chest excercises that are easy on shoulder joints?

[hardrock]

Ok guys, I hurt my shoulder a little over a week ago. I since have been able to work entire body by doing non pressing movements(raises, cables etc.)Here is basically what I did.http://boards.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=164847&highlight=ouch

Wat can I do to get a decent chest workout wothout further hurting my shoulder joint?

BYW I purchased some glucosomine and chrondrotrin for my joints, but it will take a while to start working.

Thanx guys!

 

[Zerxes]

When you are able to get back to pressing, stick with D-Bells for awhile. They give your shoulders alot more range of movement, since you are not locked onto a straightbar. What that means in a nutrshell is, is if you have a bad side that is going to fuck up the form on say a flat press, then the other side has no choice but to do 2 things: 1. Over compensate for the bad side. & 2. Follow the same range of movement(that is probably bad) that the bad side is following due to the fact that you are locked onto the straightbar, as I already stated. If you have Hammer Strength at your gym, then that will due nicely for a D-bell switch.

 

[Vitaman]

When the pain lessens you should start doing rotator cuff exercises once or twice a week, if you are not doing them. Also lay off the benching for a while. I find that cable crossovers and strict dumbbell flyes can give me a somewhat good chest work out. As the shoulder gets better than try some light benching and go from there.

 

[hardrock]

Thanx I will try those things, but one thing I noticed right after is that I couldn't even mimic a fly with no weight, wothout it hurting.

I will hit the gym tonight after work and try some light flys, crossovers, and maybe even the hammer strength.


Any other ideas?

 

[Vitaman]

Well if you find out you are unable to do flyes then don't. Your body is telling you for a reason. If you have not rested the area try that for a week or two then slowly go back into it. Sometimes the worst thing you can do is try to rush a recovery.

 

[hardrock]

Sometimes the worst thing you can do is try to rush a recovery.

I hear ya bro. It's been a week and a half since I trained chest and I only got 2 weeks left of my cycle, so I'm getting worried about loosing strength and gains.

 

[genarr3]

Incline benching works for me when my shoulders are giving me problems.

Also as previously mentioned, rotator cuff work needs to be done. When I warm up my rotators prior to chest work the pain is greatly lessened.

 

[VballPlayer]

I too have shoulder problems. I switched to dumb bells, I do incline and flat bench dumbell presses, I do not use the straight bar anymore and it seems to be working and I also do rotator cuff excersices twice a week. My shoulders do not hurt as much as the did before.

 

[hardrock]

genarr3- what do u do to warm up the joint? besides grabbing a small weight and doing windmills?


Also what are some examples of rotator cuff excercises i can do to help?

 

[Delinquent]

genarr3- what do u do to warm up the joint? besides grabbing a small weight and doing windmills?


Also what are some examples of rotator cuff excercises i can do to help?

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I'm curious also