About a week ago during one of my warm-up bench sets I strained my pec muscle. Since then I have been able to lift but I did not feel like I was able to work up to my daily percentages. I took a few days off and saw my doctor. Upon her inspection she felt that there was no tear and that I just managed to sprain my pec. She gave me a perscription for a 6 day course of 4mg methylprednisolone and said that I shouldn't do anything strenuous until I finish the cycle.
I am reaching out today to see if anyone has suggestions for how I should resume training once I finish the methlprednisolone. My thoughts are to ease back into both the squat and the deadlift and only perform chest accessory movements like cable flys and db bench presses for an additional few weeks to ensure that everything is healed completely. My fear is that I will rush back into training and turn a sprain into a tear needing surgery.
I am currently on Intermediate Small Load Preparation 1 from the app.
I am reaching out today to see if anyone has suggestions for how I should resume training once I finish the methlprednisolone. My thoughts are to ease back into both the squat and the deadlift and only perform chest accessory movements like cable flys and db bench presses for an additional few weeks to ensure that everything is healed completely. My fear is that I will rush back into training and turn a sprain into a tear needing surgery.
I am currently on Intermediate Small Load Preparation 1 from the app.