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4 Exercises That Are Harming Your Shoulder (And What To Do Instead)

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When it comes to building muscle, losing fat, and progressing in the gym, nothing is going to set you back more than injuries will. Shoulder injuries and shoulder pain in particular can be troublesome since it affects almost every upper body exercise you can do. Which is exactly why you need to design your workout program such that it ensures your longevity in the gym and minimizes your risk of shoulder injury. And to do this, you need to first understand that some exercises are worse than others when it comes to contributing to shoulder pain, shoulder impingement, and are just bad exercises for your rotator cuff. So if your shoulder hurts when working out, first look and see if youre performing one of these bad exercises to avoid. The first exercise is the barbell upright row. A quick look at the mechanics of this exercise enables us to see how dangerous it can be for the rotator cuff and shoulder injuries. The internal rotation component can cause the tendon of the supraspinatus to be pinched against a bone in the shoulder which overtime is likely to cause shoulder injury. So instead of the standard upright row, one safer and more effective alternative is the modified upright row which I show how to perform in the video. Another even safer option is to simply use safer exercise alternatives to hit the target muscle groups that the upright row does (the upper traps and lateral deltoids. The next two exercises behind the neck presses and behind the neck pulldowns such that they both involve excessive external rotation at the shoulder. In fact, research shows that for the behind the head shoulder press, most males dont possess the adequate mobility needed to perform this movement correctly. And the fact that both of these movements will be inferior to their counterpart (standard overhead press and front lat pulldowns) means that they are just something you should avoid. The last exercise, front raises, is in here not because its a dangerous exercise in itself but because most people already have overactive front delts. And when your front delts overpower your often neglected rear delts, this is a recipe for shoulder impingement down the road. So instead, let your main pressing movements handle your front delt work and dedicate more time to your rear delts! SCIENCE-BASED SHOULDER VIDEO: SCIENCE-BASED TRAPS VIDEO: EXERCISES IN THIS VIDEO: 0: 50 - the upright row 3: 41 - behind the neck press 5: 11 - behind the neck pulldowns 6: 10 - front raises (front delt isolation. : Upright row: Behind the neck shoulder press: Behind the neck lat pulldown: Front raises
Date: 2022-01-03

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Comments and reviews: 9

davis2022
If the upright row is done with a weight stack and a double rope handle, it allows the hands to rotate to a thumbs down orientation at the top of the movement. This method creates far less shoulder stress than with the barbell (shoulder blade is allowed the rotate back and down) and even less stress than the wide grip modification in this video.
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Cordell
My shoulders have been messed up for 10 years it burns whenever I do things and pops all the time it gives me relief when I pop it. I really want to get back into lifting but feel like my shoulders are to far gone. I haven't lifted in about 7 years. Doctors in the past have told me everything looks fine. Any suggestions?
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Peeter
Incorrect. There is always something rubbing against the bone of the shoulder no matter if it is rotated externally or internally. If not supraspinatus then some other rotator cuff muscles, tendons, cartilages or connective tissue will be pinched and causing impingement. I'd prefer the supraspinatus, thanks.
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shaolinskunks88
ive stopped doing heavy overhead pressing i just stay in the medium weight. thats what kills my shoulders. leg press machines i avid the machine ones that you sit horizontal my knees dont like those. i like the hevay duty plate loaded ones, squats and simple leg extention.
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MultiCommissar
Wow Jeremy, all of these exercises were present in the workout program given to me when I went to my first gym in 2007.
It's amazing how much our body of knowledge has grown in recent years thanks to content creators.
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Gary
Extremely helpful. thank you! Do you have any videos on how to heal a rotator cuff injury? Whenever I do shoulder or chest exercises I get a strong inflammatory feeling in my right shoulder (rotator cuff area, my non dominant arm.
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Lee
I cringe in pain everytime I see someone doing a behind the head pulldown or shoulder press.
So many inexperienced people do it at my gym and I just don't understand why.
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Bogan-on-a-Bike
I was told by my PT to stand up straight when doing side lateral raise. I now have bursitis and I haven't been to the gym in 4 months because of it.
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MPLS
Shoulder BLADES mobility is the key. Bad shoulder blades mobility can cause trouble on shoulders. Check my Bulletproofing shoulders video.
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