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Pain in my chest when Benching

Stevo82

Stevo82

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The last two gym sessions have seen me with a increasing pain in my left pec when benching, at 60kg it was all good then I loaded to 90kg and got some pain, backed off to 80kg and was still there but only for the first 2 reps of the set. The pain dissapears straight away and I feel no soreness after. My instinct tells me to give it a break from bench for a week or two. What does everyone else think?
 
FST_99 said:
The last two gym sessions have seen me with a increasing pain in my left pec when benching, at 60kg it was all good then I loaded to 90kg and got some pain, backed off to 80kg and was still there but only for the first 2 reps of the set. The pain dissapears straight away and I feel no soreness after. My instinct tells me to give it a break from bench for a week or two. What does everyone else think?
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Follow your instinct in addition to applying ice massages and attempting to find out where/why you've developed such an issue suddenly. Also, your jump from 60kg to 90kg may be a bit on the high side considering we've been having cold weather lately.

See if inclines give you the same issue and if not, then drop the flat for inclines and declines instead.


Fadi.
 
Fadi, thanks incline works well with no pain I will give it a few sessions and try flat again. Your right a bit of a jump considering 90 is my 5rm, definitly not the weather though I live in one of the hottest places in Australia.

Cheers Steve
 
FST_99 said:
Fadi, thanks incline works well with no pain I will give it a few sessions and try flat again. Your right a bit of a jump considering 90 is my 5rm, definitly not the weather though I live in one of the hottest places in Australia.

Cheers Steve
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Not a problem Steve. Please don't be concerned if you have to abandon flat bench for good since it does have a habit of giving lifters shoulder trouble.

I looked below your avatar expecting "NT" but saw "WA" instead. I didn't know that WA was as warm/hot as the Northern end Steve! Have a top day mate.


Fadi.
 
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