Any objections to doing a cycle while injured?

[AboutT]

I dislocated my shoulder about a month ago which resulted in a fracture of my humerus (upper arm bone) near my shoulder. It's healing in the right place, no surgery needed, and physical therapy starts this week. However I can barely lift it and definitely can't continue my regular workout routine which involves all of the regular exercises (bench, squats, deadlift, etc.) But I can blast legs and utilize the machines every machine at the gym which doesn't involve the use of my arms.

Even with using these machines and still having a light workout routine going, I know I will definitely lose a lot of what I've gained over the years since I won't be able to do any heavy lifting. I will be out for the next 2-3 months at least. I've already lost a lot of muscle mass over the last month and it's depressing as hell.

I have some nice var on me right now that I was planning on starting right before the injury. I am wondering if I should take it to at least preserve the muscle I have over the next couple of months while I heal. I'm sure the muscle mass will also assist with my physical therapy as well. Is this a bad idea?

Extra info: I've done multiple var cycles in the past with great results and got my liver / blood / testosterone checked afterwards each time and everything was fine

[>Good Luck<]

I dislocated my shoulder about a month ago which resulted in a fracture of my humerus (upper arm bone) near my shoulder. It's healing in the right place, no surgery needed, and physical therapy starts this week. However I can barely lift it and definitely can't continue my regular workout routine which involves all of the regular exercises (bench, squats, deadlift, etc.) But I can blast legs and utilize the machines every machine at the gym which doesn't involve the use of my arms.

Even with using these machines and still having a light workout routine going, I know I will definitely lose a lot of what I've gained over the years since I won't be able to do any heavy lifting. I will be out for the next 2-3 months at least. I've already lost a lot of muscle mass over the last month and it's depressing as hell.

I have some nice var on me right now that I was planning on starting right before the injury. I am wondering if I should take it to at least preserve the muscle I have over the next couple of months while I heal. I'm sure the muscle mass will also assist with my physical therapy as well. Is this a bad idea?

Extra info: I've done multiple var cycles in the past with great results and got my liver / blood / testosterone checked afterwards each time and everything was fine

Bad idea... don't take any juice if you aren't at your absolute best condition I'm my opinion... you are risking life-long changes to your endo system for no reason at all... heal now, then get back to 100%... my 2cents

[AboutT]

Bad idea... don't take any juice if you aren't at your absolute best condition I'm my opinion... you are risking life-long changes to your endo system for no reason at all... heal now, then get back to 100%... my 2cents

At first I thought this. But here are some facts that changed my mind

-The first 5-6 var cycles did not damage my endo system or do any other damage to my body since I got tested for everything after and was fine (unless there are some long term effects that can't be seen in such tests - can anyone give insight on this?). So now one more time when I desperately need it the most I'm going to decide now not to use it?

-2nd biggest change of mind was from this link (nevermind can't post link) but if you Google some of the lines in the pic below in quotes you can find it:

[austinite]

No, you should not cycle while injured. Terrible idea. You will become stronger and likely mask the problem slightly, and you'll end up lifting more than your shoulder can handle and make it worse. That and a host of other issues.

Don't be impatient, be smart instead. Good luck.

[AboutT]

No, you should not cycle while injured. Terrible idea. You will become stronger and likely mask the problem slightly, and you'll end up lifting more than your shoulder can handle and make it worse. That and a host of other issues.

Don't be impatient, be smart instead. Good luck.

Even if I acknowledge this and know to take it easy in the gym? What are some of the other issues?

This really blows and is depressing. I am still a bachelor and I get 90% of my confidence from my body. That's the way it's been the last 5-10 years. My dating profile pics showcase this and now what - when I actually meet up with the girl they are going to see some skinny guy? If it was only a couple of months I can handle it, but there's a chance I could be out for 5-6 months. The orthopedists says the bone is healing in the right place but it is healing more slowly than the average rate.

[DrewZ]

If you keep your diet on point and contintue to do what you can, 5-6 months you aren't going to lose much of anything.
If I was in your shoes I would listen to the advice given above.
What if you're impatient and accidentally do more damage and then you're out for even longer? not worth it.