Shoulder Injury

you hurt your shoulder doing bench press. try and see a trainer, its prolly just a strain, but its always comforting to here it from a trainer. i do dumb bell press instead of bench, i here its a better lift. you might want to try that when you start back lifting.

Do you touch your chest while doing dumbell? I heard lots of people say its bad for your shoulder. but than you dont get the build because your not going through the whole range of motion. but I guess your arm is more important than your chest muscles lol. What do you guys think about touching your chest on benching?

There is quite a bit of discussion of these and related issues in the Strength and Conditioning forum. General consensus seems to be that benching is not the best idea for throwing athletes.

I placed a "shortcut" to this topic in the Strength and Conditioning forum since I agree with Holden that you should get some helpful input here.

Julie

thanks

Definitely have the shoulder checked out. Get with a trainer who can show you different chest workouts plus different lifting techniques to prevent extra strain on the shoulder girdle.

I was by a trainer that yes the bench press hurts the shoulder but that kids often help that cause because they do not work the back muscles enough. Food for thought if you insist on benching, work the back muscles extra hard. Muscles that don't "look good" aren't often worked as much. The muscles that hold the shoulder blade in place and deccellerate the arm are just as important if not more important than any chest muscles.