Quote Originally Posted by Chicagotarsier View Post
As said above:

1: TB500 TONS of information concerning this and Horses/Greyhounds out there. I read 40+ articles in 3 days and barely scratched the surface.

2. Rotator Cuff strengthening exercises. The cable standing side motion is a very popular one and the bands doing different angles.

3. I had MAJOR discomfort in my left shoulder. My current gym forces me to use the Smith rack for longbar exercises. It took a month of hell and excruiating exercises but I found doing the Behing Neck Press...low weight...with bar falling about 1.5 inches behind my spine actually caused a few things to happen. It first caused me to rotate my shoulders back (raise chest) and use a correct angle for the press (use a bench that rotates up for back support and linear help). Second thing it did was increase my flexibility in the traps and shoulder muscle giving me an all around better strength profile. If you are already doing heavy weights you would have to drop low and take some pain for a month or two to see the results or non results of this.

4. Scope. Before I did anything major (as said above) remove the spurs and strengthen the cuff and see what is what.

5. Read Austinites post on supplements and the things he stacks with the fish oil. I started the vitamin E stack with it and it multiplied the results of the fish oil by 2x for me.


behind the neck presses are one of the worst exercises for your shoulders. You are putting your body in a position it is not meant to be in and then moving it back and forth. Palms facing your ears on dumbbells presses will help take some pressure of shoulders.