[hikerchick]

Hello all.

I am relatively new to weight lifting. I do it at home since I am an hour from the nearest gym. I have been working out fairly regularly for the past three weeks and all of the sudden I remembered I have this icky shoulder.

I think it might have been all the push ups that reminded me this.

Noone has ever been able to tell me what's up. Once a massage therapist told me I had scar tissue and since its never been injured it could have been from chronic tension.

I don't think its major and I don't want to stop lifting but I would also like to keep it happy and healthy. I am thinking stretching and rotator cuff excercises. But I am just guessing.

Any ideas on the care and feeding of a happy shoulder.

Thanks

[Samantha039]

As long as you move comfortably and dont put so much strain on it that it causes pain, i think you sould be fine. im no expert but stay safe.

[mandalinn82]

Does it hurt when you bounce, or just when you're lifting?

Bounce-pain is related to shoulder strains, which require rest (including from ALL bouncy activities) for some period of time.

[hikerchick]

Thanks for your responses.

Hurt is too strong a word. Tense or sore are better words but not the good sore that you get after a workout. My shoulder has a more limited range of motion (than the other shoulder) and it has a big knot of tension that you can feel right between the shouder and backbone. After a few minutes of massage it starts to pop like crazy (you know like when you crack your knuckles).

So it doesn't hurt when I bounce or when I lift I suppose this is good. It is more cronic than accute. Just a low lying nagging feeling of tension and just yesterday it started to bother me. I think all the pushups were aggrivating it (whatever"it" is)

I hope I can figure out a way through lifting and stretching to fix or reduce the aching and popping. I have had this as long as I can remember. I have no idea what caused it.

No big deal just a pain in the neck.

[mandalinn82]

Ah, so it is much like my knee. Now I have a frame of reference.

Best is to do all you can to strengthen the muscles surrounding. Do you have medical insurance/access to a physical therapist? It can make SUCH a huge difference, even to go a couple of times and talk about the type of exercises you can do to strengthen the joint.

[hikerchick]

Hey thanks!

I'll see if I can get that covered. I would love to see a pt.