Interested to see how pic 1 looks like but the link broken already...?

For me this is simply amazing, to be so big at 240pound (pure muscle, haha), yet can do muscle up... . Makes my muscle up is non impressive at all... respect!

exercise that target rotator cuff suppose to be done with very small weight, 0.5kg, 1kg is more than enough. If you do it with more weight, you overdo it... if you are doing it without weight... than I would suggest you to be patience... take it slowly. If you want to continue shoulder exercise, take off weight until you feel comfortable, lift light. If still hurt, stop shoulder exercise wait for 1,2 days, see if problem solved. If still hurt, just stop shoulder exercise and start doing rotator cuff exercise. You can also try to do other kind of shoulder exercise and see if it is OK. Sometimes, only a specific exercise giving problems...

~sosostupid, I would suggest you go to clinic and get a refer letter to go to hospital. The doctor would know better...

At the mean time, you can try to do exercise as discuss in another thread.

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1899526/+20

This post has been edited by hoxy: Jul 15 2011, 07:30 AM

obviously you've been experiencing this issue for a prolong time. Just stop doing bench press and start doing rotator exercise. Take a day or 2 day rest before doing rotator exercise can be considered too.

do you feel the pain doing bench press with barbell at the bottom position? Reducing the range of motion (stopping half the rep, not going deep enough) might help. Same goes for barbell shoulder press (elbow should be pointing forward, not flared out to the side). Try to switch to dumbell version see if the irritation comes from doing barbell exercise...

If it hurts, you can consider doing bodyweight exercise such as push up and handstand push up as a replacement altogether.

You should know that I dont do bench press and I only do push up. I find push up is really tough and I know how to make push up tough. I have progressed to 1 arm push up a long time ago, and it is a real fun and a real cool move especially if I decided to workout outdoor with so many people can just watch and cant do what I do. I never feel a pain from push up even with 1 arm 1 leg push up (arm to the side).

Now back to bench press, obviously now your problem is technique. Bench press is a very technical lift, you better get your technique right. Technique falls apart with heavy weight, your body pay the price. No matter the weight is light or heavy... just maintain good technique.

It is natural that you feel pain during the concentric part (going up). You can try to cut the rep half and see whether the pain reduce a little.

And... retract your shoulder. The moment you lift your shoulder you have lose the retract shoulder (if you doing it already) and your shoulder joint will take the full load, hence the pain. If you have never retract your shoulder, then my friend... you need to stop doing bench press and start researching more on bench press technique. push up anyone?

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This post has been edited by hoxy: Jul 19 2011, 07:43 AM

Is that a one finger one arm pull up I'm seeing there at the end? Epic!

Dont worry, you'll find out someone suitable for you. Women outnumber men greatly now... just need to search the right ones and bear with the process of getting to know with each other, and all the argument and fighting.

My wife dont share the same interest with me, she has came to term to accept my passion. I think she likes seeing my changes and me being happy and healthy... though I'm not big as our brother over here, but I am way too skinny before...

@van_takawa, you know what you need to do right? Mckenzie backbend!

Thanks darklight79! You'll figure it out eventually. For now, keep on getting your 6pack! It is showing now...

What happened to your back? What did you do to get the injury?

That is some heavy weight! Respect! 83~85% of your BW? Damn, am I slacking on my training? I need to do dip 42kg just to be in the same weight ratio with you... I think it is doable, but still... darklight79 you are one strong big dude. I think you can do it heavier, lets show some real weighted dip now.

Looking forward to it.

Very wise word. I meant to said it before, I'm impressed by the fact you are a doctor, having too little sleep, still working out, still having a great body everyone so admired (no homo)... and strong on top of that, seem still very much healthy. I cant do it if I am at your position, so keep on doing whatever you are doing. Respect!

DL, your avatar so nice, damn!

This post has been edited by hoxy: Aug 12 2011, 11:08 PM

Arm wrestle seemingly beatable guy/girl/own mother...

How about sport rather than weightlifting?

1) Spine decompression hang
2) McKenzie backbend
3) Bridge

For back injury, normally it tend to happen outside of working out time. It is what we do after working out that decided the injury level. Deadlift heavy weight, and then spend time doing forward bending (eg. sitting, driving with improper posture, picking DB).

So, practice 3 of above after workout. I want everyone lifting here have a healthy back.

Yes do those 3 many times a day. Love your back!


That is a lot of rice. You should held an eating competition with DL!

Our body burn our muscle for fuel. We lost weight at a rapid pace. Strength gradually decrease...

I would say from the look of it... razorboy arm is as big as my two leg... combined! lol

I'm fasting... you guys making me hungry. Uwahhh~

Epic reply, lol!