steroids and recovery?

[Okley70]

Can using steroids help you recover from a rotator cuff injury faster? I just started 12 week cycle of test e But, kind of ****ed my shoulders up. I did not stop the cycle because, I do not plan on being down that long. I hit legs pretty good today. So Im not giving up that easy. I have been doing rehab for three days icing,messaging and very light rotating movments.

[juiceboxxx]

what week are you in?

Keep on the cycle just let your shoulders get rest and recover from the injuiry.

[Okley70]

only week 2 bro. I started the cycle 1 day before I screwed my self. ****ing arm wrestling. Most of my friends are big strong animals.

[juiceboxxx]

only week 2 bro. I started the cycle 1 day before I screwed my self. ****ing arm wrestling. Most of my friends are big strong animals.

You should get it checked out at the doc for sure...Maybe its something serious or maybe its just a pulled muscle etc... Better to be safe then sorry.

The injury just occured and its to early to tell but If I were you I would keep training of course cuz you cant just stop the cycle but just try to avoid working out on the shoulders for now atleast

Hit your other body parts, get exrays at the dr. by then hopfully your shoulder will be healed and fine if not then the xrays will show whats up and we can take it from there.

[Okley70]

Thanks bro I will set up and apointment for tuesday morning.

[juiceboxxx]

Thanks bro I will set up and apointment for tuesday morning.

n.o

good idea

[wellness]

Steroids will sometimes make an injury worse or weaker than before.

[needmorestrength]

You should get it checked out at the doc for sure...Maybe its something serious or maybe its just a pulled muscle etc... Better to be safe then sorry.

The injury just occured and its to early to tell but If I were you I would keep training of course cuz you cant just stop the cycle but just try to avoid working out on the shoulders for now atleast

Hit your other body parts, get exrays at the dr. by then hopfully your shoulder will be healed and fine if not then the xrays will show whats up and we can take it from there.

IMO thats not good advice. Shoulder injuries can be tricky, could be joint, could be ligament, tendon, rotator cuff etc. Refer to the Diagram, there are many important points in such a small area and they all give off a similar feeling when they are disturbed or injured! As for continuing the cycle, I would get an appointment with a registered physio therapist, they will be able to diagnose it properly and treat it.. Find one thats a certified active release therapist!! As for the cycle, I would not workout upper body till you know whats wrong, and if they you need to rest then do it... Test E does NOT support collagen synthesis, so it will not "help you heal" and obviously will make you hold more water, as the cycle goes on it will mask the pain more and more!!
Hope this helps a bit bro, best luck to you recovering

[AnabolicBoy1981]

IMO thats not good advice. Shoulder injuries can be tricky, could be joint, could be ligament, tendon, rotator cuff etc. Refer to the Diagram, there are many important points in such a small area and they all give off a similar feeling when they are disturbed or injured! As for continuing the cycle, I would get an appointment with a registered physio therapist, they will be able to diagnose it properly and treat it.. Find one thats a certified active release therapist!! As for the cycle, I would not workout upper body till you know whats wrong, and if they you need to rest then do it... Test E does NOT support collagen synthesis, so it will not "help you heal" and obviously will make you hold more water, as the cycle goes on it will mask the pain more and more!!
Hope this helps a bit bro, best luck to you recovering

yeah, test wont help. you need other stuff. and i would be scared lifting upper body if i was you. even squating can test the shoulder if its compromised. Even loading the 100 lb plates on the leg press could be a bad idea. gotta be careful.
when i recently hurt my shoulder, i made it worse by squating. It was all red again the next day. And that was after 10 days of inactivity. I know time off sucks, but, if you dont baby a potentially bad injury it could end you.

and knock off that arm wrestling crap!lol. seriously. i decided im not doing anything physically demanding except lifting weights until i get to my goal weight/size. There enough danger to joints doing that, let alone arm wrestling, wrestling, moving furniture, screwin around with friends being stupid especially when they are drunk. DOnt take part in their macho BS, or their stupid shanigans. I have a frined who im bigger than who says "hey, lets arm wrestle" when he's drunk. I just say "No, thats okay... you'll beat me" cuz i know with my luck, ill tear somethin.
often the worst injuries are doin STUPID SHIT, not liftin.

[spywizard]

sounds like a good time to concentrate this whole cycle on just improving your legs..

only do light weight, and limit any exercise that strains that body part..

[powerlifter]

sounds like a good time to concentrate this whole cycle on just improving your legs..

only do light weight, and limit any exercise that strains that body part..

Great advice - I would really limit my shoulder work and of course benching - continue your cycle and pound your legs - ice your shoulder after working it too to reduce inflammation

[guest589745]

I have a mild type 1 irritation of my acromioclavicular ligament in my left shoulder.

I was unable to bench presss for the longest time so I started back from square 1, light weight, very very strict form and worked my range of motion up little by little, increasing the weight incrimentally every other workout.

After 4 years of problems prior to doing what I stated above I then decided to give cortisone shots a try. They helped a LOT, then I also used THERA-BANDS to warm up before I lifted and those helped a lot too.

After 2 months of "rehabilitating" my shoulder after the cortisone shots, I did my first cycle of test cyp @ 750mg a week. My shoulder was good before the cycle but about 6 weeks into the cycle, I felt EVEN BETTER and it has been pretty much the same ever since.

However now on the end of my second cycle, I am noticing that my shoulders are getting very very sore when I bench or even do curls . My shoulders get too sore for me to continue so I have to stop the set even though I can physically do at least a couple more reps sometimes. I guess I am still exhausting the muscle well though and I am getting bigger. Deca and test helped my joints efel MUCH better I believe but, I think i may be back to where i was before after PCT, mayeb not though.

Thats all I can tell you, my experience.