Causes of Pain in the Front of the Shoulder When Pressing and How to Fix It

By djpope

November 20, 2019

Bench Press, exercises, front of shoulder, hurts, injury, military press, modification, olympic weightlifting, overhead press, pain, physical therapy, powerlifting, pressing, Rehabilitation, Shoulder, side of shoulder, training

It’s time for another episode of STRONGER TV!

In this episode we talk about one of the biggest issues we see on a regular basis, shoulder pain. Shoulder pain can be a major limiter when training in the gym. Shoulder pain is also generally much more prominent during pressing movements when compared to pulling movements. In this episode we talk about why this is, what’s happening when the front of the shoulder is painful, how to modify around pain and how to fix pain over time.

In this video we go over:

  • What movements typically cause shoulder pain and injury
  • Why typical wisdom for fixing shoulder pain is generally wrong
  • What is happening in the front of the shoulder with shoulder pain?
  • What structures in the shoulder are creating pain?
  • What exercises in the gym are good for an irritated shoulder?
  • What modifications should you use in the gym when the shoulder hurts?
  • How to continue training in the gym even when your favorite shoulder exercises hurt
  • How mobility plays a role in shoulder pain

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Shoulders that couldn’t fight their way out of a paper bag,

Dan Pope DPT, OCS, CSCS