So I have been making some great progress in my lifts over the last month and done change, feeling stronger than ever. Only thing is I'm starting to hurt a little. Back, knees and elbows have been getting pretty sore after lifting hard. Never really had to much issue with it, and have been lifting "heavy" for a while now.

Anybody else go through this from time to time?

A friend said it was caused by a new test booster I got on, something about it increasing inflammation after lifting.

Maybe it's time to cut back some and work back up to where you were/are, give your body more time to adapt..

Sure.  Could just be time for a deload.  Take a few days to a week off or go light.  

How's your recovery?  Food and sleep would be first but massage, contrast showers and the occasional chiro visit have worked for me.

I recommend scaling back for a while or at bare minimum having someone skilled on the topic closely watch the form on your compound lifts to help to troubleshoot errors that may be leading to aches and pains.  You may also want to look into joint support supplements.  Dehydration can also lead to joint pain too.... On a side note I have a litany of sports injuries almost all of which relate to heavy lifting/power lifting.  Before anyone says it...I used proper form and almost always had a good spotter, I just wasn't built for it.

Not bad advice.



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It happens, particularly as you get stronger. Not catastrophic injuries, but tendon and joint soreness. Funny thing is, deads and squats never bothered me, but once I started lifting pretty heavy on preacher curls (the go to biceps movement whenever I wanted to do a little arm work), I got pretty bad tendon pain in one arm. Turns out the preacher bench setup places a lot of stress on the elbow. Basically, you can get away with quite a bit of bad form and/or bad exercise selection when you're not lifting very heavy. But as you get stronger, the effects become more severe, and at some point your joints or connective tissues are going to get more than they can take, which means it's time to re-evaluate what you're doing.

I'm in pain as we speak.  Foam rolling, Alleve and hot tub is how I fix myself.

Thanks for the advice guys, think its time for a deload. Been at it hard and heavy since April without much break in the action. Might take a week of recovery and get back at it.

I would recommend that you not be afraid to drop some accessory lifts if you are developing joint pain.  I had to cut back on pull ups from 3-days a week to two days a week and stop doing curls all togather due to "tennis" elbow.

I do two months of bulking and 4-6 of high rep, lower weight (not cutting). Lately it has been more reps and less weight and less bulking

I feel much better, less aches and pains, when lifting lighter. I'm getting to the point that I feel like really heavy lifting isn't worth it. I have to have surgery later this year due to heavy lifting, as I tore my labrum an part of my distal bicep a few months ago.

try incorporating them more often. Ive seen anywhere from every 4-6 weeks. I like every 4 and its been good for the past year for me.