I've been trying to catch up the left side of my body that lost around 60% strength due to atrophy from an old injury that put me out of commision for about 18 months.. 12 or so with pain, the other 6 being affraid to do anything due to not wating the pain to return..
Anyway, here's my problem.. when I first returned to working out.. I used primarily bars over DB's.. I soon realized my left side was so much weaker and my right side was over-compensating and taking most of the preasure.. this soon resulted in a right shoulder pain..
I quickly started doing DB work hoping this would solve thje atrophy issue and it has.. so far.. my left side is around 85-95% of my right side.. pretty good for only 16 weeks or so..
When I bench with a bar.. my right shoulder gets a pain right at the half way down point and the pain continues all the way down and then goes away once I reach the top.. It's not an overbearing pain and I think I can work throught it but I've noticed it only happens on Flat and Incline BB Bench..
When I use DB's either flat or incline.. no pain?
When I do weighted dips.. no pain?? this really struck me as odd due to most people with shoulder isssues have a difficult time doing regular dips much less weighted..
Any idea's.. Why the pain is only there with the bar.. One other thing is I can duplicate the pain if I stretch my right arm out in front of my fully extended and then slowly bring it in to my body keeping it straight the entire time.. " a simple shoulder stretch" the pain is not sharp.. more of a dull pain??
Any ideas, similar problems or feedback appreciated..
Anyway, here's my problem.. when I first returned to working out.. I used primarily bars over DB's.. I soon realized my left side was so much weaker and my right side was over-compensating and taking most of the preasure.. this soon resulted in a right shoulder pain..
I quickly started doing DB work hoping this would solve thje atrophy issue and it has.. so far.. my left side is around 85-95% of my right side.. pretty good for only 16 weeks or so..
When I bench with a bar.. my right shoulder gets a pain right at the half way down point and the pain continues all the way down and then goes away once I reach the top.. It's not an overbearing pain and I think I can work throught it but I've noticed it only happens on Flat and Incline BB Bench..
When I use DB's either flat or incline.. no pain?
When I do weighted dips.. no pain?? this really struck me as odd due to most people with shoulder isssues have a difficult time doing regular dips much less weighted..
Any idea's.. Why the pain is only there with the bar.. One other thing is I can duplicate the pain if I stretch my right arm out in front of my fully extended and then slowly bring it in to my body keeping it straight the entire time.. " a simple shoulder stretch" the pain is not sharp.. more of a dull pain??
Any ideas, similar problems or feedback appreciated..