What adaptations help to exercise pain-free ⚡️
We are talking here about mild shoulder complaints that occur mainly when the shoulder is subjected to stress. – e.g. when bench pressing at the lowest point (just before you press up again). This could be an irritation/overload of the tendons (of the rotator cuff) in the shoulder area (formerly called impingement).
Of course, an exact treatment plan must always be created individually.
💡 However, the following adaptation options might be helpful to adapt your training for some time (!) (until the shoulder has recovered):
1. bench press:
When the pain occurs despite good technique and reduced weight:
Reduce range of motion (so less stretch gets to the shoulder tendons).
‼️this is not to say that bench press is not a super exercise – but if an exercise is not possible pain-free right now, you can switch to other exercises for some time).
2. Try other exercises:
to train the front shoulder or chest
– E.g.:
– Front lift
– Upright Cable Fly
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