Another Injury!!! This time the Right Shoulder!!

[louden_swain]

Last night. . I started out with 15 minutes worth of warmups. This included motion work with the rotators and plenty of stretching.

I started to warmup up on the seated barbell press. . . first I hit 135lbs x 15, then 155lbs x 12, then 170lbs x 8. . .as I was racking the weight, I felt my right shoulder blad adjust strange and I hear a couple of pops (nothing too serious). This really freaked me out because I have never experienced anything like this before. Needless to say, I stopped all work on the shoulder and moved on to working on rehab to the lower back.

I have full rotation of my arm. . pressing motions do not affect the area.

However, I cannot take my right hand and place it on my left shoulder and simulating a dip motion is too painful.

Here is where the pain is located:

underneath the right rear delt. . . near the teres major, rhomboid, and infraspinatus.

Any ideas??

Looks like this is something else to work on. . . .

The weather is strange around here and all of my joints are popping. . .its weird.

 

[stuck]

Is this a recurring injury for you? I ask because I have the same problem which was ultimately diagnosed as a bursitis in my shoulder.

Nothing (8 weeks rest, light resistance therapy with straps) has helped it get 100% better. In the end I had to cut out dips and flat bench because they just re-aggravated it.

A couple weeks ago I read someone having a similar problem and Celebrex for a month cleared it up for them, but I have yet to try that.

 

[louden_swain]

Is this a recurring injury for you? I ask because I have the same problem which was ultimately diagnosed as a bursitis in my shoulder.

Nothing (8 weeks rest, light resistance therapy with straps) has helped it get 100% better. In the end I had to cut out dips and flat bench because they just re-aggravated it.

A couple weeks ago I read someone having a similar problem and Celebrex for a month cleared it up for them, but I have yet to try that.

I have thought about this. . .and you might be correct.

This has been a weird area since 1998.

Where was your pain located exactly?

 

[stuck]

It's exactly where yours is, right rear delt, but it sounds like my range of motion and pain is a little different. I had trouble with putting on a jacket / button down shirt. I could also tolerate very little downward pressure on my hand if I raised my arm out in front of my body.

I think it was lateral raises that hurt it initially. Too much weight, not enough brains. Now I'm screwed forever.

 

[Tweakle]

no idea but you have my sympathies. hope you can rehab the bitch before it becomes a real problem

 

[Debaser]

I really don't understand any of this. People say they have this and that injury, and I tell them A.R.T. works absolute miracles (and I also speak from personal experience), and most people just shrug it off. I'm not sure how to state it any clearer: this technique works so well that I have decided to embark upon it as a CAREER.

stuck, you too. You say you're screwed forever. I've talked to people with the exact same problem as you, thought it was permanent, and it was fixed in 2 or 3 10 minute ART sessions.

 

[slobberknocker]

You weren't moving the bar behind your head were you? I mean when you racked it. That's how my gym's seated mil. press thing is. You sit with your back to the rack.

 

[louden_swain]

You weren't moving the bar behind your head were you? I mean when you racked it. That's how my gym's seated mil. press thing is. You sit with your back to the rack.

Yes. . the rack is located behind the head.

 

[slobberknocker]

I tweaked my shoulder once doing the same thing. Wasn't even using much weight. Last time I did that without a spotter.

 

[Zander1983]

Yes. . the rack is located behind the head.

Do it in the power rack in future

And I'd take note to what Debaser is saying. I had a remedial massage that used similar techniques to ART (I'd use ART if I could find it here in its true form) and highly recommend it.

 

[Prime Rib]

I really don't understand any of this. People say they have this and that injury, and I tell them A.R.T. works absolute miracles (and I also speak from personal experience), and most people just shrug it off. I'm not sure how to state it any clearer: this technique works so well that I have decided to embark upon it as a CAREER.

stuck, you too. You say you're screwed forever. I've talked to people with the exact same problem as you, thought it was permanent, and it was fixed in 2 or 3 10 minute ART sessions.

Could you explain this a little better? I have some tendon issues in my left knee, do you think this "ART" would help?

Sorry Louden, didn't mean to hijack. Have you tried doing any rotator stuff and see if that hurts? If no pain there, could be a cartilage/bone problem

 

[Zander1983]

Could you explain this a little better? I have some tendon issues in my left knee, do you think this "ART" would help?

http://www.activerelease.com/

 

[coolcolj]

Sounds like a minor tear to me

 

[Prime Rib]

http://www.activerelease.com/

Thanks Zander. I just scheduled an appointment!

josh

 

[thebrute]

rehab brutha! do what you gotta do to get that shoulder back..i know i will!! tb

 

[louden_swain]

rehab brutha! do what you gotta do to get that shoulder back..i know i will!! tb

Thanks brute!!

Thats the plan for tomorrow!!

I have a full-fledged plan in mind.

Rehab has worked wonders on the lower back.

 

[2Shy]

Since this is your first time with ART, would you let us know how it goes? And good luck.

 

[louden_swain]

Turns out that this injury is not as serious as I originally believed.

Today. . its feels 50 percent better than yesterday.

It was just a tweaked muscle. Still rehab. . .will be used to bring the area back to 100 percent.

 

[2Shy]

Glad to hear it.

 

[Liftbig]

i think you out to warm up better. you know, even when i warmup for a bench workout(in addition to my dynamic warmups), i start with just the bar, then i do some reps with a 25lb plate on each side, and work up to my top weight, or whatever im doing. thorough warmup will help to prevent stuff like this. also when your doing seated presses like that always have a spotter hand out to you, even when i warmup with the bar i have somone hand it to me. its not worth the off chance that you tweak something.

 

[louden_swain]

Thanks Liftbig.

I do train solo. . and maybe it would be a good idea to find someone to spot me when I am using 205 or 225lbs on the seated press.

Its dangerous racking weight that is behind your head without a spotter. . I have learned this.

Especially with the colder weather. . it is crucial to spend more time warming up.

 

[2Shy]

The benches at my gym are set up the same way. You have to reach way back to unrack the weight. It's tough when you have a bad shoulder. There's only one power rack, so I try not to hog it if I'm benching.

We're lucky with the seated press, though. It's set up in front of you.

 

[louden_swain]

The benches at my gym are set up the same way. You have to reach way back to unrack the weight. It's tough when you have a bad shoulder. There's only one power rack, so I try not to hog it if I'm benching.

We're lucky with the seated press, though. It's set up in front of you.

2Shy,

I can actually set it up where the hooks are in front of me, but I don't do this because heavy weights are difficult to unrack and I tend to smack into the hooks as I am pressing upward.

 

[2Shy]

I didn't realize that. My best with any OHP is 75 lbs.

 

[louden_swain]

I didn't realize that. My best with any OHP is 75 lbs.

Thats pretty good!

Work towards 95lbs. . you are close!

 

[2Shy]

You are too kind. After laying off for six months it's back down to 55. I'll get there again, though.

 

[Prime Rib]

Louden, did you use that "ART" technique for your lower back? Thanks

 

[collegiateLifter]

If anyone is going to get ART, the sooner the better. I waited 6 months after hurting my upper back doin deads last year, ended up having 6 treatments or so, and things are lot better, but still not back to normal.

 

[Debaser]

Louden, did you use that "ART" technique for your lower back? Thanks

He won't do it, because he's stubborn. I've suggested it many times in the past. Despite the success of the people who have received ART, he believes that doing the same thing he's always done will somehow work this time around.