Friend has a weird problem.

[Lupercal CATS]

A buddy of mine wanted to start working out so he got a gym membership and I took him up to the gym last night. We were going to do a few basic workouts, bench, squats, deads, etc. So we go to the bench first I put on a little weight for him to warm up on and so I can check his form. The first thing I noticed was that his left wrist was cocked to the side at a VERY bad angle and that the bar was leaning to the right side. After watching him for a minute I noticed that his left arm was clearly longer than his right. I asked him about it and he said that awhile ago he dislocated his left shoulder.

I can't get him to do bench with anything close to proper form and I know he is going to hurt himself. He is also having a tough time with dumbbell bench. Should I have him keep working with dumbbells or only do flys and pec dec?

 

[Fajitas]

I've dislocated both of my shoulders and flat BB bench is extremly painful for me. DB bench not so much but for me to eliminate all shoulder pain I mostly concentrate on DB inclines.

 

[Robby5323]

A buddy of mine wanted to start working out so he got a gym membership and I took him up to the gym last night. We were going to do a few basic workouts, bench, squats, deads, etc. So we go to the bench first I put on a little weight for him to warm up on and so I can check his form. The first thing I noticed was that his left wrist was cocked to the side at a VERY bad angle and that the bar was leaning to the right side. After watching him for a minute I noticed that his left arm was clearly longer than his right. I asked him about it and he said that awhile ago he dislocated his left shoulder.

I can't get him to do bench with anything close to proper form and I know he is going to hurt himself. He is also having a tough time with dumbbell bench. Should I have him keep working with dumbbells or only do flys and pec dec?

I have had the same problem with dislocated shoulders. I find that flat bench with any type of bar puts a lot of stress on the shoulder. I have since moved to dumbell presses with a slight incline up to a larger incline. Also, delcine works well. Maybe have him start with some push-ups to strengthen the shoulder/tri/chest combination and increase his range of motion. I had to do this to promote my shoulders being able to have a range of motion.

 

[Lupercal CATS]

Thanks bros.

K to you both, You must spread some Karma around before giving it to Fajitas again.