Should I take a week off?

[BenchBoss]

Finishing the last week of my strength phase, got great results, but my body's paying for it! Started with 5 reps, a worked down to 3 over the course of weeks. Yesterday after Chest and Tris, had a pain deep in my deltoid/triceps area (right where the muscles work). Only did 3 reps so the weight was heavy.

So before I start a hypertrophy phase (8-10 reps), would you guys recommend taking a week off to let my body fully repair?

 

[buddhabuilder]

I never stop, just make adjustments and tweaks. But that's me...

 

[Buildingup24]

Take a week to do super high rep to just get blood thru the muscle n let stuff heal. Even 8-10 reps can still be heavy weight depending on strength base