JStrong
03-17-2010, 05:05 PM
Need some help with this, other stuff listed only in case it relates to my left arm.
I have been feeling some left shoulder pain, and my left arm has felt 'weak' lately. Even my bone felt sort of crushed/compressed. But the pain is very very dull, so I haven't really worried about it, though I've definitely been favoring that side.
Anyway, I go to squat today, and first set I have to dump the bar on 5, first time ever. Second set I barely get 4 and rack it, spent. I'm still GMing the weight a bit, so I deloaded to 185 to work on form. I grunt out 2 reps for set 3 (30 pounds lighter) and have to rack. Bummer.
Deflated, I go to bench, and as I set my feet my left hip, right at the groin, starts, um, freaking out. Like I can't hold my leg there, some crazy type of hip pressure forces me to move it closer to the bench. My hips have always been kinda funny, and the only thing that doesn't go away in warmup sets for squats is groin/hip tenderness. I have to gingerly try again and it feels like it's dislocating. Eventually I get it to stay calm, but my left leg is as close to the bench as I can get it.
Hip weirdness I can take. Unfortunately my left arm basically collapses on my work set (1st rep). It feels like the inside of my elbow just gives up, no real pain, just collapse. I actually managed to grind out 4 reps, but it feels like my right side is doing most of the work (though the bar stayed pretty even). It was like something on my left was not contributing to the movement.
So, now my left arm, at the shoulder and inner elbow, has a dull throb, and my left side feels 'weak,' I did not want to rerack 45 pound plates with my left arm.
And now my left pinkie is mostly numb. Am I having a stroke, being a wuss, or do I have an injury I need to care for? My initial reaction is to really deload and avoid all pressing exercises.
I have been feeling some left shoulder pain, and my left arm has felt 'weak' lately. Even my bone felt sort of crushed/compressed. But the pain is very very dull, so I haven't really worried about it, though I've definitely been favoring that side.
Anyway, I go to squat today, and first set I have to dump the bar on 5, first time ever. Second set I barely get 4 and rack it, spent. I'm still GMing the weight a bit, so I deloaded to 185 to work on form. I grunt out 2 reps for set 3 (30 pounds lighter) and have to rack. Bummer.
Deflated, I go to bench, and as I set my feet my left hip, right at the groin, starts, um, freaking out. Like I can't hold my leg there, some crazy type of hip pressure forces me to move it closer to the bench. My hips have always been kinda funny, and the only thing that doesn't go away in warmup sets for squats is groin/hip tenderness. I have to gingerly try again and it feels like it's dislocating. Eventually I get it to stay calm, but my left leg is as close to the bench as I can get it.
Hip weirdness I can take. Unfortunately my left arm basically collapses on my work set (1st rep). It feels like the inside of my elbow just gives up, no real pain, just collapse. I actually managed to grind out 4 reps, but it feels like my right side is doing most of the work (though the bar stayed pretty even). It was like something on my left was not contributing to the movement.
So, now my left arm, at the shoulder and inner elbow, has a dull throb, and my left side feels 'weak,' I did not want to rerack 45 pound plates with my left arm.
And now my left pinkie is mostly numb. Am I having a stroke, being a wuss, or do I have an injury I need to care for? My initial reaction is to really deload and avoid all pressing exercises.