newb need help please

[knicks0820]

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Started lifting to add bulk about week and half ago.
I was sore the next day for the muscles I worked out the day before.

My problem is my Left Pec now seems swollen.....it is definitly bigger then my right.
My left side is my weeker side,and I definitly had to push harder doing chest then my right.

I did chest on monday its now thursday.......is it just swollen? should I lay off chest for a week or keep going.Monday is chest day should I just skip it?
I mean it just happened when I started lifting it feels like the whole muscle is swollen (not like a tumor or bump)
I also have full range of motion but it feels a little taxed or tired
thanks for any advice.

 

[CowPimp]

Does it feel the same as your right pec? Perhaps you strained the muscle, or there is some other soft tissue injury to that area that is causing excessive inflammation.

 

[knicks0820]

they both feel the same ,but left side is bigger and swollen feeling,.my wife said it doesnt seem as swollen as this morning.

Like I said I just started working out again,and I may have overdone it....its a little sore but not painfull.......do strained muscles swell?

should I skip chest day on monday or just take it easy?

thanks alot for your help

 

[Quixote]

Hello,
I think I know about fear and anxiety myself.

Skip it If you have any reasonable doubt......skipping a few session does no harm to your plan.
Besides, you can't concentrate enough while worring about unknown.

If you are not going to see a doctor then better wait and see till Monday then decide.
It's still Thursday.
Give your body a few more days rest, who knows.

I wish it's nothing.

 

[goandykid]

I'm sorry, but if the Knicks stopped playing like they were fighting for parole, theyd be some where. There's so much wasted talent on that squad.