pulled pec- how long should I stop lifting

On Friday while benching I felt my right pec tighten and some mild pain. I
stopped lifting and the pain was gone the next day. I tried to bench
tonight and on my first lift I felt it pull some more and the pain was
worse. This is not soreness; it's a pull or a tear. How long should i rest
it before trying to lift again? I don't want this to be a chronic problem,

How long, I'd wait for it to stop hurting completely, and then give it
a few more days to fully heal. And then do a LIGHT workout to see how
it goes. Maybe even just do the warmup, rather than the full lift. Do
a few different exercises, all with light weights, and then see how it
is over the next few days. If all OK, then start increases the weight
over the next couple of weeks, before starting a full on training
session.

Better to take it easy and not cause a long term injury, than dive
straight back in again,

Take it easy,

Cheers

Jon.
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