Shoulder Injury

[outlawtas]

So who here's got a bad shoulder sometimes? What exactly is it in the shoulder that get fucked up? From what I gather it's the rotator cuff...sometimes it just acts up on my like a bitch. I guess it's from more weight than I can really handle, or a slip in form. Any tips on dealing w/ this without taking time off the gym?

thanks.

 

[adidamps2]

my shoulder prevent me from doin pull ups. so i just don't do them. as far as advice. i just stick what i can do. but i make sure to keep my FORM as correct as possible. over compremising on a lift can really fcuk it up. i am able to lift heavy as long as i stick to FORM. to me FORM is the most important thing with shoulders, along with any other lift.

 

[Ponderosa]

there are a number of factors involved, not just the rotator cuff. i've gone through pretty much every kind of shoulder injury, all sports related. currently i'm enduring a severly strained bicept tendon, which in part helps to stabilize the shoulder and keep the ball in the socket.

what can you do? form means not moving the ball of the joint around too much in the socket when you're pulling or pushing on heavy weights.

 

[athiktos]

my shoulder prevent me from doin pull ups. so i just don't do them. as far as advice. i just stick what i can do. but i make sure to keep my FORM as correct as possible. over compremising on a lift can really fcuk it up. i am able to lift heavy as long as i stick to FORM. to me FORM is the most important thing with shoulders, along with any other lift.

...bang.

 

[SteelSouth]

One thing you can do while benching heavy, and correct me if i'm wrong on this one guys, is arch your back and squeeze your shoulder blades together while laying on the bench. This tucks the shoulder joint back and somewhat takes it out of the excercise while placing less stress on the rotator cuff?

 

[tman55]

JT

 

[AngryMuscles]

excuse me..but do you still tuck your shoulders in when doing dumbbell presses??? this part always confuses me..thanks

 

[DADAWG]

my shoulder prevent me from doin pull ups. so i just don't do them. as far as advice. i just stick what i can do. but i make sure to keep my FORM as correct as possible. over compremising on a lift can really fcuk it up. i am able to lift heavy as long as i stick to FORM. to me FORM is the most important thing with shoulders, along with any other lift.

good advice . i would add that many people DO NOT warm up properly on bench day . make sure you are ready before you get to your work sets ESPECIALLY if you allready have shoulder issues .

 

[outlawtas]

Thanks for the tips guys. I strained it yesterday, and today it's kinda of sore. Luckily, today is leg day and then I have the weekend off to let it heal up a bit. From here on out I'll keep my form perfect, tuck the blades in and warms up extensively before hand.

 

[Melbourne]

Your shoulder could be sore from any number of things. The joint is highly unstable. It could just be a bit of soreness in one of the many muslces of the shoulder. It could be inflammation of the subacromial bursa or of the AC joint (point bone junction at the top of your shoulder). It could be damage due to loosenes of the shouler joint or a tear of the glenoid labrum (a dish of cartlidge which the ball of your arm bone sits in). It could be a combination of things.

Get it checked out by a doctor who has a special interest in sports and shoulders.

I've just had shoulder surgery. It hurts a bit. The muscle wasting is not so bad since I started doing physiotherapy a couple of months ago. I've just started push ups.

 

[GatorFB21]

pain is weakness leaving the body so keep pushing through and go heavier