shoulder pain - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

12-07-2003, 08:53 PM

Every time I work on my shoulders, my right shoulder hurts, specially when doing the military press, and I can also hear the clicking sound that a lot of you described, but I don't think it has anything to do with the pain.
I have tried doing different exercises, but I don't feel I am getting complete work out.
can anyone help!!!!
thankx

demon · 14-07-2003, 11:13 PM

My shoulder(s) would sometimes hurt a bit and can make lifting difficult.
I find that high-strength ibuprofen gel can help a bit.

**hackskii** · 04-11-2003, 05:28 PM

Some lifts like behind the neck military press and behind the neck pulldowns aggrivate the rotator cuff. I would not advise doing these lifts if you have any kindof shoulder injury. If it is infact a rotator issue here is a link for some exercises that will strengthen the rotator. Normal exercises do not strengthen the rotator and some exercises do aggrivate it. The link below should be helpfull and it has pictures. These exercises wont do anything for appearance but will have a positive effect on the internal strength of the shoulder.

http://familydoctor.org/handouts/265.html
http://www.webgate.net/~welchiro/ex-rot.html

OnePack · 28-01-2004, 09:07 PM

try a massage on the shoulder!?

**hackskii** · 07-02-2004, 07:11 PM

If you still have pain then Ibuprophen will help but not heal. Truth is you need to either drop the military and let the shoulder heal up.
You can try and do military with palms facing each other and this will take some strain off the shoulder. Gains wont be as drastic but you will still hit the shoulder enought to not agrivate it and allow some healing.

DO NOT DO BEHIND THE NECK MILITARY OR PULLDOWNS.

Rotator exercises can be done but really light so as to not let the primary muscles take over and not hit the small supporting muscles that you are trying to target.

T-man · 07-02-2004, 07:57 PM

My left shoulder often clicks while benching but it does not cause any pain.

**robdog** · 07-02-2004, 10:58 PM

i get the shoulder click also. sometimes it does hurt though so i stopped behind the neck exercises an this has helped abit.

Jock · 07-02-2004, 11:08 PM

Hackskii is right on the money, regular behind-the-neck movements will destroy your rotator cuffs.

12-07-2003, 08:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
mikabo Guest Posts: n/a	shoulder pain Every time I work on my shoulders, my right shoulder hurts, specially when doing the military press, and I can also hear the clicking sound that a lot of you described, but I don't think it has anything to do with the pain. I have tried doing different exercises, but I don't feel I am getting complete work out. can anyone help!!!! thankx

14-07-2003, 11:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
demon Looking Freaky Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 809	My shoulder(s) would sometimes hurt a bit and can make lifting difficult. I find that high-strength ibuprofen gel can help a bit. __________________ DEMON "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit." - Aristotle

04-11-2003, 05:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
hackskii UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 23,715	Some lifts like behind the neck military press and behind the neck pulldowns aggrivate the rotator cuff. I would not advise doing these lifts if you have any kindof shoulder injury. If it is infact a rotator issue here is a link for some exercises that will strengthen the rotator. Normal exercises do not strengthen the rotator and some exercises do aggrivate it. The link below should be helpfull and it has pictures. These exercises wont do anything for appearance but will have a positive effect on the internal strength of the shoulder. http://familydoctor.org/handouts/265.html http://www.webgate.net/~welchiro/ex-rot.html __________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." - George Carlin Scott To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

28-01-2004, 09:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
OnePack UK-M's Mascot Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 1,502	try a massage on the shoulder!? __________________ Thank you.

07-02-2004, 07:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
hackskii UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 23,715	If you still have pain then Ibuprophen will help but not heal. Truth is you need to either drop the military and let the shoulder heal up. You can try and do military with palms facing each other and this will take some strain off the shoulder. Gains wont be as drastic but you will still hit the shoulder enought to not agrivate it and allow some healing. DO NOT DO BEHIND THE NECK MILITARY OR PULLDOWNS. Rotator exercises can be done but really light so as to not let the primary muscles take over and not hit the small supporting muscles that you are trying to target. __________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." - George Carlin Scott To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

07-02-2004, 07:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
T-man Gym Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: England Posts: 253	My left shoulder often clicks while benching but it does not cause any pain. __________________ You can't grow without pain!

07-02-2004, 10:58 PM	#7 (permalink)
robdog UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Home!! Posts: 5,701	i get the shoulder click also. sometimes it does hurt though so i stopped behind the neck exercises an this has helped abit. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 25% off for UKM members (discount code UKM25)

07-02-2004, 11:08 PM	#8 (permalink)
Jock LEAGUE LEGEND! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: UK Posts: 3,070	Hackskii is right on the money, regular behind-the-neck movements will destroy your rotator cuffs. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.