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BuckFifty627
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- Sep 25, 2021
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First time poster, just found this forum. Hopefully I can get some information that I haven't from my doctor.
For the last 3-5 months I've been dealing with a shoulder impingement in my right shoulder. I've been on a training program for about 6 years now where I train chest using dumbbells. In that time I've grown from 45's to the 150's and was working on getting to where I can rep the 150's consistently instead of just maxing on it. When I first felt this pain in my shoulder I didn't know what it was. I only felt it when I pressed, specifically when I locked out and after I released the weights. It seemed to be worse on decline but that could be because it just got worse as I did incline in flat first. After the gym I have 0 issues with it. No other muscle group is affected either (Shoulders, Biceps, Triceps, Back). Its only when I do presses.
I've really focused on not flaring my elbows, not moving my shoulders (rounding them forward), and even stopping just before the top (that didn't work, usually I feel the pain just at the point I think to stop). I've taken several rest weeks but it just comes back and gets progressively more intense week after week (chest is one day a week), but again no pain except when doing bench press, dips, flys, or any chest centric workout.
I've heard some say you need to strengthen your rotator cuff but I'm not sure thats the issue. Any opinions and personal experiences you want to share would be appreciated. Also, if you know of the type of doctor that would be best suited for this that would help as well (going to look for an orthopedic this week).
Thanks in advance!
For the last 3-5 months I've been dealing with a shoulder impingement in my right shoulder. I've been on a training program for about 6 years now where I train chest using dumbbells. In that time I've grown from 45's to the 150's and was working on getting to where I can rep the 150's consistently instead of just maxing on it. When I first felt this pain in my shoulder I didn't know what it was. I only felt it when I pressed, specifically when I locked out and after I released the weights. It seemed to be worse on decline but that could be because it just got worse as I did incline in flat first. After the gym I have 0 issues with it. No other muscle group is affected either (Shoulders, Biceps, Triceps, Back). Its only when I do presses.
I've really focused on not flaring my elbows, not moving my shoulders (rounding them forward), and even stopping just before the top (that didn't work, usually I feel the pain just at the point I think to stop). I've taken several rest weeks but it just comes back and gets progressively more intense week after week (chest is one day a week), but again no pain except when doing bench press, dips, flys, or any chest centric workout.
I've heard some say you need to strengthen your rotator cuff but I'm not sure thats the issue. Any opinions and personal experiences you want to share would be appreciated. Also, if you know of the type of doctor that would be best suited for this that would help as well (going to look for an orthopedic this week).
Thanks in advance!