"rev" <[email hidden]*an*> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:For some time I have been getting shoulder pain doing certain lifts.
It has worsened even though I switched from bench to incline dumbbell
and now unless I am careful in positioning the weights at the bottom
of the lift I get shoulder pain as I begin the lift. Past the special
point I get no pain so it seemed to me, and a trainer I asked, that it
was maybe a nerve issue. anyhow, to cut this short, my trainer asked
if I get any pain doing posterior delt work. My reply was I haven't
done rear isolated work for ages so we did 3 sets of
http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/DeltoidPosterior/DBSeatedRearLateralRaise.html
The DOMS is re-inforcing that I sure did something different. But
after 3 days, my shoulders seem much much better..... Virtually no
pain. So my question. Co-incidence or did the the exercise possibly
free some nerve?
The addition of rear delt work seems to help many people whose shoulders
are bothered by lots of bench pressing. If it works for you, stick with
it.
Another approach, although not a popular one, is to switch to a
different style of pressing. One-armed overhead pressing is a lot more
shoulder friendly for most (but not all) people. Examples including the
military, side, and bent presses, all done with the weight of your
choice (barbell, dumbbell, kettlebell). Other exercises like the TGU
(Turkish GetUp) and the Windmill are great for building strength through
a wide range of motion in your shoulders, which is usually one of the
keys to shoulder health.
A simple shoulder exercise worth trying - lay on the floor on your back,
press a single dumbbell or kettlebell straight up (your basic one-armed
floor press). Then, keeping your eyes on the weight the entire time,
slowly roll to the side, first lifting the bearing shoulder away from
the floor, trying to get on your side and even past sideways to where
you're almost laying on your stomach. Obviously use a light weight
(perhaps 1/2 of what you can floor press) and increase slowly, and don't
push the range of motion too soon. Once you've tried this, you'll see
why it's popular with grapplers and wrestlers.
-S-
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