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Hey guys......for many years now my left shoulder has been a constant source of pain and has held me back a great deal. Tough to build a good chest or delts with it hurting the way it does. Specialist says I have bursitis and impingement, and surgery would take me out of the game for a year or more and may or may not be successful in resolving the problem.
The issue lies within my own anatomical structure...something about the way I'm put together up top makes my shoulders sit too far forward which causes a great deal of problems. In the past I've always worked around it the best I can, but its now getting to the point where even squatting makes them hurt for a few days because of how far I have to put my shoulders back when the bar is on my back. It's not crippling but can be if I go 315+ on my squats.
Anyone have some suggestions on how to build my shoulders up a bit more and how to build my chest with this issue in place? I've found Dumbbell presses don't hurt me as badly, although incline bench of any type is pretty much out of the question. Flat and decline are not too bad if I stay under 275 or so with a BB.
Looking forward to hearing input/questions, thanks bros.
The issue lies within my own anatomical structure...something about the way I'm put together up top makes my shoulders sit too far forward which causes a great deal of problems. In the past I've always worked around it the best I can, but its now getting to the point where even squatting makes them hurt for a few days because of how far I have to put my shoulders back when the bar is on my back. It's not crippling but can be if I go 315+ on my squats.
Anyone have some suggestions on how to build my shoulders up a bit more and how to build my chest with this issue in place? I've found Dumbbell presses don't hurt me as badly, although incline bench of any type is pretty much out of the question. Flat and decline are not too bad if I stay under 275 or so with a BB.
Looking forward to hearing input/questions, thanks bros.