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Bench pressing and shoulder pain
Posted on 10/31/21 at 10:01 am
Posted on 10/31/21 at 10:01 am
I’ve been back into lifting for about 10 months. I can’t pinpoint the moment when I was injured, but it seems like one day my shoulder started hurting when going through my normal press day. Went back to the gym and I have a pretty high level of pain when I bench. Other exercises don’t seem to bother it much if at all. It bothers me some when I sleep, but just an uncomfortable feeling. Pain is primarily at the top of the shoulder.
I’ve more or less taken the week off, but anxious to get back to working out.
Any thoughts on what type of injury this could be?
I’ve more or less taken the week off, but anxious to get back to working out.
Any thoughts on what type of injury this could be?
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Posted on 10/31/21 at 10:08 am to HurricaneDunc
Switch to dumbbells only or use a slingshot and never look back
Posted on 10/31/21 at 11:07 am to HurricaneDunc
I am going through the same thing. Had an MRI this week and came back with a torn labrum. I meet with my ortho on Tuesday to discuss the path forward.
Posted on 10/31/21 at 2:13 pm to HurricaneDunc
Get a light resistance band and warm up your shoulders and biceps (hammer curls) before benching. Keep elbows in and back tight throughout the lift and make sure the bar is at correct height.
Get your shoulder checked out by a chiropractor and start icing shoulders 20 minutes a day, whether you train or not (a 1000+ pound bencher taught me this).
Get it looked at then start doing the above. Remember it needs to be a tight, controlled lift.
Get your shoulder checked out by a chiropractor and start icing shoulders 20 minutes a day, whether you train or not (a 1000+ pound bencher taught me this).
Get it looked at then start doing the above. Remember it needs to be a tight, controlled lift.
Posted on 10/31/21 at 2:24 pm to HurricaneDunc
Had the same thing and got some great advice in here:
When benching, act like your trying to bend the bar in half as you lift. (You’ll feel more pressure on the outside of your hands)
You might go light for a few weeks, but then it will stop hurting all together.
When benching, act like your trying to bend the bar in half as you lift. (You’ll feel more pressure on the outside of your hands)
You might go light for a few weeks, but then it will stop hurting all together.
Posted on 10/31/21 at 7:10 pm to HurricaneDunc
Shoulder pain here as well. For me, I do 2 things. First, squeeze the hell out of your shoulder blades when you're pressing. That helps a ton. Second is I board press. I attach a bench block to my bar that's about 4 inches thick. I don't get any pain as long as I don't go all the way to my chest.
Posted on 10/31/21 at 10:05 pm to HurricaneDunc
check your bar path, my bench press path follows below:
Posted on 11/1/21 at 3:58 pm to HurricaneDunc
I'm dealing with pretty much the exact same thing right now. Started lifting 5 days a week last July when Reds opened back up.
Can't pinpoint when it happened I started experiencing shoulder pain during bench press about a month ago. Bothers me when I sleep and after I wake up but once I get going for the day I never notice it. Full ROM with no pain. My pain is located in the front of the shoulder and along the back seemingly on the edge/beneath the scapula.
Can't pinpoint when it happened I started experiencing shoulder pain during bench press about a month ago. Bothers me when I sleep and after I wake up but once I get going for the day I never notice it. Full ROM with no pain. My pain is located in the front of the shoulder and along the back seemingly on the edge/beneath the scapula.
Posted on 11/5/21 at 10:35 pm to HurricaneDunc
Get checked out. I had the same issue and I kept putting it off until I couldn’t take it anymore. Turned out to be a torn biceps tendon in the socket. Needed surgery to repair it
Posted on 11/12/21 at 11:14 am to HurricaneDunc
Keep elbows point back and not out to the side
Posted on 11/13/21 at 6:34 pm to HurricaneDunc
Dumbbells
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