There is great thing called muscle memory. Just take the time you need to heal and don't rush it. You will quickly gain back any muscle you have lost.

I am back now about 6months from a pinched nerve injury. I am finally after a slow six months getting back to where I was. I had to take it real easy. Those 6 month off were horrible. I felt like I was shrinking, and yet at the same time getting fat.

I am not sure what I did now. I am pissed because I have been very careful. I guess at 36 I am getting old. My left Trap is swollen and I cant turn my head to the left or look up. I am going for PT 3 times a week. It feels ok if I am off for a fews days and then acts up the next day after the GYM.

I realize I need to take the time to heal and I am tring to work out some type of compromise. The most healing without slipping too far back in my program

I just finished 8 weeks of a MAX-OT program whick is very similar to the 5x5. I wanted to go another 4 weeks and then switch up. Oh well. Just in time for summer also

Man I know the feeling, I just turned 40 and I cant push it like I used to. Saturn is right, Take the time to heal 100% or a few months can turn into 6+ months or longer. A torn muscle/pinched nerve or blown disk are all possible if you push thru your injury and ignore your bodys signal to cool it.