Originally Posted by
Grazing Marco
Hi guys,
I’ve had pain in the front of my left shoulder since waking up the day after lifting chest in late May. I tried to let it rest and do some rubber band work to avoid paying to see a doctor and PT but didn’t get better. I finally had to go to the doctor and the x-ray was “perfect” and then I completed 6 weeks of PT before being cleared to resume doing whatever activities I was doing before (weight lifting and playing rec league baseball).
I started the Starting Strength program in mid-August, right after completing PT. I was lifting and mixing in the PT regimen I’d been doing for the past 6 weeks, although I was cutting back on the PT regimen as my shoulders would feel absolutely exhausted after lifting weights AND doing PT during the same day.
I’m still feeling some intense pain during bench pressing when I lower the bar to my chest. Pressing forward or above my head never seems to bother me, just when lowering the bar during a bench press.
Is there something I can do to relieve this pain? I’m willing to continue lifting weights through the pain, but not at the risk of permanently damaging my shoulder.
I don’t have a video of my bench press at the moment, but I can get one soon if that would help.
Thanks,
Alex