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    Shoulder Flexibility & RC health q's

    Hey all got a few questions regarding this article Sports Injuries: How to Prevent Shoulder Injuries - Men's Fitness Long story short hurt my RC last year , took some time off from lifting , corrected some bad form . Getting back into it now and unfortunately getting some light pain...
  2. Donnie Thomspon Shoulder Mobility Vid

    SuperDtv Shoulder Mobility Work for Lifters! - YouTube Man has a lot of great ideas with regards to distracting the joint. Check him out.
  3. Shoulder instability

    I've had pain in my shoulder when I go close grip on bench press for a while. I get it also if I do rows with my upper arm alongside my body, especially towards the top of the movement. If I suddenly let go of a dumbell at the top of a dumbell row it _HURTS_ like my shoulder is about to be...
  4. M

    Shoulder Pain & numb fingertips

    I was doing dumbbell shoulder press (pretty sure this was the culprit) and from memory I was going to failure and just pushed too hard and my form was all over the place. I don't recall feeling any sharp pain at this point. But as a result I had a bad nerve type pain whenever I had my arm in a...
  5. A

    Massive Shoulder & Leg Development

    Ausbb Workout Routine- Massive Shoulder & Leg Development Ausbb- Australian Bodybuilding is here to help you with your fitness goals. To gain muscle, get strong and bigger , you need to hit the gym hard and often, however when looking at all the...
  6. How can newbs prevent shoulder injuries?

    Reading around the forum it seems that so many of us, myself included, have had major issues with shoulder injuries through weight training. What can people that are new to weight training do to prevent the problems that have plagued us? Have any of us learned anything that we can pass on to...
  7. Dips

    Howdy, Lately I've been smashing the dips. I've been doing them first up when strength levels are high. My question is how do you warm up? I can't just use BW because it's like doing a working set straight up. I put my feet on floor and and take some weight off but it sux?:mad: How do you warm up?
  8. S

    Pain in shoulder when performing wide grip chins

    Hey all, Last week while while performing body weight wide grip chins I had a slight pain in my left shoulder after performing my 4th set. I had managed sets of 5,4,4,4 reps. I had planned for another set but stopped fearing making the the problem worse. Although I then managed to perform my...
  9. A

    Shoulder mobility

    My shoulder mobility has never been good. I've injured my right rotator cuff in my old job twice and was told to get stronger. I recently started lifting again after 11 months of being a lazy shit and my right shoulder seems to be tight and giving me dramas with my bench (but not my OHP). When...
  10. M

    Shoulder injury, tear to left supraspinatous tendon. HELP!!

    About 2 months ago i was at the gym doing a warm up incline bp nothing too heavy and hurt my sholder, they say its a tear in my left supraspinatous tend. before it happened i would get a slight pain like this whenever i bp for months before( thought nothing of it) and finally it has givin in...
  11. What Exercises do you avoid. why?

    I avoid sldl because I can not simply do them, for me its dangerous to my lower back. I also avoid the hack squat machine as i get pain in my knees. Ive heard people avoiding upright rows, but i do them?
  12. A

    Workout Of The Week - What Is The Most Effective Way To Build Your Lats?

    Lat exercises are what give you that great ā€œVā€ taper to your torso. What are the best exercises for building lat width? how many sets and reps, etc. Do genetics play a role in lat development? What body parts will help make the lat pose appear even more pronounced?
  13. Best exercises for a full shoulder workout?

    I was just wondering what exercises everybody does for their shoulders. What is your favorite exercise for the 3 different parts of the deltoid (Rear, Middle, Front) and what has worked best for you? I think I need to change up my shoulder exercises a little because i'm not getting the best...
  14. Inverted Rows

    Does anyone here do inverted rows? They don't get much of a mention on the forum but i reckon they're a pretty good exercise. DeFrancosTraining.com - Inverted rows (feet elevated) - YouTube Inverted Row - YouTube The second vid kinda regards them as a stepping stone to pullups, which...
  15. N

    Squeezing shoulder blades on bench?

    Hey guys, Just wondering if anyone had tips in squeezing shoulder blades back on the bench and what does this do. I've been trying to do this but every time I do the push my back just flattens out. Are your shoudler blades suppose to be squeezed like this the whole time through. thanks guys!
  16. W

    physio says stop overhead - weights guys say stop bench (shoulder problems)

    hi guys. just wondering about this shoulder impingement/tendonitis/nothing wrong problem ive been having with my shoulder for years.when i do bench with a little weight my right shoulder pops or clicks sorta thing at the bottom of the movement. ive been to physio couple of years ago and they...
  17. R

    Shoulder Injury, good physio in sutherland shire?

    Hello ive done something to my left shoulder, I suspect the rotator cuff. Im not to sure how I did this but I think it would of been gym related. its been no good for 2 weeks now with no sign with getting better so I think its time to get it checked out. I am currently not lifting at the moment...
  18. Injured Shoulder :(

    That feel when you're doing charity work and you feel a small tear inside your shoulder pushing something from overhead Shit sucks, hopefully it will be better by Monday, if not I'll ask one of the doctors at work to give me a cortisone shot and train anyway, ho ho ho Moral of the story: Don't...
  19. T

    Clicking shoulder with slight stiffness

    I've been training for about four months now. Last Friday I was benching and noticed that my left shoulder clicked at the bottom of each rep. I rested over the weekend and noticed it was still clicking on Monday. I trained legs on Monday and have just minimized any strain on my shoulder. I'm...
  20. Hand pain and shoulder pain.

    Hey girls and guys.For the last few weeks my left hand has been sore basically on the palm side where the finger joins the palm,i've been lifting weight on and off getting back into it.I started to do it 5 to 6 days a week and now just backed it off to 3 to 4 days a week.But this pain is...