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The title of this log is referring to how it is an imperative ability of successful athletes, to be able to recognize when they need to hold back and stop pushing in order to avoid injury, or to get further in the long run. My left shoulder has been acting up in a way that it never has before. Coincidentally, I have never done cambered bar bench press before. The added ROM and backwards movement of the shoulder joint was wearing my body down, and if I continued to pursue it, I would have hurt myself even further. I don't believe I've done any irreparable damage, but I've essentially set myself back a week.
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Was scheduled to go onto more close grip bench, but there was too much pain to do so. At this point I was incredibly frustrated and was unsure as to what I would do. However, after consulting my coach Thomas Neal, and thinking about it rationally, I pulled the plug on the session, and went home to heal.
One of the positive outcomes of training movements frequently, is that when you are forced to miss a session like this, you can fall back on the frequent training to still get an adequate amount of stimulation throughout the week.
I will be skipping an upper body day in the middle of this week, and I'll reassess for Saturday and see how the shoulder feels then.
