bicep injury...

[woody00]

back in july i injured my left delt and toughed it out and did heavy presses anyways. i think that since my left delt was weak that my left bicep had to overcompensate for the lack of strength in teh delt, therefore injuring my bicep. my delt is fine now, but my bicep still hurts.ive been taking it light on it for 6weeks now. i took 400mg of ibprofen before i worked out today and it felt soo much better. my question is...... would it be ok to continue to take 400mg of ibprofen? also, if only 400mg ibprofen makes the pain go away, then it isnt that severe of an injury, right? thanks

 

[BigBoyJ]

It may not be that severe of an inury, but if you're taking the ibuprofen and masking the pain, you might turn it into one. Don't take anything for the pain while you're training. Let your body tell you when something isn't right, don't tell it to shut up. If it's bothering you while you're just sitting around, ibuprofen is fine. But if it's hurting while you're training, you need to heed that warning and train around it, or you may REALLY regret it.