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ShouldaBeenACowboy1

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Been killing me for about a month. I thought it was just muscular so I cut back on lifting. Still hurts. Do I need to see and orthopedic? Anyone have any recommendations in Tulsa?
 
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PDT816

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Mine hurt like hell for a long time after I started lifting last year. But I still had full range of motion so I never went to the doctor. There are a couple of easy impingement test you can find online that may help to ease your mind if you care to look them up.

I been doing some shoulder exercises to strengthen/tighten up my shoulder/rotator cuff muscles before I lift on chest and back days now and haven't had any pain in months now. Just be careful to start out with really light weights.
 
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Anodyne

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Do you sleep on your side? I tweaked a labrum playing basketball and it lingered forever, even after I stopped lifting overhead. Eventually I stopped sleeping on my side, and it healed pretty quickly. Now I do a lot of specialty shoulder training (face pulls, landmine presses, bottoms-up kettlebell presses, isometric holds, etc.). Feels good as new.
 
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100TonsofOrangeFury

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Originally posted by Anodyne:
Do you sleep on your side? I tweaked a labrum playing basketball and it lingered forever, even after I stopped lifting overhead. Eventually I stopped sleeping on my side, and it healed pretty quickly. Now I do a lot of specialty shoulder training (face pulls, landmine presses, bottoms-up kettlebell presses, isometric holds, etc.). Feels good as new.
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How do you stop sleeping in a certain position?
 
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Anodyne

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Originally posted by 100TonsofOrangeFury:
Originally posted by Anodyne:
Do you sleep on your side? I tweaked a labrum playing basketball and it lingered forever, even after I stopped lifting overhead. Eventually I stopped sleeping on my side, and it healed pretty quickly. Now I do a lot of specialty shoulder training (face pulls, landmine presses, bottoms-up kettlebell presses, isometric holds, etc.). Feels good as new.
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How do you stop sleeping in a certain position?
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I always rolled onto my side when I started drifting off, out of habit more than anything. Instead, I just stayed on my back. I don't usually move around much once I'm out.
 
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pokem

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Originally posted by ShouldaBeenACowboy:
Been killing me for about a month. I thought it was just muscular so I cut back on lifting. Still hurts. Do I need to see and orthopedic? Anyone have any recommendations in Tulsa?
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Ran into the same issue when I started lifting last year... I was hitting the bench press hard... took about 3 weeks off from the bench and the pain started to go away...

now, I no longer bench press (talked to many folks who know what they are talking about who said bench press is not good on your shoulders AT ALL)...

now, I only use dumbbell and shoulder feels fine to this point... although, I am going a little light on the weights...
 
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cactusjackosu

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I fought shoulder issues for almost two years. I never rested it properly, but didn't want to find out I needed surgery either. Got to the point I couldn't do fly's at all or much of anything shoulder related. Benching either. Lost quite a bit of size too. Not until I had my cancer surgery where I didn't lift for a few months before and after. 6 months of rest and I'll b darn but my shoulder has been as good as new the past 8 months.

My suggestion would be real rest or see the dr.
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