I may have fucckked up....

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I think tore something this evening, could use a little advice. When I got to the gym I had it in my head that I was gonna do seated overhead barbell presses. Well I couldn’t get into a rack so I made an attempt to use the bench for it. I’ve tried it before but the bar is racked so far back that it’s almost impossible to unrack. So I thought I’d go light then move on to dumbbells. As I started warming up I discovered that I could press the bar all the way up (behind my head), then “pull” it forward (above my head), then go about my business.

Started light, everything was fine. Everything kept going up with no problem. Added more weight, kept going. I decided to go a bit heavier and hit it for 5 then call it quits and move on. Well I pressed it to lock, then as I started to pull it forward, I could literally feel some shit tearing. Like paper tearing or ripping. Then my shoulder came out of socket and dropped a couple inches. I tried not to freak out and drop 200lbs on my head and slowly re-racked it. When I got the weight off, my shoulder seemed to go back in. I kinda sat there a little weirded out about it trying to understand wtf just happened. Then the pain mostly went away which further confused me. I moved it around a bit and other than my hand feeling tingly, the pain was minimal. I sat down on an incline bench and grabbed some 20lbers and did a couple incline presses, but it did not feel right. I called it quits.

Got home and took my shirt off, there’s definitely a “hole” or void right where the tearing happened. There’s a bit of pain but minimal, but it’s bruising I don’t have that void on my right side. I can stick my finger in it. What’s strange is the lack of any substantial pain.

So wtf did I do? Yes I know I ****ed up, I know better and yet I still did it. I must be getting old because in the past I would have tried to work through it. It kind of scared me a bit to be honest.
 

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Doctor and mri, sounds like something is torn. Mri will tell you the extent of the damage. They will probably want an X-ray as well with the shoulder actually moving when it happened.

Sorry man, but I’m sure you know don’t do a damn thing with that arm as far as any type of lifting till it’s checked out. Even if you wake up and nothing hurts.
 

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i know you've been heavy benching a lot, that and the setup for your shoulder press equaled no bueno. Sucks dude. Be smart and get it checked out asap. for now go outside and lay in the snow
 

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I have no idea dear but I’m a freak so I’d definitely have it looked at!!
 
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I expected to wake up in pain today and I’m surprised to find that it’s not much more painful today. A bit more, I’m very aware that there’s something wrong with it, but it’s mobile. The other thing is it feels....loose? Like it’s shifting in and out with little effort. I don’t know what the doctor situation will be, if I can get an mri today at the hospital or have to deal with seeing my doc, then a specialist, then an mri.
 

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You may have a torn labrum dude....

I have it and I can move my left shoulder in and out of where its supposed to be.
If I hunch my shoulders a little and make my left one go down there is a void on the back side of my shoulder that looks weird....like a crater.

I've had it for years. It may have hurt a little when I did it but I dont remember exactly when but it doesnt hurt at all now.
 
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More like a torn labia.
See, since you're a well respected member of this community (barely able to type that without laughing my labia off), I'm going to take that statement as I'm being a pussy. Which means you're telling me to walk it off and go for a new PR come Monday night. Which, since we all look up to you (well some may, I'm a bit taller than you) means I should take your advice since you're jacked and bearded and I'm only soft and goateed. So point received, Max effort on Monday, gonna walk this shit off. Thanks for having my back homie.
 
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See, since you're a well respected member of this community (barely able to type that without laughing my labia off), I'm going to take that statement as I'm being a pussy. Which means you're telling me to walk it off and go for a new PR come Monday night. Which, since we all look up to you (well some may, I'm a bit taller than you) means I should take your advice since you're jacked and bearded and I'm only soft and goateed. So point received, Max effort on Monday, gonna walk this shit off. Thanks for having my back homie.

So glad I don’t need to spell shit out for you.

Everyone be more like S30W dammit!
 

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lol to all of this....

"soft and goateed" lmao
 

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Go to a doctor and get it checked out - as someone who has torn stuff and dislocated their should before: don't do that behind the head bullshit. It's just asking for trouble - your shoulder isn't designed to carry a load behind your head in that position.
 

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Go to a doctor and get it checked out - as someone who has torn stuff and dislocated their should before: don't do that behind the head bullshit. It's just asking for trouble - your shoulder isn't designed to carry a load behind your head in that position.

Now you tell him.......
 

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Your shoulder isn't sitting correctly right now. Go get it checked out.
 

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That sucks bro!!! I hope you're ok. As an aging gent my flexibility has become so limited I can only use dumbbells especially on shoulders. In fact I use cables for shoulder presses. I feel ya. Be well and see a doc.
 

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