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Thread: I can't do barbell OHP without getting shoulder pain

post 1648018723 09-29-2021, 03:04 PM
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I can't do barbell OHP without getting shoulder pain

I can bench all angles for days, dips too. But as soon as I barbell OHP I get srs shoulder pain. Feels like it's between my front and lateral delt, all the way down my upper arm to my elbow. I can do dumbbell OHP just fine, but don't get gains with them as much as with a bench

tell me I'm not the only one that can't do BB OHP. I did a few sets 2 days ago and I'm still feeling it hard. what hell bro
post 1648018933 09-29-2021, 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted By DolphinPilot⏩
all the way down my upper arm to my elbow.
at a guess, sounds like your forearms are bent inwards, try pressing making sure your arms are atleast 90degrees to the ground or higher.
post 1648019053 09-29-2021, 03:10 PM
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It's probably your rotator cuff from going all the way down.
post 1648019333 09-29-2021, 03:15 PM
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try doing it behind your neck
post 1648019473 09-29-2021, 03:17 PM
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First stop OHP and see a doctor.

Last year I had the same pain. Saw a doc and got an MRI and turned out my labrum was torn. Got surgery in December and was back to 100% in about 6 months after rehab.
post 1648019593 09-29-2021, 03:19 PM
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feel the same way about incline press. feels like chit srs
post 1648019653 09-29-2021, 03:20 PM
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How wide is your grip?
post 1648020043 09-29-2021, 03:27 PM
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sounds like soft tissue damage, you may have torn your labrum. will need a catsken to confirm
post 1648020283 09-29-2021, 03:32 PM
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no body on here an orthopedist brah

shoulders ain't a joke (ded srs) mine still hurts years after my injury

see an orthopedist (if he directly advises surgery see another one) + a physio therapist
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post 1648020573 09-29-2021, 03:36 PM
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do deadhangs on the pullup bar with straps

progress with weight and time

use different grip widths and pronation/supination


do that for 6 months and your shoulders will be golden
post 1648021513 09-29-2021, 03:52 PM
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there is no exercise you must do

just dont do barbell ohp
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post 1648021523 09-29-2021, 03:52 PM
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I have a similar issue but with bicep curls. When I use a barbell I get a weird pain in my left shoulder/arm, but with dumbbells I don't. Also don't ignore shoulder pain. Like others said, get it checked out.
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post 1648021733 09-29-2021, 03:57 PM
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Use dumbbells. It’s not rocket science.
post 1648021743 09-29-2021, 03:57 PM
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post 1648021853 09-29-2021, 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted By Jestbrah⏩
there is no exercise you must do

just dont do barbell ohp
retarded advice

how about OP just fix his mobility/structural issues
post 1648021963 09-29-2021, 04:01 PM
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Does it hurt when you OHP the empty bar?

If not, find a weight that you can press with no pain and go from there

If it hurts when you press an empty barbell, find a range of motion (pin press, etc) that is pain free


Stop listening to the sOfT tIsSuE iNjUrY and mObiLiTy experts


Educate yourself

https://www.barbellmedicine.com/blog...ining-what-do/
post 1648022483 09-29-2021, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted By AshWar⏩
Does it hurt when you OHP the empty bar?

If not, find a weight that you can press with no pain and go from there

If it hurts when you press an empty barbell, find a range of motion (pin press, etc) that is pain free


Stop listening to the sOfT tIsSuE iNjUrY and mObiLiTy experts


Educate yourself

https://www.barbellmedicine.com/blog...ining-what-do/
This.

Also, start doing face pulls at the start of each upper body workout.

If an exercise doesn't feel good, don't do it. Stick with dumbbells or machines unless you are a strongman/oly lifter that absolutely has to be able to do heavy fixed two handed pressing overhead.

I have scoliosis and it has gotten so that I'm unable to do flat and incline barbell bench. So now I just stick with dumbbells and cables/hammer strength machines and I've been making plenty of gains in strength and size.
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post 1648022653 09-29-2021, 04:13 PM
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Honestly the pain is pretty intermittent; it comes and goes. I didn't have the pain until two days after, and it seems to be mostly gone now. I know I didn't tear anything or cause any serious damage. I'll keep an eye on it

thanks to everyone who posted, currently on spread
post 1648022963 09-29-2021, 04:18 PM
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OHP is notoriously harsh on the rotator cuff….I would stretch vigorously and warm up before any pressing workouts (and workouts in general) DED SRS.


You can get away with not warming up in your early 20s, but not as you approach 30 srs
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post 1648023553 09-29-2021, 04:25 PM
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Can you do floor angles? Looks like a stupid stretch/exercise that is pointless, but I was ready to try anything. First attempt, I had pain before getting my arms anywhere near straight. 3rd or 4th time trying, I heard/felt a pop in my shoulders and I felt a lot better and was able to easily do them after that. Serious, I was very surprised that I wasn't able to do this movement on my first attempt. It's such a simple looking move.

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post 1648023573 09-29-2021, 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted By JuceSpringsteen⏩
retarded advice

how about OP just fix his mobility/structural issues
barbell ohp is a **** exercise for everything pretty much
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post 1648023623 09-29-2021, 04:26 PM
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Full ROM is overrated

Especially if full ROM is injuring you
post 1648023693 09-29-2021, 04:27 PM
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Then don't do them

I ruined my shoulders on dips

Just use dumbells now
post 1648023933 09-29-2021, 04:30 PM
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You can do something else

dumbells or use a football bar to change grip


I've had luck rehabbing my shoulders doing heavy internal rotations on the floor
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post 1648024143 09-29-2021, 04:34 PM
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Sounds like impingement (although for a I know there's a ton of things that also feel like that).

I have it chronically but if this is a one off for you then a bit of rest to let it heal should sort it
post 1648024273 09-29-2021, 04:37 PM
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ignore all the autists here and just do what I say

weighted brachial hangs/deadhangs

change the grip up, add weight

Your shoulders will be golden in no time
post 1648025073 09-29-2021, 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted By Jestbrah⏩
there is no exercise you must do

just dont do barbell ohp
^^ what he said

Stick to dumbbells
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post 1648028353 09-29-2021, 05:46 PM
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All you retards advising anything are ****ing dumb.

1. Nothing can be diagnosed if we don’t even know how his form is on the lift.

2. We don’t know what degrees of motion his shoulder has in extension, flexion, adduction, abduction, internal rotation, and external rotation.

3. We don’t know of any postural issues.

4. We don’t know of any soft tissue issues.

The only thing that this board can assess is the OPs form, and since he hasn’t posted a video of him lifting and he’s ignored my question on his grip width then it’s impossible to give any advice.

OP, go to a sports ortho, and a PT.
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Originally Posted By wasp9166⏩
Then don't do them

I ruined my shoulders on dips

Just use dumbells now
Ruined shoulders on dips? How so?
post 1648045123 09-30-2021, 01:18 AM
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Originally Posted By MuscleXtreme⏩
How wide is your grip?
Just outside of the shoulders.
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