No heavy lifting

_benjammin

emilybeaver wrote: »

We have personal trainers at the gym I go to so maybe I can ask them what they suggest.

I would be very leery of taking advice regarding an injury from a personal trainer.

jhen47

Had a shoulder injury in high school football. Through the years I've had different levels of pain in it. I avoided heavy lifting involving shoulder. Read an article about heavy weights improving joints. I carefully increased weight. At first I added as little as .5 pounds in a month. I'm now adding about 2 lbs per week. The shoulder has improved greatly over the past year. That's my personal experience. It may not be recommended for you. I also am a big proponent of taking Type 2 collogen daily for good joint health.

emilybeaver

Kalikel wrote: »

Please see a doctor. A twinge can turn into a nightmare.

I had a rotator cuff injury. I like to blame the weights even though it's MUCH more likely that it was years of swimming and especially swinging my arms against the ocean waves that began the pain, lol. I prefer to blame the weights because I like them less, but it was probably the swimming.

Had I gone in right away and not blown it off like an idiot, I'd have probably recovered a LOT faster. Since I blew it off, the idea of surgery came up. I didn't need it, thank God (!), but I had a good deal of pain (serious OUCH!) and a lot of stuff I couldn't do for a while. I'm not whining about the pain, but mentioning it so that you don't have to have it. You have no idea how much you move your shoulder (even without moving your arm) until it hurts. I guess all injuries are like that, though.

So, be smarter than me! Go get it looked at and then follow whatever advice you get.

Already went to my doctor. No injury in my shoulder. Just over use and loss of ROM. He recommended PT. I only went about 5 times before my ROM came back and everything is well. The PT said no heavy free weights as I've never lifted before in my life and he said it could re injure my arm again.

psuLemon

emilybeaver wrote: »

Kalikel wrote: »

Please see a doctor. A twinge can turn into a nightmare.

I had a rotator cuff injury. I like to blame the weights even though it's MUCH more likely that it was years of swimming and especially swinging my arms against the ocean waves that began the pain, lol. I prefer to blame the weights because I like them less, but it was probably the swimming.

Had I gone in right away and not blown it off like an idiot, I'd have probably recovered a LOT faster. Since I blew it off, the idea of surgery came up. I didn't need it, thank God (!), but I had a good deal of pain (serious OUCH!) and a lot of stuff I couldn't do for a while. I'm not whining about the pain, but mentioning it so that you don't have to have it. You have no idea how much you move your shoulder (even without moving your arm) until it hurts. I guess all injuries are like that, though.

So, be smarter than me! Go get it looked at and then follow whatever advice you get.

Already went to my doctor. No injury in my shoulder. Just over use and loss of ROM. He recommended PT. I only went about 5 times before my ROM came back and everything is well. The PT said no heavy free weights as I've never lifted before in my life and he said it could re injure my arm again.

It may be worth while to see a orthopedic/sport medicine specialist (if you haven't done so). They should be able to provide much greater insight and help, than a regular dr.

Kalikel

emilybeaver wrote: »

Kalikel wrote: »

Please see a doctor. A twinge can turn into a nightmare.

I had a rotator cuff injury. I like to blame the weights even though it's MUCH more likely that it was years of swimming and especially swinging my arms against the ocean waves that began the pain, lol. I prefer to blame the weights because I like them less, but it was probably the swimming.

Had I gone in right away and not blown it off like an idiot, I'd have probably recovered a LOT faster. Since I blew it off, the idea of surgery came up. I didn't need it, thank God (!), but I had a good deal of pain (serious OUCH!) and a lot of stuff I couldn't do for a while. I'm not whining about the pain, but mentioning it so that you don't have to have it. You have no idea how much you move your shoulder (even without moving your arm) until it hurts. I guess all injuries are like that, though.

So, be smarter than me! Go get it looked at and then follow whatever advice you get.

Already went to my doctor. No injury in my shoulder. Just over use and loss of ROM. He recommended PT. I only went about 5 times before my ROM came back and everything is well. The PT said no heavy free weights as I've never lifted before in my life and he said it could re injure my arm again.

I totally agree with seeing a specialist, but if the PT people said you shouldn't lift heavy weights, you shouldn't. At least not until you see a specialist. Your doctor really should've sent you to one in the first place.

I'm so accustomed to people using PT for "Personal Trainer" here that I assume it for PT when I read here. My fault.

ungeneric

There are lifts that may avoid aggravating your particular issues.

For example, maybe doing squats with a safety bar -- those are designed for people with shoulder issues.

You might never be able to do a particular exercise ever again, but I bet with a bit of thought you could work out a strength routine that works out all of your major muscle groups without putting stress on the affected joint. I bet a sports doctor could give you advice on this subject -- someone who regularly works with athletes who are want to stay conditioned while they are healing from injuries.