shoulder pain when db pressing!??

[arnold84]

been doing alot of db shoulder press for the last 4/5 months and in the last month or so i've been getting shoulder pain (in both shoulders) at the top of the movement only when going heavy (6-8 reps) so much so i could only do 2 reps on my last set due the pain. strange really as no other shoulder excercises hurt ie side raises or upright row, and it only hurts right at the top of the press movement. the only other excercise that hurts my shoulders is barbell bench press (which i avoid). any ideas what it could be? i may change to barbell shoulder press for a change to see if this makes a difference.

arnold

[trickymicky69]

could be an overuse/imbalance issue

do twice the amount of pulling exercises to pushing exercises for a month and see how you go.

[SportDr]

Sounds like impingement, rest is the one and only sure my friend.

SD

[phys sam]

If it's impingement it's unlikely to be a standard subacromial one. MAybe an anterior coracoid impingement. Rest will ease the symptoms as you're not aggravating it, but if the problem is caused by a biomechanical issue (your shape or the way your muscles act) or a technical issue (the way you lift ), it'll only come back.

Advice would be rest untill you can press with no weights as sport dr said. Then return slowly. If the problem returns you should go and get assessed. They'll be able to diagnose and tell you how to rehab successfully.

good luck

[arnold84]

cheers for the responses guys its funny you should say its an impingement as a guy at the gym said that too. so do you think i should avoid just db/barbell shoulder press for awhile? is it ok to still train shoulders with excercises which dont push, only pull excercises ie side raises and upright rows? as these dont give me any pain anyway. also is it ok to still do chest press with db's (as this doesnt hurt my shoulders) or should i back off this aswell?

[ParaManiac]

Originally Posted by arnold84

cheers for the responses guys its funny you should say its an impingement as a guy at the gym said that too. so do you think i should avoid just db/barbell shoulder press for awhile? is it ok to still train shoulders with excercises which dont push, only pull excercises ie side raises and upright rows? as these dont give me any pain anyway. also is it ok to still do chest press with db's (as this doesnt hurt my shoulders) or should i back off this aswell?

Arnold,it doesn't sound too serious at the moment,however,this could change very quickly if you attempt to train through it.

Take a week off training and then slowly introduce the exercises that do not aggravate it,i would be inclined to stay away from any shoulder/press movements until completely pain free

In the mean time,ice/heat rotation along with,if possible,a sports massage of the affected area
(connective tissue supps/anti inflammatories(acute stage) will also help)

[arnold84]

Originally Posted by ParaManiac

Arnold,it doesn't sound too serious at the moment,however,this could change very quickly if you attempt to train through it.

Take a week off training and then slowly introduce the exercises that do not aggravate it,i would be inclined to stay away from any shoulder/press movements until completely pain free

In the mean time,ice/heat rotation along with,if possible,a sports massage of the affected area
(connective tissue supps/anti inflammatories(acute stage) will also help)

para the weird thing is i had last week off due to the flu and two weeks b4 that i was in turkey for a week so i havent been hitting it that hard in the last month. theres no pain at all only when lifting heavy, an soon as the weights are put down the pain pretty much goes and i can even lift lighter weights (for shoulder press) afterwards with no pain only when going real heavy is there pain at the top of the movement.