were on a cycle when you tore the muscle. (Sometimes we like to push the edge of the envelope a little too far.)
AS are great for development, but they can act like pain medication insofar as they can sometimes mask symptoms. You've had an injury, and now that you've had eight weeks to start healing, any pain you have is good - it will tell you how far you can go and what limitations you still have.
(In other words, if you do a cycle now, you may get too cocky. At best, that would delay the complete healing. At worst, you could re-tear the muscle without realizing it until it's too late.)
Keep on healing, bro, and then do the cycle when you're sure that you won't risk reinjury.
The good news is that you will gain back what you lost (and, in terms of the fat, lose what you have gained back). And you'll probably do it more efficiently this time around through sheer discipline - you'll be more careful.
I know how you feel - I had a cold a couple of weeks ago and stayed away from the gym for almost two weeks. Damn, I missed it! (And I felt the loss in my pecs more than anywhere else.) But any time we're aren't up to par, our bodies are trying to tell us something - lay back, chill out, and do it when you're feelnig better.
Tempting as it is, stay natural until you're more fully healed - as anxious as you may feel now, you'll be glad you did.