Hi. I posted this in training so it wasn’t approved so I guess this is the proper forum:
Not sure if this should go in training, or pain rehab as I don’t really have pain. Not even sure if a doctor visit would be of value?
so the set up is I had a “kink” in my right shoulder. Not sure how else to describe it. A slight annoying at best pain. A bit of discomfort when sitting. Kinda feels like when ya slept the wrong way and rolled over and “kinked your neck”.
to put strength into context, two Fridays ago I benched a triple@315. Easy peasy. Last Friday I was at work (different equipment, bench height etc) and everything felt “off”. Rack pulls were doable but felt very very hard. Bench was to be a heavy single around 340ish. I banged off a single @275, and failed a single @295. It seemed way too hard. I thought maybe the floor was uneven as the building is in poor shape.
’the next day I was so sore as if I’d never worked out before.
monday I trained at home with familiar equipment. 275 x 3 x 4 bench was programmed. Nope. 225 on the way up (warm ups) were extremely hard. 275 would not come off the cups at all. I was shocked and concerned. All I could do is 135 x 3 x 4. A far cry from 315 x 3 prior.
im at a loss here. There are good workout and not so good workouts but this seems a huge drop in strength.
im not in any pain. The “kink” seems to be gone now. So should I be concerned? Am I going too heavy? Is there something wrong? What do I tell my doc? (Hell just tell me to stick to cardio). Should I seek physio?
I’ll also point out that my sleep,isn’t the greatest and there are some huge family issues/stressors going on as well.
ive taken the rest of the week off and will resume training Monday. I’m hoping this is just my body telling me to,back off.
thoughts?