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2003/02/17, 07:42 PM
Whenever I use The Bar for bench presses My right shoulder has a burning/pain feeling, and Whenever I do any type of incline either on a machine , or using the smith machine. I dont really have any pain doing decline with a bar, or doing flat with dumbells, Is this some type of injury? or do i have to losen up my shoulder properly before working out? Are dumbells just as effective as using the bar?
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2003/02/18, 08:30 PM
I used to have the same problem. I've found that using dumbells helped it out. You'll probably have to use less weight since it'll force your shoulder to have to balance each weight and work more. Doing this eventually helped to strengthen my shoulder joint.
When I do used the bar, here are some things my trainer told me to watch out for. When you bring the weight down to my chest, make sure my elbows do not go past below the top surface of the bench. Doing so will cause more strain on your shoulder joint. Also through the movement, keep the back of your shoulders flat against the bench. This will force your chest to work more, and put less strain on your shoulder.
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2003/02/19, 07:58 AM
I would suggest to always warm up the shoulders. Look for rotor cup exercises in particular that is usually the area that gets hurt.
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IF YOU CAN STILL ITCH YOUR NOSE AFTER ARM DAY, GO DO ANOTHER SET!!!
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2003/02/19, 08:27 AM
So you don't have pain anymore in your shoulder? How long did it take to strengthen it?
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2003/02/24, 05:00 PM
I don't have pain in my shoulders like I used to. And I avoid exercises I that I've learned have caused shoulder joint pain. It took a course of about 6 months to strengthen it for me.
Another exercise I don't do anymore also is the preacher curl on the hammer strength machine. Just the position of your elbow acting as the fulcrum made my shoulder feel like it wanted to pop out. The weight that's being curled is equivalent to the force being placed on your shoulder joint.
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2003/02/24, 05:00 PM
I don't have pain in my shoulders like I used to. And I avoid exercises I that I've learned have caused shoulder joint pain. It took a course of about 6 months to strengthen it for me.
Another exercise I don't do anymore also is the preacher curl on the hammer strength machine. Just the position of your elbow acting as the fulcrum made my shoulder feel like it wanted to pop out. The weight that's being curled is equivalent to the force being placed on your shoulder joint.
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2003/02/25, 06:31 AM
A common mistake that most people do when doing benches (barbell) is going straight up and down. A more natural motion is actually going up and very slightly back. Making an arching motion will prevent shoulder injuries. and then come back to elbows parallel with bench.
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