Hurt my shoulder.

[Twin]

Hurt my shoulder last monday and gave myself a week off of upper body. It seemed fine, went heavy monday again and i did 2 db chest presses. And it ached. Then went to do warm up with bw pull ups and still ache.. And then db shoulder press with my hands and still ache.

Gonna take 2 full weeks rest upper body and then i wont go heavy upper body. Hopfully it works...
Its been 3 days since last workout and it aches when i press arm against my body.

I think i went to heavy on my dips to quickly..
I feel this is my way of being punished fot acting like such a douche bag since i packed on size...

I will be walking and if someone is in my way o wont move away and i shoulder bump them... And i walk with my arms out a bit. Iv become such a douche bag but now i am getting whats coming to me.. So i appologize to anyone on forum who i might have disrespcted because of my high ego these past few months...

[Bigd89]

Bro your not THAT big lol

[Twin]

I am the biggest person in my college... Havent seen anyone yet whom is bigger than me...

[greenwell001]

Do you go to an all girls college? LMAO

Sorry dude, saw the opening and couldn't resist.

[Twin]

I go to a top party school. Everyone here parties and drinks so much. And eats college food cafe.. While i eat my bodybuilding foods... And stay on top of my game and dont drink...

[greenwell001]

And the reward....vagina?

[Far from massive]

Twin,

By all means let your shoulder heal....DO NOT turn a minor tear into an injury that will hound you for the rest of your life. Beleive me 90% of the members on here who lift serious and are 30 or older will tell you they wish they had not skrwd up their shoulders doing stupid shit..paticularly trying to come back to quickly from a minor injury.

Also when you do return to the gym remember to do a ton of low wieght high rep movements to fully nourish the shoulders prior to work sets. The shoulders are very unique in the amount of benefit they will recieve from an extended warmup due to the fact that unlike knees, hips etc. they depend almost completely on soft fibrous tissue for support and load bearing capacity of the joint and bloodflow will increase the tear resistance of these tissues.

[Twin]

Thx alot bro. I appreciate the advice. Def gonna be warming up real good and longer.

Def not gonna be going heavy for a while. But in 10 days i will be back in the gym but the rep range will be 12-20 for upper body. Or i will have short rests between sets and do 8-12 reps with a light weight(since ill be fatigued) i just will have to control my ego and not worry about going light weight..

Twin,

By all means let your shoulder heal....DO NOT turn a minor tear into an injury that will hound you for the rest of your life. Beleive me 90% of the members on here who lift serious and are 30 or older will tell you they wish they had not skrwd up their shoulders doing stupid shit..paticularly trying to come back to quickly from a minor injury.

Also when you do return to the gym remember to do a ton of low wieght high rep movements to fully nourish the shoulders prior to work sets. The shoulders are very unique in the amount of benefit they will recieve from an extended warmup due to the fact that unlike knees, hips etc. they depend almost completely on soft fibrous tissue for support and load bearing capacity of the joint and bloodflow will increase the tear resistance of these tissues.

[stpete]

Twin,

By all means let your shoulder heal....DO NOT turn a minor tear into an injury that will hound you for the rest of your life. Beleive me 90% of the members on here who lift serious and are 30 or older will tell you they wish they had not skrwd up their shoulders doing stupid shit..paticularly trying to come back to quickly from a minor injury.

Also when you do return to the gym remember to do a ton of low wieght high rep movements to fully nourish the shoulders prior to work sets. The shoulders are very unique in the amount of benefit they will recieve from an extended warmup due to the fact that unlike knees, hips etc. they depend almost completely on soft fibrous tissue for support and load bearing capacity of the joint and bloodflow will increase the tear resistance of these tissues.

This is correct. I was good tll 5 years ago and tore my rotator finishing 5x5's on the bench being a knucklehead. Shoulder injury effects everything you do for upper body and it's real pain in the ass. Follow Far's advice and don't rush it.

Good Luck

[dec11]

Hurt my shoulder last monday and gave myself a week off of upper body. It seemed fine, went heavy monday again and i did 2 db chest presses. And it ached. Then went to do warm up with bw pull ups and still ache.. And then db shoulder press with my hands and still ache.

Gonna take 2 full weeks rest upper body and then i wont go heavy upper body. Hopfully it works...
Its been 3 days since last workout and it aches when i press arm against my body.

I think i went to heavy on my dips to quickly..
I feel this is my way of being punished fot acting like such a douche bag since i packed on size...

I will be walking and if someone is in my way o wont move away and i shoulder bump them... And i walk with my arms out a bit. Iv become such a douche bag but now i am getting whats coming to me.. So i appologize to anyone on forum who i might have disrespcted because of my high ego these past few months...

that'll be fine until you get your face smashed in someday, plus you aint that big mate and big means nothing anyhow. dont be the former small man syndrome dude that put on a bit weight and now thinks he's King of the Ring, you'll be brought back to earth with a big reality bump someday!

on the injury, rest it, DO NOT train upper body until its right. ive been one step forward and two back for 3yrs now with a rotator injury, i didnt leave it to heal and now have a keyhole surgery in afew weeks. always do your rotator cuff exercises, i wish i had of when i was your age!

[CLAVHAMMER]

I dislocated my shoulder from being hit by a car and even tho it was really bad I dont think I tore it but it took at least 4 or so months to heal up and before that I pinched a nerve or something in my neck and it had to be snaped back into place but now all my muscles and joints are ok I just did a lot of slow stretching thats what the physical therapist told me to do

[martymcfly85]

Take it easy easy with the shoulder! I just had a half inch of my clavicle removed because i pushed through the pain. Set me back two months. Just listen to your body and dont push it too hard.

[wetfanny]

I disclocated both my shoulders on mothers day 3 years ago and I still have issues if I go too heavy with them, they are only recently not burning up when I train

[Twin]

Shoulder is getting better, I only feel a slight ache if i move it very slow up in the airwhen i am laying on my sides.

Currently wednesday.. Still got 4 more days till im getting back in the gym flow... Im dying to hit the gym to get a nice pump . But i must not be stubborn and take my rest till i can punch the air, move the shoulder around and not feel the ache...


4 more days!! I have so much energy in me and lost 3 lbs in a week... But its proboably just water weight since my carbs were lowered too...

[Twin]

Shoulder is getting better even more.. BUT i tried doing push ups and felt it in my shoulder a little bit so im going to give it another week off... But im training my legs and abs hard this week!! Extra hard!!

Iv been doing daily shoulder stretches too, gonna start doing rotator cuff stretches/exercises every other day now with this cable spring band thing that i picked up

[stpete]

I use 5lb plates and do rotator exercises prior to every workout. Delts take the longest time to get loose/warm. At least for me.

[GreMos]

I use 5lb plates and do rotator exercises prior to every workout. Delts take the longest time to get loose/warm. At least for me.

Same.. My shoulder cracks like a gangsta dropping a beat.

[Bigwigz]

had to have my labrum repaired set me back 18 months, band work may seem like its for chumps but it works like a charm

[nkyle90]

2 to 3 weeks isn't going to be enough rest if your shoulder is truly injured. It may feel good but it won't be completely healed and itll be more prone to injury. I'd stick to light weight for at least a month and a half. It's worth it, I fvcked up my shoulder and 3 weeks wasnt even close to enough

[greenwell001]

had to have my labrum repaired set me back 18 months, band work may seem like its for chumps but it works like a charm

same here. Very true.

[Times Roman]

2 to 3 weeks isn't going to be enough rest if your shoulder is truly injured. It may feel good but it won't be completely healed and itll be more prone to injury. I'd stick to light weight for at least a month and a half. It's worth it, I fvcked up my shoulder and 3 weeks wasnt even close to enough

agree. ligaments are slow to heal. slow to increase in strength. and slow to feel pain.

[Twin]

YEp, i def need more time. Bicep and triceps i did yesterday with 15-20 rep range. Without a problem. But i tried doing 40lb db chest press(just to see if my shoulder can handle it to get blood flowing etc and i felt it in my shoulder a little for a few reps so i stopped imediately Which sucks because this is half of my

My warmup weight. Used to warm up with 80s....


Looks like ill be doing.

Monday- biceps/triceps
Tuesday-legs
Wednesday rest
Thursday abs.
Friday- biceps/triceps
Rest
Rest


Proboably until halloween...
Damn this sucks.

[NorthwestShane]

tore my labrum and burst part of my bursa, did pt for a few months and they cut me loose, started aching more, took time off, then it would ache more. it haunted me for 8 years, finally went into a surgeon about cuz it got to where i couldnt even sleep, so much scar tissue I havent been able to lift in 2 years. 2 surgeries, including the most recent, a bicep tenodesis to try and keep the tendon from further inflaming the shoulder. Dont play with it dude find a really good fellowship trained orthopedic surgeon and get it checked out and demand they do an MRI WITH THE INK DYE. I swear half the radiology techs dont know crap and it causes tons of misdiagnosis'.

[lovbyts]

Even with the MRI with contrast dye it does not show everything. I had what I think is one of the best orthopedic surgeons in my area since he is the head surgeon for our Pro football and baseball team and after the surgery he said he had NO idea it was nearly as bad as it was until he got inside and had a look around. The MRI didnt show hardly any damage, just mostly some scaring and arthritis.

5 months since surgery and I still dont have full range of motion but better than most I think and it's still sore quite a bit. It's one of those things you have to take SLOW on recover for sure.

[Twin]

I look at myself and i am getting everything that i had coming... Acting like i am the shit, and now i am being put back into place... Lesson learned... Never act hard and never take anything for granted... Losing motivation to eat and drink. I used to eat like a real dog.. id eat anything... ill drink my gallon a day like nothing.. now my apatite is like gone and been drinking only like 2.5 litters of water a day.. Losing weight quickly.

I hate to sound like a little whining baby Because. I know some of u guys have it worse... But i think i really fked up good this time. And i deserve it. Iv become everything that i once hated...

Tried doing 50lb db flat press (which is good, few weeks ago, couldnt do 40s for a few reps without any aches)and at the 22nd rep i started to feel it in my shoulder so i stopped imedietaly. I am getting better, but like u guys said, extremely slow progress. Ill lower the weight even more, till i can do an exercise with no aches .

I feel my testosterone is lowered too from not lifting, morning wood like 2x a week and only beating my meat only once a week... Feeling cold and tired...

But its time i man up and use this injury to get my legs up to speed with my upper body.



Will be doing monthly updates.... To let some of u know how my shoulder is..

[OKCity]

I look at myself and i am getting everything that i had coming... Acting like i am the shit, and now i am being put back into place... Lesson learned... Never act hard and never take anything for granted... Losing motivation to eat and drink. I used to eat like a real dog.. id eat anything... ill drink my gallon a day like nothing.. now my apatite is like gone and been drinking only like 2.5 litters of water a day.. Losing weight quickly.

I hate to sound like a little whining baby Because. I know some of u guys have it worse... But i think i really fked up good this time. And i deserve it. Iv become everything that i once hated...

Tried doing 50lb db flat press (which is good, few weeks ago, couldnt do 40s for a few reps without any aches)and at the 22nd rep i started to feel it in my shoulder so i stopped imedietaly. I am getting better, but like u guys said, extremely slow progress. Ill lower the weight even more, till i can do an exercise with no aches .

I feel my testosterone is lowered too from not lifting, morning wood like 2x a week and only beating my meat only once a week... Feeling cold and tired...

But its time i man up and use this injury to get my legs up to speed with my upper body.

Will be doing monthly updates.... To let some of u know how my shoulder is..

Man I feel like I tore my shoulder back in 09. Took a month off and still couldn't even put up 225...it was killing me. Got a shot of cortisone and some local anesthetic, felt better for about 9 months but the pain came back. Took a month off no shot and felt better but I changed my technique up on how I lifted, ensured proper form and got a GOOD stretch and warm up with out weights and I found that it helped a ton.

[Twin]

I just want to cry! This is truly the ****ing worse. Id rather be handcuffed and get beaten the sh!t out of by someone for 10 minutes if it means that my shoulder injury would be gone.

So Here I was this month.. able to do biceps/triceps with no pain so i been doing. Then I decided to throw in some back. no pain... then i throw in shoulders... (light work) no pain. Then i wake up the next day and i feel like i took a month in progress back!!! it now hurts to raise it to my side...

which i dont get. i had no pain during exercise but now i get ache. which i had enough of !!! no more gym for a long time. cannot afford this injury to **** me over permanently... lifting is all i got. it is the sad honest truth. without my body, i am nothing!! I hope i didnt damage a nerve .

gotta take some time off. it sucks to watch my chest get so flat and shrink. but i gotta man the **** up and use my brain and stop being such a ****ing toolbag dumbshit!!! gotta control myself.

this is the new routine i will be following.


Do light rotator cuff exercises everyday, and band pulls, apply heat and cold for 5-10min each before you go to bed and do some deep massages with arnica ol or voltaren gel.

Do this for 3-4 weeks or even 2 months if need be. Then start to do heavier rotator cuff exercises and then start doing the shoulder shocker 2x a week for 3 sets. Its a long process, but its better then not being able to push ever again.

[lovbyts]

Yup, do band work and LIGHT cables. When my shoulder was bad and even now I do about 20 minutes of very light rotator cuff cable and band exercises. Another good thing is to always ice the sholder after working out even if it doesn hurt for quite a while (I need to take my own advice more) because it's the excess blood and inflamation that makes it hurt nore again.

Really try icing it more again. I bet it will help.

Oh and another thing. If you havent yet jump on the TB500 band wagon. I'm becoming a quick beleaver. Read my recent update to TRs log.

[Far from massive]

Hope all is well with the rehab process.

[Twin]

Yup, do band work and LIGHT cables. When my shoulder was bad and even now I do about 20 minutes of very light rotator cuff cable and band exercises. Another good thing is to always ice the sholder after working out even if it doesn hurt for quite a while (I need to take my own advice more) because it's the excess blood and inflamation that makes it hurt nore again.

Really try icing it more again. I bet it will help.

Oh and another thing. If you havent yet jump on the TB500 band wagon. I'm becoming a quick beleaver. Read my recent update to TRs log.

great info!! REALLY NICE INFO... i truly appreciate it 100000000%. thanks a ton...

Especially TRS log thread.

thx for the kind wishes.

Hope all is well with the rehab process.

Definitely going to look into TB 500. Going to re-read TR's log again to and research a bit more first! I will make my own log if i start!!