Shoulder/Deadlifting Question

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Hey

On my last training day (Monday, upper body) I felt a very slight pop in my left shoulder while reracking weights (I’m a dumbass). It didn’t hurt at all, so I just thought it was a crack and I kept lifting. On Tuesday I was minimally sore, and today I am still minimally sore. I have a full range of motion and I can easily reach over head and stuff. Today I am still just minimally sore, but I have a complete range of motion.

Today is my legs day. I was wondering if it would be entirely stupid to lift today. I want to do dead lifts, bulgarian split squats and maybe rdls. I won’t be doing any pressing today. I am going to go heavy on the DL. What do you guys think?

Thanks,
V

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I think you wont know until you try. If you do something that aggravates it, even slightly, don’t do it.

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Start light, lighter than normal. Pay attention to your shoulder. Everyone will tweak something at somepoint. Work around it intelligently and you should be fine.

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Typically pulling exercises (especially DL) do not aggrevate shoulder issues. BONEZ is right, though. Being weary of it will prove beneficial.

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Thanks for the advice, this was exactly what I was looking for. I will definitely treat this “tweak” with care.

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[quote]DOHCrazy wrote:
I think you wont know until you try. If you do something that aggravates it, even slightly, don’t do it. [/quote]

Exactly.

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So I was in the gym today… didn’t feel it in my shoulder at all. I took special precaution to warm up properly and even used a massager on my neck though…

I am here (half hour after work out) and feeling a little sore. Hopefully by tomorrow I will be feeling better and then by Friday for my upper body day. I will keep massaging and might even get a foam roller :open_mouth: