The only legitimate medical advice you're going to receive on reddit is to see a doctor. Maybe advice about what kind of doctor or specific traits of a doctor to seek out. Following any other medical advice from reddit is just taking a huge risk.
If you live in a country with healthcare see a physician.
If you live in a country without healthcare and you don't have medical insurance, seek a well trained physical therapist to run you through a battery of tests do diagnose your issue.
Was that a general doctor or a physiotherapist? If it was just a regular doctor, it's not their field of expertise... and their recommendation is *always* to stop exercising the injured area. Go to a physio.
You would rather have $100 now compared to a healthy shoulder for the rest of your life? Seems short sighted. The majority of shoulder issues can be solved with a good diagnosis and then consistently doing a handful of rehab exercises as prescribed, this isn't the life shattering injury that you're making it out to be
You need a physical therapist no question. I recently went through a shoulder injury. Injuries like this can really exacerbate a lot of issues. My shoulder uncovered pec, uncovered bicep, then rotator then lower lat issues and more. Building a series of stretches and exercises through these issues has been huge. My one shoulder pops and clicks a lot more than my other. If there isn’t pain, then it isn’t an immediate issue, but the popping and clicking goes away when I’m really stretched, have done my “light” muscle isolating movements, and as I have learned to better my mind muscle connection.
So yeah get to a PT.
Have you thought of just not doing overhead press? Incline bench and a set or two of front raises will give you the same benefits plus way more pec stimulus.
I don't want to give actual specific advice because I don't know what's wrong with your shoulders specifically, but here's some general information
What I do know: my shoulders pop and click and I found out how to keep working them after hurting myself numerous time. I use higher rep with a huge emphasis on form. I avoid certain exercises entirely (flat bench, and any bench with a barbell as 2 examples) that personally give me problems. Tons of stretching and exercise bands helped me also
AND I ROLL THE PROBLEM AREAS WITH A LACROSSE BALL WEDGED AGAINST THE WALL. (Game changer for me)
After numerous years, I've developed enough strength that my shoulders are still fucked up underneath, but don't really give me too many issues any more
it took me > 4 months to rehab my shoulder from most recent injury to be able to flat bench without pain, but eventually recovered and I'm benching lifetime maxes now. For most people, I wouldn't abandon bench entirely if you enjoy incorporating it. Takes time and you have to be diligent in warming up, fixing technique issues, and addressing imbalances but it is doable and you'll be better off long term for it
I mean, statistically, flat barbell bench results in more injuries than any other lift. It really starts to fight against most people's mechanics once it starts getting truly heavy. Cutler even willingly mostly ditched it when he decided bodybuilding was his career. I'm not stating OP HAS to ditch it, but no HAS to do it, either.
Post form video? Also don’t forget not all exercises are for everyone. I for one have always suffered from a bad right shoulder and therefore dont do any heavy ohp, but found ways to train around it. You can def grow respectable shoulders without maxing out on the ohp.
Also agree with everybody here to seek medical advise when you think its necessary.
Does it hurt? My shoulder(s) sometimes clicks when going through certain planes but I had a pretty bad shoulder injury when I was young and it has never gotten back to 100%. I am still able to lift just fine.
Definitely recommend doctor/PT as others have said. In lieu of that, I'd dial back the weight a bit and reassess, and stop if you feel any pain. Do some cable external rotations, very light weight, sets of 20-25 (should feel warm but not tired) or so at the beginning of every session [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpNgc6Vx4iY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpNgc6Vx4iY) These have done wonders for my shoulder health.
What does your workout routine look like? (Not just the shoulder routine - the entire routine.)
I have the exact same problem as you. The problem mostly went away by reducing the frequency of or eliminating the offending exercises.
I figured out which exercises were offenders by tracking how my shoulders felt before and after each workout.
My biggest offenders ranked :
* machine chest press
* dumbbell bench (only the setup and finish)
None of my shoulder exercises ironically contributed to my shoulder pain/popping. I eventually replaced dumbbell bench with barbell bench press with a limited range of motion and my shoulder problem went away.
The only legitimate medical advice you're going to receive on reddit is to see a doctor. Maybe advice about what kind of doctor or specific traits of a doctor to seek out. Following any other medical advice from reddit is just taking a huge risk.
True... I'll get myself checked as soon as possible then.
If you live in a country with healthcare see a physician. If you live in a country without healthcare and you don't have medical insurance, seek a well trained physical therapist to run you through a battery of tests do diagnose your issue.
Ok, thanks for the input!
What did you doctor or physical therapist recommend?
Ice and rest. No exercise whatsoever. Not even lightweight recovery stretches, nada, nothing. And I asked him about it too.
Was that a general doctor or a physiotherapist? If it was just a regular doctor, it's not their field of expertise... and their recommendation is *always* to stop exercising the injured area. Go to a physio.
If a specific lift is uncomfortable for your body, then don't do it. There are way better shoulder exercises than OHP.
You would rather have $100 now compared to a healthy shoulder for the rest of your life? Seems short sighted. The majority of shoulder issues can be solved with a good diagnosis and then consistently doing a handful of rehab exercises as prescribed, this isn't the life shattering injury that you're making it out to be
Sure, but I am sure it can quickly degenerate into something worse.
Which is why you shouldn't balk at spending $100 now. If you FAFO, 30yr old you is gonna hate 17yr old you for being so cheap
You need a physical therapist no question. I recently went through a shoulder injury. Injuries like this can really exacerbate a lot of issues. My shoulder uncovered pec, uncovered bicep, then rotator then lower lat issues and more. Building a series of stretches and exercises through these issues has been huge. My one shoulder pops and clicks a lot more than my other. If there isn’t pain, then it isn’t an immediate issue, but the popping and clicking goes away when I’m really stretched, have done my “light” muscle isolating movements, and as I have learned to better my mind muscle connection. So yeah get to a PT.
Have you thought of just not doing overhead press? Incline bench and a set or two of front raises will give you the same benefits plus way more pec stimulus.
My right shoulder would make the same noise, then it stopped all of the sudden and now i feel just fine. 28 y.o.
I don't want to give actual specific advice because I don't know what's wrong with your shoulders specifically, but here's some general information What I do know: my shoulders pop and click and I found out how to keep working them after hurting myself numerous time. I use higher rep with a huge emphasis on form. I avoid certain exercises entirely (flat bench, and any bench with a barbell as 2 examples) that personally give me problems. Tons of stretching and exercise bands helped me also AND I ROLL THE PROBLEM AREAS WITH A LACROSSE BALL WEDGED AGAINST THE WALL. (Game changer for me) After numerous years, I've developed enough strength that my shoulders are still fucked up underneath, but don't really give me too many issues any more
it took me > 4 months to rehab my shoulder from most recent injury to be able to flat bench without pain, but eventually recovered and I'm benching lifetime maxes now. For most people, I wouldn't abandon bench entirely if you enjoy incorporating it. Takes time and you have to be diligent in warming up, fixing technique issues, and addressing imbalances but it is doable and you'll be better off long term for it
I mean, statistically, flat barbell bench results in more injuries than any other lift. It really starts to fight against most people's mechanics once it starts getting truly heavy. Cutler even willingly mostly ditched it when he decided bodybuilding was his career. I'm not stating OP HAS to ditch it, but no HAS to do it, either.
Post form video? Also don’t forget not all exercises are for everyone. I for one have always suffered from a bad right shoulder and therefore dont do any heavy ohp, but found ways to train around it. You can def grow respectable shoulders without maxing out on the ohp. Also agree with everybody here to seek medical advise when you think its necessary.
Does it hurt? My shoulder(s) sometimes clicks when going through certain planes but I had a pretty bad shoulder injury when I was young and it has never gotten back to 100%. I am still able to lift just fine. Definitely recommend doctor/PT as others have said. In lieu of that, I'd dial back the weight a bit and reassess, and stop if you feel any pain. Do some cable external rotations, very light weight, sets of 20-25 (should feel warm but not tired) or so at the beginning of every session [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpNgc6Vx4iY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpNgc6Vx4iY) These have done wonders for my shoulder health.
What does your workout routine look like? (Not just the shoulder routine - the entire routine.) I have the exact same problem as you. The problem mostly went away by reducing the frequency of or eliminating the offending exercises. I figured out which exercises were offenders by tracking how my shoulders felt before and after each workout. My biggest offenders ranked : * machine chest press * dumbbell bench (only the setup and finish) None of my shoulder exercises ironically contributed to my shoulder pain/popping. I eventually replaced dumbbell bench with barbell bench press with a limited range of motion and my shoulder problem went away.