soulder pain... what do i do now??

[steel113]

i am ending my third week of a test and d-bol cycle and my shoulder has been acting up. i have noticed so amazing strength gain and my lifts have been getting heavier by about 10lbs a week. however my should last week started to act up. and did it again this week so i took a day off of training. figuring that maybe a little rest would help heal the joint or give the tendon time to catch up. today i did chest and the pain came back. so my question is should i just take a full week off and reevaluate then or should i just continue working out but lower the weight down considerably till the pain goes away. i don't want to waste the time i have on the cycle by being out for a few weeks, but i also don't want to tear and be out for a year. what do you guys think??

[VTliftVT]

Sounds like your strength is increasing faster than your joints/tendons. In all reality if you start to lift lighter then you aren't getting the full effect of the cycle. If you stop lifting for a week, then the same applies. If I were you I would definitely take a week off right now and test the waters after that. There is no reason to risk tearing something or making the problem worse than it already is. As far as the gear goes, you are the only one that knows how bad this is. If it just comes down to taking a week off and you feel it will be fine then keep up with your injections and stop the dbol and pick up the lifting the next week. If you think your shoulder is really messed up then just stop the cycle and start your PCT. Just my 2c.

[steel113]

thanks VT... i'm gonna give that a shot. i'll take a week of and see where that leaves me.

[sundancekid]

I have a bad shoulder and found that if I just stick to dumbells in my chest routine instead of the barbell it puts less stress on the joint.