Lifts that I can do with a strained shoulder

munchausen · Jun 9, 2011

EDIT: Actually I SPRAINED IT the other day. Started the thread before I checked my terminology.

I'm thinking I can do some of the leg machines, arm curls, etc. Is there a way I can do squats that won't put stress on my shoulders?

rjmaiorano · Jun 9, 2011

How bad is the strain? Can you lift your arm above your shoulder? Pain levels when trying to do lifts/stuff using da shoulder.

jarude · Jun 9, 2011

Coming from someone who trained through a gimp shoulder and made it worse, go run outside or something. Do lower body machine stuff; don't think about doing anything tangentially involving your shoulder or you will regret it. promise.

munchausen · Jun 9, 2011

Not bad at all. It's a really small muscle that's strained (or maybe sprained, I forget which is which) and it mostly hurts in my neck. It really doesn't hurt unless I turn my neck and I can raise my arms fine with just a little discomfort. I mostly just don't want it to get worse.

rjmaiorano · Jun 9, 2011

Sounds pretty minimal... Likely not going to get you out of routine for too long. Maybe It'll force you to rest when you haven't been. I dunno. But taking a few day or a week of wouldn't hurt.

You're not dumb, you keep other exercise up and maintain the diet you want and I doubt this injury will set you back much. Oh. Ice too.

willpower · Jun 9, 2011

Cool The Kid · Jun 9, 2011

Take a week off at least... I had a rotator cuff muscle sprain, tried to power through it, it got worse. Took a week off, came back, it felt a little funky at first but now it's fine. When it comes to the shoulder though it's best not to chance it.

Gradstudent78 · Jun 9, 2011

Could try front squats with straps or bulgarian split squats.

imageWIS · Jun 9, 2011

Originally Posted by Cool The Kid

Take a week off at least... I had a rotator cuff muscle sprain, tried to power through it, it got worse. Took a week off, came back, it felt a little funky at first but now it's fine. When it comes to the shoulder though it's best not to chance it.

This. Its one of those vital muscles that is part of a lot of back and chest exercises.

Scrumhalf · Jun 9, 2011

All pulling motion exercises should be fine. I would be careful with push exercises. They always end up involving the shoulder girdle and depending on how bad your shoulder is, you may want to be a bit careful.

And of course legs.

jarude · Jun 9, 2011

I would be careful even with pulling movements; if you're deadlifting, you've got the weight hanging off of your shoulders. I would avoid front squats as suggested earlier, especially if you're using the clean grip. Honestly, what do you have to gain? Shelve the lifting for awhile, you won't wither away into nothing. I don't know your particular situation - you know how injured you are, but I don't see what you have to gain from half-assing particular exercises when your recovery would be assured by simply taking a break. Best exercise would probably be rubbing one out to Shay Laren

Not having fucked-up shoulders > half-assed progress on limited exercises. My .02

StephenHero · Jun 9, 2011

Rest it.

You can make up any strength you lose very quickly, but if you ******* up more and have to take a long hiatus and/or have surgery because you wanted a few weeks worth of results, you could spend a year or longer trying to get yourself back in shape.

munchausen · Jun 9, 2011

Thanks for the advice guys. FWIW I woke up this morning and realized it wasn't as bad as I thought. Went and did some of the leg machines (kind of ridiculous how easy a leg press is compared to a squat) and will probably rest it until next week, when it will probably be fine. I think I will just do some core work tomorrow and maybe some preacher curls or the like.

Gradstudent78 · Jun 9, 2011

Originally Posted by munchausen

Thanks for the advice guys. FWIW I woke up this morning and realized it wasn't as bad as I thought. Went and did some of the leg machines (kind of ridiculous how easy a leg press is compared to a squat) and will probably rest it until next week, when it will probably be fine. I think I will just do some core work tomorrow and maybe some preacher curls or the like.

Have you actually seen a doctor? Not that you necessarily have to, but just keep in mind that biceps tendonitis is felt in the shoulder, in which case preacher curls wouldn't be the best thing for it. That said, If your 100% sure of your diagnosis, then I wouldn't about it.

munchausen · Jun 9, 2011

The pull is in the trap, not the deltoid. And I can pinpoint exactly where the inflammation is, so I'm pretty sure it's not biceps. But I probably shouldn't mess with it anyway.

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