Chest, shoulders, and injuries, oh my

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semajes

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At some point in the beginning of my most recent cycle I tweaked my right shoulder and have not been able to bench press (especially incline bench) without pain. I ignored it for a while, but have now discovered that if I do db presses with my palms facing each other (rather than facing my feet) I don't get this pain in my shoulder (or, at least, no where near as much).

I'm hoping that someone can explain to me (1) why this is, and (2) if this is an inferior position/exercise for the chest, as compared to the bench presses I have always done.

By the way, before anyone says it, I have tried dips and they are excruciating. Don't know why, but they hurt worse than the presses.
 
sem

I have had this problem and yes, it is painful and a real pain in the @$$!

D/B are very much one of the only choices for this type of injury, and they are great!

I personally think Good body building is about listening to your body specially when it "squeeks" and adapting.

D/B presses are in no way inferior to barbel curls, the only inferiority is the amount of weight one can carry because of the balancing act.

I managed to "fix" my problem with a slight incline on the b/b press instead of the flat bench.

Hope this helps.
 
I've had some shoulder pain around benching, too. It got a whole lot better when I started pressing the dumbbells slightly forward instead of straight up, if that makes any sense.
 
So, how do we cause the same degree of damage if we can't use as much weight? Will increased stretch be enough?
 
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