What was the injury?
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Coach, could you formcheck my Press? (<2.0)
Hi coach,
I'm coming back from a nasty shoulder injury (twice). I was hoping you could check my form on the Press. I restarted training with an empty bar, slowly getting back into strength training. That's why I'm doing it less dynamic.
Formwise my main issue seems to be locking out on top. I feel a lot of resistance there within my shoulders themselves. ROM itself seems to be an issue since I struggle with getting my arms straight anyway.
Since I know you had your fair share of shoulder troubles I hoped you might take a look:
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(I want to build a solid Base again so I can start boxing - I started too soon after being immobile due the injury which was stupid -on both counts.)
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What was the injury?
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The supraspinatus tendon in my left shoulder was swollen/inflamed. Imaging showed it was 10mm across while a normal healthy supraspinatus tendon is 4 to 5 mm. So that wasnt good. LUCKILY it didn't tear, but ROM was pretty limited (couldn't put on a jacket anymore). No structural abnormalities either (bone spurs, etc).Originally Posted by Mark Rippetoe
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Keep your elbows up a little better at the start position.
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Yes I can see what you mean, I will keep that in mind. I first used to press out of a clean / front swuat position but i guess i overcorrected myself.
Anything else that looks weird? I feel like I'm exaggerating the "moving my head/torso forward" part.
Oh and would you say the bench press is totally off limits now? I wanted to work up back to at least bodyweight. The barbell shakes a lot though during benching.. but no pain during the actual lift. Maybe press twice a week and bench press once?
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The rest looks okay. If the bench doesn't hurt, do it.
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