Been Lurking..Intro and question about shoulder pain...

[iggy]

gamut, introduce yourself and say hello here

 

[FunFun]

You're doing a lot of heavy work (deads, bench, squats etc) and you said the pain seems to be coming from under the bone. I would suggest that maybe you have rotator cuff weakness or a tear, or a tear waiting to happen. The supraspinatus muscle runs under the clavicle.

There are 4 ROTATOR CUFF MUSCLES: Subscapularis, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, Supraspinatus.

There are tests you can do to test the strength of your rotator cuff muscles. Visiting a good sport doctor would be a good idea to find out where your weakness is so you can take the appropriate corrective measures.

Whatever you do, DON'T try to work through the pain. A full tear will require surgery.

 

[RADAR]

I had that same problem, and this product was a god send,I'm 57 and it took awhile but it eventually helped my shoulders.

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[Gamut]

Thanks for all the advice. I think I have fixed the problem though.

Instead of doing standing barbell presses I am using dumbells. Now I am not experiencing any pain at all after the workouts. Seems strange...maybe the angles of my arms and shoulders is putting pressure on my shoulder joint when using a barbell?

Maybe I am coming down to far or pressing up too high withe the bar? Either way...the dumbells are working great.

 

[Tatyana]

I would also check out the shoulder exercise by Dante Trudeau, Doggcrapp training.

It is a stretch really.

I have also observed that most lads who do heavy flat bench end up with shoulder problems, use incline instead.

 

[Jocques Straap]

Shoulder Savers Part 1

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Part 3

 

[Gamut]

Awesome! I can't believe the amount of help and advice I am getting. Those last links have answered more than one question for me.

 

[WiggyWild]

I read you were having pain in both shoulders, so this is unlikely of any help to you

 

[kooley]

good info here

 

[needtogetaas]

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