Originally Posted by
Nick D'Agostino
Hey Frank I would just give it a couple of days and not do the start protocol for this type of injury. This sounds more like a neck tweak than a muscle belly tear. If it doesn't work itself out I would just do 2 lighter sessions, one at 80% of working weights, than one at 90% working weights, and then get back into it. If you are questioning whether you should implement this strategy on a particular lift that means you should. I would also change your press programming to weekly progressions. The other Nick D has an article and a video about how to do this (and there is also alway Practical Programming).