Hey guys, my exercise is a light one, I do it twice a week...and one of the things I do is a dumbbell shoulder press...pic for reference (No 1)
But my left shoulder (circled red) suddenly feels really painful trying to lift once...most of the pain comes from the midway part (when the shoulder is straight L shape like in this pic) to the top.
Right side no issues...is this some kind of muscle or bone disclocation? Because I also feel a bit of crack when doing the full rotation. Now after trying 2-3 times and giving up...the pain is stronger. Any advice is appreciated!



This post has been edited by Aeon_Clock: Sep 28 2022, 04:24 PM

one of my tips, use bench. in seated position. it help body balance, and ur back also.

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1. warm up the shoulder part properly 1st before the main workout like shoulder press. ( i suggest go search shoulder warm up exercise for the rotator cuff )

2. when doing the press dont lock out fully like an " l " shape at the top.

or maybe you have some previous injury or whatever that may have trigger the pain or whatever i dont know la.. but try the 2 tips above 1st

and ofcourse all this i just assume u know the form on how to do this la.. good luck ts hope it help

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thanks for this but its still pain right now...what can I do to cure this?

This is very common among lifters

I had the same issue on my right shoulder too

Went to physio and learnt how to rehab and do exercises that are suited for you individually

I advise u visit either a gov or private physio and consult

In the meantime do not agitate your shoulders for now

Put ur left palm of the back of your head then push your elbow against wall and tilting your body to counter it. Feel the stretch on your shoulder.

Then do more shoulder external rotation. Hold for few seconds when its fully outward.

Meantime, don't do any heavy lifting using shoulder cause will tighten the muscle.

u need to look for expert for help already if like that..

if you do it without weight does it still pain though? if yes then look for expert help

I used to have this pain but now healed of it and can resume lifting comfortably.

And to heal it is to rest completely for many weeks. Not what an avid lifter wants to hear, I’m sure, but there is no other option. Trying to still lift even with reduced load will not help one bit.

i would say go with the 2 advice above too... try the way Amedion said for a couple week and dont lift heavy or dont do the shoulder press at all atm..

theres alot we dont know about... like do you always have pain when doing the shoulder press or just recently? or maybe you had shoulder injury b4 that you neglected..

thanks, will try this out. Any image of how to 'tilt body'? I'm not sure if we're talking front to back or side to side...

not really, tho I can still feel a little of the pain without weight. But just a little, like a sign to show me its still injured.

no problem, I can exercise other ways and will avoid shoulder for now. Thanks for the experience.


the pain is first time but I think I was a little overdoing the warmup too this time around...that's the only difference between now and other days.

This post has been edited by Aeon_Clock: Sep 30 2022, 01:51 PM

Something like this

just a question, can I do pushups during recovery?