Shoulder problem

[TheDevilAside]

Got it, but what's "retract-row-rotate"?

[Red J]

TDA, if it is inflamed it could be tendonitus/bursitis which is typically an "overuse" issue. That could explain why you feel it doing high reps. I have been "rehabing" from this condition for 6 weeks now. Of course, when I was your age I used to bench press like a fool, maxing out almost every time. Take it easy.

[TheDevilAside]

Yeah, I will.

 

I'm going to be seeing a doctor sometime around Christmas about something else, so I'll ask about my shoulder while I'm there.

[Mischievousjoe]

I had just about the some problem with my right shoulder a few months ago, I think it's just from overtraining. ( It was for me @ least ) it took almost a month before I could really do more than a few pushups on it. I was doing a heavy lifting routine 2 a week plus 4 classes of karate and a morning warmup/stretching routine, since then I cut one of those lifting sessions out, and try to not overdo the number of excercises involving the shoulder joints when i do workout, and it hasn't really given me a problem again so far. It's really easy to overtrain when you go to a lot of classes , seeing as they usually involve a punch of pushups and things that are tough on your joints, your body really needs a bare min of 1 day a week to heal, but i try to give mine 2 ( seeing as how my sleep is pretty much nil during the week. )

[Vito]

ill say one thing thats for sure: dumbells are a lot better for your shoulder (and probably chest) than straight bar. id switch immediately to those. also, when benching with either, do not do not do not bring your arms down all the way. this meanst that at the weights lowest point, your elbows (to your shoulders) will be parallel with the ground. does that make sense?

[TheDevilAside]

Well, actually, it aggrivates my shoulder a lot more when I'm bench pressing with dumbbells, for some reason. I haven't really tried bench pressing with just bringing down my arms until they're parallel (yeah, makes sense) but I'll try that and see how it goes.

[Red J]

Well, actually, it aggrivates my shoulder a lot more when I'm bench pressing with dumbbells, for some reason.

 

Its actually harder to use dumbells (given equal weight) because they are not in a fixed position and increase your range of motion making them harder to control. They are better at giving you a full rep (past parallel) because there is no bar in the way.

 

I had to resort to wearing my copper bracelet. The thing works, even if its all in my head.