Rehab for the Left Arm

Today, I visited a physical therapist for a second opinion of sorts.  She gave me some good news, as her opinion was that it was nothing serious and I simply needed to ease into my old routine.  She admonished me to take it easy on myself and to organize my traning schedule with breaks to allow for healing.  I plan to start putting strength back into my squat and dead lift and take it slow in the bench press.  Next week, I'll start this routine and my plan is to begin formal training for my June 6 meet sometime in February or March.

I am considering abandoning my effort to drop a weight class, but I'm still on the fence, so to speak.  Any suggestion on this is greatly appreciated.

All that said, I'm just glad to be cleared to start moving weight again!