Shoulder injury = good time to cut?

[dg101]

Hello all, i will try to keep this concise and to the point.

First off i'm 24, 5'11", and weigh roughly 175 with an unknown body fat percentage but i would peg it around 15-18%. My original goal was to bulk.

I just started lifting again about 2.5 months ago after a hiatus that lasted about 5 years. I have also always had considerable pain in my left shoulder when doing certain exercises (bench, rows, any and all presses). I was diagnosed with an underdeveloped or weak rotator cuff muscles in my left shoulder recently. Thankfully, there was no tears and/or other types of damage.

I was given roughly 20 different exercises to do on a ed/eod basis to strengthen my rotator cuff and have been adhering to this protocol since my diagnosis which has been about three weeks.

Lately, however, I have had pain doing almost all exercises that involve the shoulder in any way. I attribute this to my shoulder being tired from the rotator cuff exercises and not able to handle the additional load.

Anyway, my question is this. Since i am unable to do the majority of exercises due to the pain, would it be a good idea to try to cut my BF down with plenty of cardio and maybe light lifting, if at all? Is it a good idea to cut with little to no weight lifting? Obviously, i would adjust my diet to suit my new goal, but i was most concerned with the weight training aspect.

My main goal is to get my cuff back in working order so i can hit this bulk hard, but if i cannot do that i would like to stay dedicated in the gym doing something and i figured that perhaps getting my BF in the 10% range would be a good temporary goal while the cuff heals.

Any and all comments are appreciated positive or negative. Thank you gentlemen and ladies.

[dg101]

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Hello all, i will try to keep this concise and to the point.

First off i'm 24, 5'11", and weigh roughly 175 with an unknown body fat percentage but i would peg it around 15-18%. My original goal was to bulk.

I just started lifting again about 2.5 months ago after a hiatus that lasted about 5 years. I have also always had considerable pain in my left shoulder when doing certain exercises (bench, rows, any and all presses). I was diagnosed with an underdeveloped or weak rotator cuff muscles in my left shoulder recently. Thankfully, there was no tears and/or other types of damage.

I was given roughly 20 different exercises to do on a ed/eod basis to strengthen my rotator cuff and have been adhering to this protocol since my diagnosis which has been about three weeks.

Lately, however, I have had pain doing almost all exercises that involve the shoulder in any way. I attribute this to my shoulder being tired from the rotator cuff exercises and not able to handle the additional load.

Anyway, my question is this. Since i am unable to do the majority of exercises due to the pain, would it be a good idea to try to cut my BF down with plenty of cardio and maybe light lifting, if at all? Yes take your time work on your cardio and diet and some lifting one muscle a week Is it a good idea to cut with little to no weight lifting? Obviously, i would adjust my diet to suit my new goal, but i was most concerned with the weight training aspect.

My main goal is to get my cuff back in working order so i can hit this bulk hard, but if i cannot do that i would like to stay dedicated in the gym doing something and i figured that perhaps getting my BF in the 10% range would be a good temporary goal while the cuff heals. (good idea sounds like you ae on the right track)
Any and all comments are appreciated positive or negative. Thank you gentlemen and ladies.

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