injured shoulder, what to do...

jwbond

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my right shoulder has been bothering me since the end of my last cycle. i did not sd at the end of last cycle since i am cutting. i thought it would repair itself during the lighter weights of the 15s. i was wrong...

i am now nearing the end of the 10s and i am starting to realize that i wont be able to make the weights for certain exercises for my 5rm due to the injury.

my routine:

mwf:
incline bench
weighted pullups
leg press
shoulder press
leg raises

tue/thurs:
dips
rows
stiff legged deads
calf raises
db shrugs
preacher curls
tri. ext.
crunches


i switched from incline bench to flat, which has made a HUGE difference. there is no pain on flat at all. however, i realized today i can't even do 15lb db shoulder presses as a warmup and my 10RM is 80lb dbs!

my question is do i continue with the cycle using flat bench and taking out the shoulder press or do i sd for a week and start back at the begining of the 10s?

my flat bench 5RM is 275 and i am afraid that what is not hurting it now will by the time i get to the end of the 5s.
 
anyone have any suggestions? i have a workout in 3 hours and want to figure out what to do...

i am thinking i just need to play it by ear and listen to my body, but would like to hear input from others on it so i can make the best educated decision possible on a coarse of action.
 
Sorry JW

Two things you can do:

1 - Lay off exercises that are hurting your shoulders and go by feel from there!

2 - If the pain persists, even though you are trying to avoid direct shoulder work (this does not seem to be the case) then yep SD and get that shoulder fixed!
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