As soon as I do a set of chest excercises (mostly bench press and/or dumbell flyes) at a weight of say 60+% of my max strength level, I get a flare-up of left shoulder pain (like somebody is sticking a needle in it), which stays like that for as long as the pump stays. After the pump goes away, most of the pain goes away. I think it's the front delt (but can never say for 100%). Its a chronic innjury over multiple years now.
If I had a flare-up from chest exercises, it will cause problems for other muscle groups for the next month:
- Pulldowns (front or back) will suddenly also give the same shoulder pain, there is irritation while doing these exercises (but if i skip chest for a month, these exercises wont irritate)
- Bicep curls will suddenly also give the same shoulder pain (but if i skip chest for a month, these exercises wont irritate), and if I go heavy during such time of flare-up it can get really bad where the front delt and bicep are connected, and can be so bad that i have to then skip both bicep & chest exercises for 3 months.
However:
- I can usually do a shoulders day (dumbell press / side raises / bent-over raises, skipping front raises) without getting this pain to flare up at all (unless its so bad that i should not do anything).
- I do a little bit less of the maximum stretch at the bottom, so I don't over-stretch, as this causes irritation too.
- What is exactly wrong? Or how can I test to know what exactly is wrong?
- What are the options to improve/repair this?
P.S.
Precautions I take physically while excercising chest:
- I try to do the exercises in good form.
-I try to keep my shoulders down/back, so I am not by mistake rounding them to the front, as I understand this can cause it.
- I try to not snap/shock/lock-out at the top, because I understand that's like torturing the tendons like snapping an elastic band from 0 to max spread quickly, which can make it tear.
What I did with medicine/supplements:
- I am now trying BPC157+TB500, already did 60+ days of that, and still using it. This did improve/repairsome small other injuries in my body slightly, maybe improved shoulder a bit too, but it's still not fixed.
- I take glucosamine&chondrotoin, vitC (&all vitamins/minerals), collagen. (not saying this really works, but just taking this anyway to be sure).
If I had a flare-up from chest exercises, it will cause problems for other muscle groups for the next month:
- Pulldowns (front or back) will suddenly also give the same shoulder pain, there is irritation while doing these exercises (but if i skip chest for a month, these exercises wont irritate)
- Bicep curls will suddenly also give the same shoulder pain (but if i skip chest for a month, these exercises wont irritate), and if I go heavy during such time of flare-up it can get really bad where the front delt and bicep are connected, and can be so bad that i have to then skip both bicep & chest exercises for 3 months.
However:
- I can usually do a shoulders day (dumbell press / side raises / bent-over raises, skipping front raises) without getting this pain to flare up at all (unless its so bad that i should not do anything).
- I do a little bit less of the maximum stretch at the bottom, so I don't over-stretch, as this causes irritation too.
- What is exactly wrong? Or how can I test to know what exactly is wrong?
- What are the options to improve/repair this?
P.S.
Precautions I take physically while excercising chest:
- I try to do the exercises in good form.
-I try to keep my shoulders down/back, so I am not by mistake rounding them to the front, as I understand this can cause it.
- I try to not snap/shock/lock-out at the top, because I understand that's like torturing the tendons like snapping an elastic band from 0 to max spread quickly, which can make it tear.
What I did with medicine/supplements:
- I am now trying BPC157+TB500, already did 60+ days of that, and still using it. This did improve/repairsome small other injuries in my body slightly, maybe improved shoulder a bit too, but it's still not fixed.
- I take glucosamine&chondrotoin, vitC (&all vitamins/minerals), collagen. (not saying this really works, but just taking this anyway to be sure).
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