First Session – Shoulder Press
On my first split routine workout this morning i had a good warmup and tried doing flat bench press with a bar. It did not feel that good even with just the bar but eventually worked it up to 60kg total. I was surprised and disappointed to find that I am still experiencing right shoulder pain when bench pressing using the bar. I was also tending to pull my right shoulder to my ear whilst doing this exercise so to compensate for these problems my body is naturally trying to recruit different muscles to obey.
From previous bloggs I have commented on an improved shoulder position and better posture but this does not mean that the long term underlying problems that I have suffered with have not been resolved. It is clear that things may look and feel better but under loading the shoulder joint dynamics change and stress/pain is induced with as little as 60kg.
Dumbbell presses in my normal fashion and weight are OK as they have been for the last three weeks while doing the compound lifts so nothing else has happened that could cause this. This indicates that I still have shoulder impingement and/or muscle tightness allowing for poor movement/rotation of the shoulder joint. This, I feel, is a similar scenario for others regarding deep squats where they feel pain in their knees because of poor flexibility/mobility.
Pain was felt in my elbow too which I have experienced before which weakened my grip!!! Incidentally, I also noticed that both of my biceps are tight.
