Anyone have any suggestions on improving the stability to the shoulder in hopes to mitigate the natural tendency to abduct during the movement and cause unwanted rotational force?
I used to bench press with an atrocious form as a teenager because I was well, a teenager. As a result I've predisposed myself to the ease of creating a subacromial impingement. Also, it is virtually impossible for me to execute an overhead press with any weight without the sensation of my shoulders grinding/popping through the eccentric movement. I'm pretty sure the glenohumeral joint wasn't designed to mimic the sounds of a coffee grinder.
Anyone else have the same issue? I do exercises with resistance bands utilizing internal and external rotation to help improve my rotator cuff, but I really am clueless as to any other approach that can enhance my conditioning efforts. I try to stick with more dumbbell pressing movements because my shoulder functions are not restricted due to the linear placement from a barbell, but I feel a plateau from practicing the same variations of dumbbell pressing is on the horizon.
EDIT: Unfortunately there is no decline bench press to use or else I wouldn't waste my time trying to create a technique with emphasis on harm reduction. I have already had someone double and triple check my form in regards to maintaining a retracted scapula/stretch-shortening effect.
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