Shoulder Pain

[JDid23]

Today i was doing military press, and my right shoulder was hurting. I think it might have something to do with my genetics on my right side. Whenever I flex my right bicep, it trembles and it barely gets bigger. Whenever i flex my shoulder, the same thing happens. Maybe I have loose shoulder joints like andalite? I am thinking this or that it is because of my lack of shoulder exercises. I haven't done anything to hit my shoulders at all besides some pressing movements like bench, military, dips, incline db. Maybe I should consider adding some lat/front raises and to strengthen my shoulder and lay off military press for a bit? I don't think it's anything serious (yet) because the pain has really subsided since my workout, but I am a bit worried since this is the 2nd time in a row i have experienced this pain.

Any ideas/suggestions are more than appreciated as always. Thanks!

 

[zedhed]

Hey bro, If all you have been doing is push type of work you would prolly benefit from doing pull ups. That little jewel took me like 5 years to stumble onto.....good luck with it! Just do them body weight and a decent total number of reps. I do sets of 3-5 but a total of 60 reps right now and my shoulders are like...well...new (almost) but Im 50 too.

 

[JDid23]

I do pullups pretty frequently.. Would you recommend i stop doing military pressing for a while? I did chins today after them since the time before this i did pullups after and they really hurt my shoulder. Chins felt a bit better, but nonetheless they still kind of hurt.

 

[Andalite]

It could be that you're not doing military presses properly.

When you press the bar, it should be directly above your head. So, basically,

You unrack the bar
Step back
Press forward. Lean back a little as you do this
As soon as the bar passes your head you shove your head under the bar and basically press it above your head

Make sense?

 

[Tblock1]

It could be that you're not doing military presses properly.

When you press the bar, it should be directly above your head. So, basically,

You unrack the bar
Step back
Press forward. Lean back a little as you do this
As soon as the bar passes your head you shove your head under the bar and basically press it above your head

Make sense?

Yeah I felt much better yesterday on military presses when I worked on this

 

[JDid23]

Andalite- I actually consciously focus on everything you said. Any other ideas.... i mentioned your name in my post since i know you've had some bad shoulder injuries in the past

 

[JDid23]

bloke- do you think doing some light front/lateral raises instead would be a good idea providing that it doesn't hurt? I just tried it with a 10 lb DB in my room and it felt fine.

 

[lweaver]

I would scratch the heavy OHP for awhile.

Whenever I get a twinge in my shoulder that lasts a week or more, I hold off and do heavy shrugs, moderately heavy upright rows, and light arnold presses.
The Arnold presses, with a light weight and very strict form and slow controlled ROM should fatigue your delts more than front or lateral raises.
Also, pullups, pullthroughs, and/or bent over DM raises to make sure the posterior delts are up to par.

And judging by your pic you have been working your scapulature musculature enough so that shouldnt be an issue...

 

[RevoPT]

Maybe focus on external rotation for a while. I've just had a reco and needed to work on this a lot before I could even attempt any pressing movements.

 

[Andalite]

Andalite- I actually consciously focus on everything you said. Any other ideas.... i mentioned your name in my post since i know you've had some bad shoulder injuries in the past

It could be that you're doing more overall pressing exercises versus pulling exercises. Is the ratio more in favor of pressing?