Dips and shoulder problems??

[vtec96]

Just wondering if anyone has had any problems or heard anyone having problems or pain in their shoulder from doing heavy weighted dips? I used to do them all the time about 1 yr ago but have stoped since then. I just last week started back again but was wondering if its possible for them to cause any direct shoulder prob's? I felt a little soreness in my shoulder afterwards but maybe this was since I havent done them in almost one year!

Any ideas...

 

[erickthegreat11]

1 year lay off is pretty significant. Got to start back on with much less weight. Most injuries occur from lack of a proper warm up, very bad form, or trying to lift too much too quickly.

 

[cymric_knight]

prolo

I screwed up my shoulder from benching. Been out of the gym for about 1 1/2 years due to the pain (i kept trying but the pain would just come back!).

I talked to fellow gym members and one had the same problem. He told me his ordeal and I was going down the same path he did. When I saw the Dr he put me on pain killers. That worked for a while. He then upped the mg for the pain killers. That too worked for a while.

The third time I visited the Dr he gave me a cort shot. That worked for a while. The fourth visit he told me to see a Ortho Dr.

Fith Dr visit (Ortho Dr), He gave me a cort shot and told me to go to physical therapy. Sixth visit (Ortho Dr) was a follow up after the physical therapy. He said if I still have pain than it is time for an MRI and possible surgery.

I read an artical from M&F about Prolotherapy. Had my forst shot 2 weeks ago and going in for the second on Monday. I feel lost better and thinking about going back to the gym. Try it! Look under 'pain management'.

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[needsize]

It depends on how you're doing them, if it's wide grip and deep as a chest movement I can see shoulder pain as anything below parallel puts a lot of stress on the shoulders, if it's for tri's, then it shouldn't hurt shoulders as you're only going till elbows are at a 90 degree angle

 

[DR. NOE]

I love doing heavy dips/benching, but both put a lot of pressure on your rotator cups which are small muscles. Most people do not work these small muscles and rotator cup injuries are one of the most common type of injury for bodybuilders. Start doing rotator cup exercises and it may help the pain. Your bench will also go up, after doing rotator cup exercises. Also don't go to far below parallel like needlesize commented.

 

[pectoris]

Dips aren't good, says me.

My personal opinion is that the benefits you get from doing dips aren't even near the risks involved in doing them.

First of all, you can really fuck up your shoulders. Infections that occur in shoulders due to limited space, tight movement and possible tears are the nastiest to get rid off.

Secondly, you pretty much can target the same muscles with weights without excess stress to joints and their binding points. I attack my shoulders with heavy dumbells after a proper warm-up and I find it easier to control the weights' movement.

Just my two cents... Flame away!