incline bb causing pain.

lately when i do incline barbell ive been getting mid to rear delt pain . sound familiar? :?:

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Originally Posted by esone

lately when i do incline barbell ive been getting mid to rear delt pain . sound familiar? :?:

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A few things to consider:
1. You may be stretching to far back. Too much emphasis is put on stretching during an exercise. Stretching actually relaxes the muscles--which need to stay tight (to a degree) during your exercise. You shouldn't let your elbows drop below the imaginary line created by your shoulders. If you're concerned about loosing flexability, incorporate a stretching routine into your workouts. Flexibility stretching should be done at the END of the workout. Some will say do it between excercises--that's not a good idea, because, as I said, stretching relaxes the muscles that need to be relatively tight in order to avoid tranferring undue stress to joints and ligaments and in order to be able to move the weights safely, under great stress.

2. Consider bringing your elbows slightly toward your torso, so that your triceps and biceps (upper arm) form approximately a 45 degree angle with your torso. This will bring the line of motion of the weights a bit further away from your neck and a bit closer to (but NOT AT) your nipple line. This should relieve some of the stress you place on your shoulders.

3. This almost goes without saying. But since common sense seems to take a vacation while people are using steroids and trying to get bigger, I'll say these two things:

A. If the exercise is hurting you, the STOP doing it, Sherlock. Let your body heal. DON'T work through the pain. The pain is just about your bodie's last attempt to tell you something is wrong before it becomes completely injured. Once you feel pain, you need to react quickly and intelligently. Your body won't nag you like your mother before an injury, but it will scream in your ear for years and years after injury if you were too stupid to listen to the warning cries before the injury.

B. See a doctor or specialist and address the pain NOW. Before it becomes an injury.

nicely said bask8kace

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Originally Posted by BASK8KACE

A few things to consider:
1. You may be stretching to far back. Too much emphasis is put on stretching during an exercise. Stretching actually relaxes the muscles--which need to stay tight (to a degree) during your exercise. You shouldn't let your elbows drop below the imaginary line created by your shoulders. If you're concerned about loosing flexability, incorporate a stretching routine into your workouts. Flexibility stretching should be done at the END of the workout. Some will say do it between excercises--that's not a good idea, because, as I said, stretching relaxes the muscles that need to be relatively tight in order to avoid tranferring undue stress to joints and ligaments and in order to be able to move the weights safely, under great stress.

2. Consider bringing your elbows slightly toward your torso, so that your triceps and biceps (upper arm) form approximately a 45 degree angle with your torso. This will bring the line of motion of the weights a bit further away from your neck and a bit closer to (but NOT AT) your nipple line. This should relieve some of the stress you place on your shoulders.

3. This almost goes without saying. But since common sense seems to take a vacation while people are using steroids and trying to get bigger, I'll say these two things:

A. If the exercise is hurting you, the STOP doing it, Sherlock. Let your body heal. DON'T work through the pain. The pain is just about your bodie's last attempt to tell you something is wrong before it becomes completely injured. Once you feel pain, you need to react quickly and intelligently. Your body won't nag you like your mother before an injury, but it will scream in your ear for years and years after injury if you were too stupid to listen to the warning cries before the injury.

B. See a doctor or specialist and address the pain NOW. Before it becomes an injury.

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Great post!

awesome post that actually helps me a little as well :)

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Originally Posted by 4U2NV

nicely said bask8kace

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Originally Posted by ReX357

Great post!

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Originally Posted by Luminaire

awesome post that actually helps me a little as well :)

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Thanks all! I appreciate the positive feedback!

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Originally Posted by esone

lately when i do incline barbell ive been getting mid to rear delt pain . sound familiar? :?:

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All too familiar my friend, Although bask8case says not to work through it, I took almost 3 weeks off, and it still happens on incline bench. :icon_piss