Weightlifting with shoulder problems?!
Question: Weightlifting with shoulder problems!?
I've got a case of frozen shoulder in my left shoulder where certain arm movements are agonizingly painful!. The Doctor said it could last 6 months to a year!. I had it in the other shoulder about four years ago, and it took 9 months, so I'm expecting about the same thing this time!.
The problem is, I'm having some trouble with weightlifting!. Obviously, shoulder exercises are causing some problems (I'm only able to side lift five pounds on my left side, but can do 40 on my right), but I'm also having problems with pulldown and bench presses!. Can anyone offer some alternatives for back and chest exercises that won't use my shoulder so much!? Will doing my shoulder exercises "lopsided" for nine months have a negative impact!? ThanksWww@Answer-Health@Com
The problem is, I'm having some trouble with weightlifting!. Obviously, shoulder exercises are causing some problems (I'm only able to side lift five pounds on my left side, but can do 40 on my right), but I'm also having problems with pulldown and bench presses!. Can anyone offer some alternatives for back and chest exercises that won't use my shoulder so much!? Will doing my shoulder exercises "lopsided" for nine months have a negative impact!? ThanksWww@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
By 'frozen' you mean a rotator cuff injury!?
Doing the exercises lopsided (could be tricky with pull-ups!.!.!.) will actually maintain much of the strength in the injured area!.
Strange but true - be aware I'm talking about neural strength, not muscle as such!. Hospitals have long noticed a broken arm can maintain or even gain strength if the other arm is exercised, so yes, continue exercising the good shoulder!.
I'm afraid there is no way of exercising the bad shoulder without exercising the bad shoulder!.!.!. but you should try and keep it mobile and in regular use!. I would literally just go through the motions without any weight at all!.
In the meantime get serious about your diet, especially protein!. The specific amino acids you need are leucine, but you probably get plenty of that, lysine (milk and cheese mostly, and potatos strangely enough) and tryptophan!. They're the big 3 for damage repair, or better still combine BCAA with the B complex vitamins - and keep your calories up!.
One reason it can take a long time to heal is poor sleep (no position is comfortable, I've been there!) so whatever you use to help sleep, be it getting a massage, reading a book, whatever, use it!. Take sleep seriously to help it heal, as I'd say healing it is more important than training it right now!.
I'm gonna throw in a wild guess and say you did this on a machine!? If so stick with free weights and build up the supporting tissue in future!. If not ignore this last paragraph!.!.!.
:)
Alan
Biggly!.comWww@Answer-Health@Com
Doing the exercises lopsided (could be tricky with pull-ups!.!.!.) will actually maintain much of the strength in the injured area!.
Strange but true - be aware I'm talking about neural strength, not muscle as such!. Hospitals have long noticed a broken arm can maintain or even gain strength if the other arm is exercised, so yes, continue exercising the good shoulder!.
I'm afraid there is no way of exercising the bad shoulder without exercising the bad shoulder!.!.!. but you should try and keep it mobile and in regular use!. I would literally just go through the motions without any weight at all!.
In the meantime get serious about your diet, especially protein!. The specific amino acids you need are leucine, but you probably get plenty of that, lysine (milk and cheese mostly, and potatos strangely enough) and tryptophan!. They're the big 3 for damage repair, or better still combine BCAA with the B complex vitamins - and keep your calories up!.
One reason it can take a long time to heal is poor sleep (no position is comfortable, I've been there!) so whatever you use to help sleep, be it getting a massage, reading a book, whatever, use it!. Take sleep seriously to help it heal, as I'd say healing it is more important than training it right now!.
I'm gonna throw in a wild guess and say you did this on a machine!? If so stick with free weights and build up the supporting tissue in future!. If not ignore this last paragraph!.!.!.
:)
Alan
Biggly!.comWww@Answer-Health@Com
Gotta ask yourself if you can tune it down for a little bit or suffer from bad judgement!. Recoup, friend!.!.!.enjoy the down time and roar back afterwards!. You're going to use your shoulder to some degree if you're working out still!.!.!.stretch it and go through the motions!.!.!.just don't load it up!.
Also!.!.!.you might want to look at how you work out, if this is the second time you've done it, only a different shoulder!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Also!.!.!.you might want to look at how you work out, if this is the second time you've done it, only a different shoulder!.Www@Answer-Health@Com