Help Unplanned cruise ?

[Scott Stevenson]

Performing overhead pressing was fine however that was prior to my current situation. I haven't attempted any direct shoulder work since things started feeling rough. Only some rotator cuff exercises.

I went in yesterday, did legs fine, avoided hack squats to avoid direct pressure to problem area. Did a little pump to test the waters, super light, 5 second negatives.. avoided any direct delt work so just played with back, chest, abs, arms.. was fine to an extent however lots of clicking and popping in the OPPOSITE shoulder when doing single arm neutral grip machine rows (first exercise).. no pain though and felt fine to continue. Felt a little weird a couple hours afterwards when laying in bed though.

It's strange Scott because it doesn't feel too bad now which is why I say I am not great at auto regulating. Things feel fine until AFTER I do whatever it is. Apart from upright rows where I get direct feedback there and then which is why I avoid at all costs.

Re the practitioner he said it looks like I have pulled a muscle in my right trap, performed some deep muscle tissue to it and you could feel it was a little rough. Returning next month for some additional and what will be regular tissue work as I have neglected this over the last 6 months or so due to the cost.

Not much I can say there except it sounds like said practitioner didn't diagnose all the rest of what you describe above. (I simply can't do that online.)

I may just have to accept the fact that I am going to have to just hit legs for the foreseeable.. and give my upper body another week of rest.. do you think ramping up to tier 3 and just focus on hitting legs would be a viable option firstly in an attempt to match caloric output from tier 2 full body and secondly to provide additional growth down there? Will this have a negative effect upon returning to my usual tier 2 split when I can train properly ?

Why don't you give it a shot and find out?..

Re the curcumin, I will adopt this method.. I always found taking with food seemed to make things feel better but if literature and yourself suggest otherwise that uptake is better on an empty then I shall do just that.

Search for BCM-95 here on this site and you'll see what I've written about it.

Thoughts on Boswellia adding to my joint supp stack ? Currently using Glucosamine & chrondroitin @ 1000mg once a day, with eskimo 3 omega and 800mg curcumin @ 3 x a day as well.

The more things you change, the less you'll know what is working (if anything).

I have looked at my diet and have adjusted to incorporate salmon as of tomorrow breakfast seems the most viable option here.

Re the lemon and lime shake.. it has nothing to do with my shoulders, it was more to do with the fact you mention I need more vegetables however I am consuming greens of some sort with every meal but 1 (pre / intra wo).

You could have a fruit smoothie in your intra (mixed berries, for instance) and do the same in your post-workout in place of the cereal, etc.

Well if it helps then it's something I need to use.. I see people raving about it on JP's forum 3x a day on effected area.

I have no idea other than the trap what's going on in your shoulder joints (or actually, come to think if it, if the issue is actually in your should joints per se), so I can't say as to whether that would make sense.

As always.. thanks for the input to all my questions.

Sure! You might search around a bit more on some of these things.

Your biggest issue - your biggest impediment - and it's simply manifesting right now in these particular "issues" is not being pro-active in finding solutions, i.e., learning about the how's n why's of what you're doing, as well as trusting yourself, too. You might ask how often generally you see an issue, research solution and then simply apply it vs. seeking out help and confirmation from others. This is not to say that the latter isn't a good thing to do, but ultimately, you are your own guru.

-S