I can't lift hard and heavy anymore! Please help me! Please Read!!

[BigAndy69]

Bro, you can grow with 10-12 reps, I do it all that time. I've had mad shoulder injuries, I can still train heavy but I don't go to failure. I take a weight that I could press for 10 reps, and I'll only rep out 8. It works well. And absolutely no forced reps.

 

[Toby39]

Gotcha! Thanks for the info guys.. Been a big help!

I think I might go to the doc and maybe get an MRI anyway to see if I did any damage. That crackle pop was pretty loud and maybe my tendon partially came off the bone.. dunno..

Thanks again!

 

[SickManiac]

I'm in my thirties and starting training at 13 years of age so I have many wear-n-tear type injuries: real bad lower back, bad neck/upper back, left shoulder is a mess, left knee is getting bad.

i've just had to experiment with different exercises and find the ones that put the least amount of strain on my injured parts. because of my back i can't squat or do leg presses. It's amazing that I've maintained some respectable leg mass but that's because i found ONE machine that supports my back and still lets me train fairly heavy and intensely.

don't waste your time using mass/power drugs like sustanon. you won't be able to train the right way to maximize your cycle gains.

 

[P-CURLS]

stay away from your heavy movements period! i am no genious but, from what i understand, you need to hit every part of your muscle to achieve mass. if i were you, i wouldn't eliminate any particular exercise from your routine. it just doesn't make sense. try building back your endurance first. use moderate weight, for extended sets. like my chest routine when i was just starting out, as an example: 7 sets flat, 7 sets incline, 7 sets decline. alternate dumbells and bar work. throw in some cable cross-overs and fly's, in between sets.forget about your previous max numbers, if you try to achieve them all at once , you will just injure yourself again. think of it as you are just beginning. you wouldn't put 315 on the bar, if you had only been training a couple of months. start out light, and work your way up. give yourself time to heal. injuries suck, so do it slow , and it wont hinder your goals , for the rest of training days. i hope this helps. good luck.