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clickster Posts: 5 Joined: 2008/01/22	2008/02/20, 12:31 PM I recently started getting a sharp pain on the middle of my left side. It only hurts when I do chest exercises. It hurts the most when I first start to lift the weight up, and then it doesn't hurt as bad. I noticed today that when I am using the flat bench press machine, it doesn't hurt when I use the close grip but it does when I use the wide grip. Any ideas?
clickster Posts: 5 Joined: 2008/01/22	2008/02/22, 06:08 PM After doing some more research, I think it is the serratus anterior muscle that is hurting. It is not hurting me during the day, only during my chest exercises. Should I stop doing the chest exercises until the pain stops? Is there a stretch that I can do that will help?
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2008/02/23, 10:27 AM If you could be much more specific, that would help. You also might want to check for scapular winging, as it would be an indicator and symptom of a weak serratus anterior. The progression for serratus anterior weakness is rest, followed by eliminating all open chain pressing (bench, incline bench, decline bench, bench in general), and the rehab progression I would recommend is something like this... isometric push up holds (top position) isometric push up holds (top position) on a bosu ball isometric push up holds (top position) on a swiss ball push ups plus push ups push ups with feet raised flat db pressing bench press Depending on the severity would dictate where I would begin. -------------- SQUAT MORE ~Jesse Marunde Blood Guts Sweat Chalk