StarShine1975 Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 Hello fellow rebels.I've been doing assisted pull ups/chin ups for a while now. About 1.5 weeks ago, I went from 80 lbs assistance to 70 lbs assistance on a chin up. I did 2 and felt a hot searing pain in my left shoulder (deltoid muscle). I immediately stopped. I did some assisted dips (without incident) and went back to assisted pull ups at 90lbs. The burn/pain was still there. I gave up on them for the day. I've not done them for about a week and a half and during that time, I have not felt the burn/pain in any other movement including when doing lat pulldowns. I tried them again this morning and the burn/pain was still happening. Does anyone have any idea what's going on and how I can fix this? I thought resting it and starting back up at a higher level assistance would do it. I'm going to try doing chair assisted pull ups tonight and see if I can feel it on those. I'm hoping that it's just the angle my shoulder is at on the assisted machine.Any suggestions would be appreciated.Star-Shine Quote 6 Week Challenge Link to comment
161803398874989 Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 It's pretty much impossible to diagnose these things over the internet, but it doesn't seem too bad.Are you warming up properly? Shoulder circling specifically. Quote Quare? Quod vita mea non tua est. You can call me Phi, Numbers, Sixteen or just plain 161803398874989. Link to comment
Ryan Sannar Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 YOu could have an undiagnosed case of tendonitis. See a PT if your worried or it doesn't go away. I'd suggest cutting out any shoulder work for a week and a half and trying again first though. Quote Link to comment
StarShine1975 Posted April 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 I haven't been doing shoulder circling. I'll try that for a few weeks and try again.I find it strange that I don't feel anything when I do lat pulldowns or shoulder presses. I only feel it when doing a chin/pull up. I'll do the warm up and try the chair assisted pull up tonight and let you know how it goes. Quote 6 Week Challenge Link to comment
Ryan Sannar Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 Yeah the rotator cuff is a complicated muscle [ATTACH=CONFIG]2600[/ATTACH]It can be any one of the four main ligaments, which is why some shoulder exercises may hurt more than others. Quote Link to comment
161803398874989 Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 It could be the deltoids as well. Quote Quare? Quod vita mea non tua est. You can call me Phi, Numbers, Sixteen or just plain 161803398874989. Link to comment
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