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FutileBreadMachine said:
Anyone ever corrected a shoulder impingement themselves? Recently I started having pain the front of my left shoulder when I move it in a certain direction, and I immediately suspected impingement, so I watched some videos and did some checks and I believe that's what it is.

I've been doing face pulls/band pull aparts/reverse flies for ages, and I bench with an arch in my back to protect my shoulders, so it's quite annoying that I got this even after doing this kind of "prehab". I think I will add in some internal/external shoulder rotations again.
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A more recent direction in physiotherapy is that shoulder impingement isn't really a condition, but a symptom of tendinopathy or other injuries.

As such, the real question could be what your shoulder needs to rehab your rotator cuff and other shoulder bits.

Having just recovered from a relatively unpleasant shoulder injury (not very as nothing exploded but bad enough to force me into no upper body work for six months), a combination of rest, light eccentric strengthening work, mobility and anti-inflammatories normally work. Shoulder issues take a while to heal for a number of reasons:

- blood supply isn't great;
- joint is not very stable;
- it doesn't get much rest;
- most people have atrocious dysfunction meaning they are undoing years of imbalance.

So if you have pain you should find a good physio to help. :)
 
TomMartin said:
Well this is probably the last place I expected anyone to share my vids :) SkodaMart pointed the thread out to me last night in the gym, I had no idea this place even had a lifting section! Cheers guys!
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Also enjoy looking at the powerlifting totals thread and adding up all the numbers to be less than your total...

Good to see your training is back on track at the moment. I met you briefly at that Oxford comp where you did your 345kg deadlift and have vaguely followed your roller coaster of progress since. Also, I used to share a gym with Sugden superstar Col Austin. Terrible guy.
 
FutileBreadMachine said:
Anyone ever corrected a shoulder impingement themselves? Recently I started having pain the front of my left shoulder when I move it in a certain direction, and I immediately suspected impingement, so I watched some videos and did some checks and I believe that's what it is.

I've been doing face pulls/band pull aparts/reverse flies for ages, and I bench with an arch in my back to protect my shoulders, so it's quite annoying that I got this even after doing this kind of "prehab". I think I will add in some internal/external shoulder rotations again.
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The problem with antagonistic work is that if your shoulder position is bad enough then it won't help at all.

The short and sweet general advice is to stretch/myofascial release your pecs and to keep your rib cage down on everything but bench. Look in the mobility thread.
 
icecold said:
The problem with antagonistic work is that if your shoulder position is bad enough then it won't help at all.

The short and sweet general advice is to stretch/myofascial release your pecs and to keep your rib cage down on everything but bench. Look in the mobility thread.
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I'm wondering if this might be the issue with my shoulders too, less rotator cuff damage now and more tight pecs/front delts...
 
*sees Tom is posting ITT*

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Need some advice here guys.

Been benching with Dumbbells for a while now and making good progress. Until the last few weeks.

I've had to reduce the weight because suddenly my left arm seems to be weaker than my right.

My left arm starts to shake, and thus I don't want to continue for too long when this starts. I get NO pain at all anywhere on my left arm, just shakes and loss of temporary full strength. I can continue the rest of the workout by reducing the weight slightly as per usual.

This is stopping me from progressing as I never get a chance to bench the full weight I know I can do.

Any thoughts?
 
icecold said:
The problem with antagonistic work is that if your shoulder position is bad enough then it won't help at all.

The short and sweet general advice is to stretch/myofascial release your pecs and to keep your rib cage down on everything but bench. Look in the mobility thread.
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Cheers mate, I am actually going to be thorough and get a physio to take a look. This guy at work recommended these people: kinecthealth since he also had a rotator cuff injury and after being given the run around by the NHS for a few months and them recommending surgery, he seems to have corrected it using the exercises they gave him and they did some ART on him (they specialise in ART).

I probably have some posture issues too from working at a desk all day, so I want to see what they suggest and to see what kind of injury I have. I believe it was from dropping my elbows too far on bench press, I've felt this pain before at the bottom as I touched my chest, but it never lasted like this. I will speak to the physio and see what he recommends, but at the moment I am leaning towards never doing flat bench again and sticking to decline bench or maybe dumbbells.
 
Simmz said:
Anyone know why Kai Greene has been banned from the olympia?
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Seen something about him being a bell end trying to hold his sponsors to ransom to try and get a free stand set up to launch his supps brand or something along those lines meaning he didn't get his contract sorted in time.
 
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I'm hitting a bit of a plateau in the gym and thinking of mixing up my workout.
I've been making decent gains, but mostly I've been happy with strength increase.

I've been on this (sometimes varying it slightly) for more than a year:
https://www.muscleandstrength.com/workouts/shaun--s-3-day-muscle-building-split.html

Looking to perhaps change up for a few months or so, to something with a bit more "dynamic" exercises, maybe some kettlebells, more TRX work, box jumps and what have you. Not interested in crossfit, but I guess I'm interested in adding some of some of the principles incorporated into a crossfit programme.

For the lack of a better word, I'm looking for a hybrid workout, where I still stick to basics (Bench / Dead / Squat) , but add a bit more of the above mentioned. Anyone here have a workout programme that sounds like what I'm after?
 
Supercow said:
I'm hitting a bit of a plateau in the gym and thinking of mixing up my workout.
I've been making decent gains, but mostly I've been happy with strength increase.

I've been on this (sometimes varying it slightly) for more than a year:
https://www.muscleandstrength.com/workouts/shaun--s-3-day-muscle-building-split.html

Looking to perhaps change up for a few months or so, to something with a bit more "dynamic" exercises, maybe some kettlebells, more TRX work, box jumps and what have you. Not interested in crossfit, but I guess I'm interested in adding some of some of the principles incorporated into a crossfit programme.

For the lack of a better word, I'm looking for a hybrid workout, where I still stick to basics (Bench / Dead / Squat) , but add a bit more of the above mentioned. Anyone here have a workout programme that sounds like what I'm after?
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Find a gym with a prowler and earn yourself some prowler flu. ;) :D
 
Supercow said:
I'm hitting a bit of a plateau in the gym and thinking of mixing up my workout.
I've been making decent gains, but mostly I've been happy with strength increase.

I've been on this (sometimes varying it slightly) for more than a year:
https://www.muscleandstrength.com/workouts/shaun--s-3-day-muscle-building-split.html

Looking to perhaps change up for a few months or so, to something with a bit more "dynamic" exercises, maybe some kettlebells, more TRX work, box jumps and what have you. Not interested in crossfit, but I guess I'm interested in adding some of some of the principles incorporated into a crossfit programme.

For the lack of a better word, I'm looking for a hybrid workout, where I still stick to basics (Bench / Dead / Squat) , but add a bit more of the above mentioned. Anyone here have a workout programme that sounds like what I'm after?
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You're thinking about this too much. I have never hit a plateau in years of lifting. Pick up the dumbbell and lift lol. If you don't want to hit the iron hard go join a spin class. :D
 
It's funny, because professionals hit plateaus. They then regroup, and change their training style, work on mobility and technique work to push past it. It's not as simple as just pick up a heavier weight and get on with it. Sometimes you do have to pick the heavier weight, but know how to train with it to make the improvement.
 
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