
Originally Posted by
Tank75
i'm not sure what kinds of sides you are experiencing, but in my lifting experience, i have never lifted my best when i wasn't feeling my best. if the sides have you hurting pretty bad to the point where you don't sleep then i'd lay off them. i got off dbol a few weeks ago because the sides were just too much for me. i couldn't notice anything on the outside, but my back was just killing me to the point where i couldn't squat or deadlift heavy at all. had to get off the dbol and now my lifts are doing much better because when i'm pain free I can concentrate on the lift and not in dealing with the pain.
good luck at the competition... what are your goals for it?
-Tank75