I’ve had a niggling rotator cuff injury for a while now. Been to the doctor and they said it’s not that serious and suggested I still workout to keep the blood flow & nutrients going to the area, but obviously reduce the weight on the lifts which aggravate it.
Having done some research online, it seems that turmeric can be a really good supplement to aid tendon/joint injuries, so I picked some up just to give it a shot.
My question is, whether or not to take it pre workout. The reason I ask is that usually you DON’T take an anti inflammatory (such as ibuprofen) before a workout as it can mask the pain you may feel from an exercise and cause you to injure yourself. Also with it being an anti inflammatory I can imagine it may reduce the pump you get and cause you to look flat, which is something I’ve been concerned about as well… I could be completely wrong here though.
What do you guys suggest, and does anybody take it pre workout? I figured if I were to take it pre workout it may slightly alleviate any pain I get in my rotator cuff, but don’t want to cause any further issues with it. I can always just take it post workout if that’s a better option though.
I wouldn’t take it immediately pre- or post- workout. As you mentioned, it can be a good idea to avoid anti-inflammatories pre-training so you can best understand your body signals, but taking anti-inflammatory measures immediately post-workout has been shown to blunt the hypertrophy response.
Ah didn’t know that. Okay, I’ll probably take it before bed or something then. It’s a shame there’s loads of articles online talking about how great turmeric can be pre workout, without mentioning the fact that it blunts hypertrophy response as you mentioned.
I hate the be the Canadian hippy type, but have you ever looked into CBD products to help with muscle and joint pain? I started taking CBD gummies before bed and my body feels SOOOooo much better the next day!
I actually use a CBD vape liquid in my E-Cig and yes it helps a lot! Whether it’s placebo or not, I don’t really care as I’ve noticed a difference anyway. The problem really with my injury isn’t really the pain as I can happily deal with that. It’s moreso the amount of time it’s taking to heal, and I just want rid of the injury now having had it for so long.