Off and on, I've been working for the past three years. One month on four months off. Not really a routine but had little free time and lazy. I started working out hard three months ago. I added bench press to my routine. Flat incline and decline. I would take the bar all the way down to my chest. I thought that was the best form and most productive. However, as I used heavier weight I felt a bad strain in my should/ chest area. At first I thought it was a good pain and meant the muscle was getting bigger. But i think i was actually hurting my rotator cuff. I have made a lot of gains and want to keep going. I would stop for a month and feel better but when i get back on the bench it would hurt again. Is there anyway to avoid rotator cuff pain? I don't want to tear it completely and be out for months. Is a little pain normal? If i strengthen my rotator cuff muscles will this solve my bench problem?
2007-09-03 17:34:22 · 5 answers · asked by carolweb54 1 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
First, check with your doctor.
Actually it sounds to me like a bicipital tendon issue, which I have had in the past. It hurts right along the front of your shoulder, in between the frond and middle heads of your deltoid. Try using less weight or only dumbbells for the time being. I received injections but only as a last resort.
2007-09-04 00:48:05 · answer #1 · answered by IggleMan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-17 22:34:47 · answer #2 · answered by Nora 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to go get checked but I seriously doubt if it your rotator cuff causing the problem. The bench press does not put undue stress of the shoulder socket. Sounds more like maybe a pectoral muscle tear or strain. Or if the pain in mainly in the shoulder you could have a shoulder ligament tear or strain.
2007-09-03 18:37:43 · answer #3 · answered by ndmagicman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rotator Cuff injury is serious, and it wont heal up by heat or icy hot or anything. The only thing to fix this is surgery. The best advice I can give you is to go and have an MRI, then do what the doctors say from there. This is very serious though so dont ignore it.
2007-09-03 20:14:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, clearly the first thing you should do is to get evaluated by your doctor. He or she will take you through some range of motion exercises to see when and where your pain is, and then they can pinpoint if and where the rotator cuff is hurt.
Second, go to this website: http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/healthy/physical/injuries/265.html
It lists a few rotator cuff exercises you can do.
Finally, the best thing you can do is avoid overtraining. That can be your worst enemy.
2007-09-03 17:45:17 · answer #5 · answered by Chuck 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋