I have a temperamental infraspinatus too. You might want to try some direct work for middle/lower traps. That sorted my shoulder out a treat.
I'd drop the overhead press while you're having shoulder issues. At the very least switch to dumbells with a neutral grip
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Re: No deadlift! Shoulder on fire!
Robertscott, give me an idea of what you would consider sufficient direct work for the middle/lower traps. As you can tell, I am doing dumbell rows, standing shrugs. But I think both of those work the upper traps. How can you target lower traps?
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Re: No deadlift! Shoulder on fire!
I'd be happy to. This is my favourite
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kgfZ2qbQKI
also, start doing this drill as part of your warm up
don't try and add weight to that, it's harder than it looks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kgfZ2qbQKI
also, start doing this drill as part of your warm up
don't try and add weight to that, it's harder than it looks
Re: No deadlift! Shoulder on fire!
Band pull-aparts and it's variations also work wonders.
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Re: No deadlift! Shoulder on fire!
OK, so I can add those things onto the small-scale lifts:
Prone Incline Trap Raises (Looks like a 45 bench, thumbs up (this is prob an important detail), raise out 45 degrees until "planked") and
Band Pull Aparts (oddly enough, I have just bought a nice thick rubber tube "60lb" for just this purpose) and
the rotator cuff looking drill.
Thanks a lot robertscott and Dub.
Prone Incline Trap Raises (Looks like a 45 bench, thumbs up (this is prob an important detail), raise out 45 degrees until "planked") and
Band Pull Aparts (oddly enough, I have just bought a nice thick rubber tube "60lb" for just this purpose) and
the rotator cuff looking drill.
Thanks a lot robertscott and Dub.
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Re: No deadlift! Shoulder on fire!
that's fine, although I actually prefer to lift my arms straight out for trap raises, not 45 degrees. Play around with it and see what you like bestsenorpancho wrote:OK, so I can add those things onto the small-scale lifts:
Prone Incline Trap Raises (Looks like a 45 bench, thumbs up (this is prob an important detail), raise out 45 degrees until "planked") and
Band Pull Aparts (oddly enough, I have just bought a nice thick rubber tube "60lb" for just this purpose) and
the rotator cuff looking drill.
Thanks a lot robertscott and Dub.
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Re: No deadlift! Shoulder on fire!
The prone incline trap lift -- I can hardly do those on the right side. That is a very difficult motion for me. I had to use 5 lbs. I will do these until it gets reasonably strong.
Thanks for the assistance!
Thanks for the assistance!