Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 383, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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muscle spasm

robyns13
robyns13
Posts: 1
Joined: 2004/11/07
United States
2004/11/07, 10:19 PM
when i do push ups, either regular or a moderate push up, i always end up with a muscle spasm in my left shoulder area. i then need to take a few days to let my shoulder feel better before i can continue with other exercises using these muscles. i believe my back muscles are fairly strong to support this exercise. i do pull ups and this does not create the same pain that the push ups do. my back aches and all i want is a massage to work out the kink. could it be my form?
2004/11/08, 05:09 AM
Maybe you should try variation of the push up...like maybe at a slant against the wall...to warm up for the floor push ups...also make sure you get enough potassium/magnesium in your diet...lacking one of these minerals could give you muscle cramps/spasms...

To be sure you can ask someone to watch you do a push up to see if maybe you use one arm more than the other to push yourself up or maybe you position you arms unevenly...