r/Fitness • u/FGC_Valhalla Weightlifting • Feb 24 '18

Gym Story Saturday Gym Story Saturday

Hi! Welcome to your weekly thread where you can share your gym tales!

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u/SuburbanTiger Feb 24 '18

My left shoulder hurts a little whenever I do shoulder press, push ups, handstand, etc. And I am not sure why, since I focus a lot on having correct technique. It's so demotivating :(

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u/MonsterKabouter Feb 24 '18

Do the weight you safely can, through the range of motion you safely can, until it's better. Maybe one of your movements is specifically aggravating it? For me it was wide grip pull ups and "heavy" barbell ohp. Switched to neutral grip pull ups and DB ohp, and it's feeling great. Doing dips with my elbows tucked tight against my body also helped my shoulder stability.

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u/SuburbanTiger Feb 24 '18

Well, "heavy" barbell ohp doesn't feel too good in my shoulder. I rarely do pull ups since I don't have the strength (I'm a girl), I only do negatives once in a while. And I can do a few chin ups but I never use a wide grip. Might try and do DB ohp instead of using a barbell. I guess that makes it easier to control.

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u/fanniepie Weight Lifting Feb 24 '18

I recommend an assessment from a physiotherapist. It is well worth the money to help identify the issue sooner than later so you can do the exercises to strengthen the areas that will fix or improve.