Inflammation stopping you from heavy lifting?

During times of really heavy weight training when your joints are under higher than normal stresses, it may be beneficial to take 1-2 baby aspirin with their fish oil on these days (2-3g EPA / DHA). This is an essential fatty acid that is an Omega 3 fat, which is found in cold water fish. 

The combination of aspirin & fish oil casuses the production of a n extremely potent series of anti inflammatory compounds called resolvins.

Resolvins do not stop inflammation as such, but they accelerate the cleaning up the of the damage caused by inflammation. This is extremely important because normally nonsteroida anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)like aspirin without fish oil actually slow down this resolution phase of inflammation.

The aspirin/fish oil combination will help clean up the inflammatory damage in your joints so you can keep lifting those heavy weights. ALWAYS consult a doctor before taking any medication.

Summary can be found at:
 www.fis.com
http://www.cell.com/chemistry-biology/