Shoulder- ouch!

kikih64

So my shoulder has been bothering me and I took two weeks off from kettlebell. It felt better today so I gave my workout
a try. Lower weights and felt fine during, but an hour later I can barely blow dry my hair without crying in
pain! Its summer and I need to workout. Is it silly to only work with one arm?

spicegeek

not at all - there have been studies done that show that working one side helps stop atrophy in the non working side - but if you have taken 2 weeks off and the first day back has cause so much discomfort I would suggest a visit to a doctor.

Can I ask what you did with what weight ?

KidP

Do you have someone who can analyze your form for whatever the exercise was?

I've had to take time off too from kettlebells & it's no fun not being able to do what you want.

kikih64

I use Sarah Lurie's Iron Core Dvd. I've been using kettlebells for about two years off and on. I think I hurt my shoulder doing something else. I remember thinking I slept on it funny or something. I have been using 25# for about three months. I dropped back to 15 for my workout yesterday. I think I'll continue and just work my right side so my left can rest. I will the see the doc if it doesn't improve soon. Such a bummer.

spicegeek

I was more wondering what exercises you did that involved your shoulders e.g - clean and press ?, snatches ??

kikih64

Sorry Spice! Yes, the routines definitely include the overhead moves - snatches, presses, windmills. I took a look at a youtube vid for snatch form and I think I need to tweak that a bit. I don't think I was doing it quite right. Unfortunately, I don't seem to have much luck finding KB instruction - there are a few trainers that do it privately, but no classes. It might be worth spending the $$ for a few sessions, but I can't really swing that right now.

It's just odd. I haven't had any issues up til now and I've been doing the same routines. Could be when I upped the weight I lost my form and it just aggravated the shoulder over time.

I'll try some modifications and some rest and go from there.

spicegeek

it doesn't take much to yank your shoulder out of your form is not right - always keep you eye on the bell when it`s above your head - think about pointing your elbow forward and your thumb back - it creates a more stable over head lock then fist forward - your arm should be braced up against your head almost

A lot of overhead moves work your lats a great deal - if you have any tightness in that area or down between your shoulder blades that could be affecting you - try taking a trigger point ball and seeing you have any bad spots - I`m so lucky my massage therapist also works as a trainer at my gym so he is very well aware of the volume and weight of kettle bell work I do and knows exactly what needs working out - I would never know until he starts digging !!

kikih64

Thanks for the tips! I always have issues on my right side between shoulder blade and spine - when I have massages and when I use my foam roller I try to get it worked out. Could be some sort of compensation deal that it's my left shoulder that's injured.

kikih64

Update - I seem to be doing a bit better. Still not doing any overhead moves on the left and no one-arm swings. When possible, I've been using 15# on the left and 25# on the right (except the alternating clean move, using 25 for both). I'm going to give this a few weeks more, then experiment with the overhead moves.

Thanks for your input!