Day 3 on dbol afraid I may hurt myself lol

[no1tou]

Day 4 on my 10w test dbol kickstart cycle.

Ok forgive my newb retardedness but day one in the gym I was wondering if this shit was even working. Now I'm worried I may hurt myself. Yesterday I got all new bests in everything! It was only day 3! It's gotta be in my head right?

Either way I'm new to this but should I take it easy or is this the whole damn reason to take it? Just worried I may be going to fast. Or should I be good to work on each muscle group twice weekly?

[AlphaMaleDawg]

what is your cycle and what are your stats and age?

[B1gDaddy]

IMO, that is the reason why you take them lol. Lift hard but lift safe, make sure u have a spotter with u whenever u take a big jump cause its very easy to hurt a muscle when u over due urself even when ur on a cycle. Right now your mostly feeling the dbol thats why ur strength has increased so fast, i never considered slowing down before i try to get as much as possible out of every workout while i was on my first cycle.

[mg1228]

u need to be careful---its ur joints and tendons u need to worry about

id like some expert advice on this too--my bench has skyrocketed in the last 4 weeks and monday after chest my shoulder was achin--and it still is somewhat---and im sure it is because of the weight---i use as strict a form as possible

[tylerrrman]

Form is key here, no jerking and throwing the weights, go SLOOOOW. Just don't go crazy on shoulder presses and things that will hurt your rotator cuff. I'm not trying to tell you to hurt yourself, but if you work till you start to get a little achey in the joints/tendons, then stay right around that weight/intensity or lower till it isn't hurting you, you won't have to worry as much about hurting yourself. Listen to your body, if it hurts then give it some rest.

[JScondition]

supplement vit D3 for tendon support

[biggerguns]

Form is key here, no jerking and throwing the weights, go SLOOOOW. Just don't go crazy on shoulder presses and things that will hurt your rotator cuff. I'm not trying to tell you to hurt yourself, but if you work till you start to get a little achey in the joints/tendons, then stay right around that weight/intensity or lower till it isn't hurting you, you won't have to worry as much about hurting yourself. Listen to your body, if it hurts then give it some rest.

Absolute best advice here^ Its exactley the shoulder press that is messing me up. Im on first testE cycle and strentgh has gone up so much that certain joints cant keep up. Only when i do shoulder presses the pain is instant then it fades off on the following sets. Next day there is a little pain. I started taking glucosamine pills twice a day and the pain has left. I know if i push it hard again the pain will come back.

[shadey33]

Its also exactly why you shouldnt start a cycle if you have had time off from the gym you can seriously damage tendons this way.

[no1tou]

what is your cycle and what are your stats and age?

10 week cycle of Pentadext 300 @ 300mg a week with a 4 week kick of dbol @ 40mg.

age: 28
height: 6"
weight: 194
bf%: 11%
Been training for 6 years steady for 2.
Bench 315
squat 275 (just started working legs last year)

[no1tou]

u need to be careful---its ur joints and tendons u need to worry about

id like some expert advice on this too--my bench has skyrocketed in the last 4 weeks and monday after chest my shoulder was achin--and it still is somewhat---and im sure it is because of the weight---i use as strict a form as possible

This is what I'm worried about. The joints and tendons don't have time to adapt. I body wanted to just keep going but my mind was thinking this can't be good.

[no1tou]

Form is key here, no jerking and throwing the weights, go SLOOOOW. Just don't go crazy on shoulder presses and things that will hurt your rotator cuff. I'm not trying to tell you to hurt yourself, but if you work till you start to get a little achey in the joints/tendons, then stay right around that weight/intensity or lower till it isn't hurting you, you won't have to worry as much about hurting yourself. Listen to your body, if it hurts then give it some rest.

Noted

Thanks

[mg1228]

i would do a decent weight and do 6 seconds down and 3-4 seconds up--really concentrate on the eccentric part of the move---that way u really work the muscle without overloading ur joints and tendons

[tylerrrman]

Exactly what mg1228 said. 5-6 Seconds on the negative and 3-4 on the up. Otherwise your growth will be uneven, and the joints and tendons/ligaments will take too much stress. Remember, on aas your muscles grow waay too fast for the ligaments/tendons to keep up with.

[Okinawa_Power]

u need to be careful---its ur joints and tendons u need to worry about

id like some expert advice on this too--my bench has skyrocketed in the last 4 weeks and monday after chest my shoulder was achin--and it still is somewhat---and im sure it is because of the weight---i use as strict a form as possible

Sounds like your using to narrow a grip on bench.....narrow grip focuses on tri's and front delts..........

[Okinawa_Power]

10 week cycle of Pentadext 300 @ 300mg a week with a 4 week kick of dbol @ 40mg.

age: 28
height: 6"
weight: 194
bf%: 11%
Been training for 6 years steady for 2.
Bench 315
squat 275 (just started working legs last year)

<<<-------That is not going to cut it!!!! You need to hit those legs hard. Heavy Leg Presses and heavy squats....Stay away from leg extensions until you put some mass on those legs.....hit hamstrings just as hard......Lots of curls and stiff leg deadlifts.........NOW GO SQUAT SOME HEAVY ASS WEIGHT!!!!!!

[mg1228]

Sounds like your using to narrow a grip on bench.....narrow grip focuses on tri's and front delts..........

what grip would u reccomend---i go few inches outside shoulder width on each side

[no1tou]

<<<-------That is not going to cut it!!!! You need to hit those legs hard. Heavy Leg Presses and heavy squats....Stay away from leg extensions until you put some mass on those legs.....hit hamstrings just as hard......Lots of curls and stiff leg deadlifts.........NOW GO SQUAT SOME HEAVY ASS WEIGHT!!!!!!

Sir yes sir!

[B1gDaddy]

what grip would u reccomend---i go few inches outside shoulder width on each side

At my gym all the bench bars have a line marking where to place ur hands and that seems to be what everyone goes by there. Do ur bars not have any marks or is it not smart to use the suggested marks?

[mg1228]

mine have the marks--i go just inside them