How come I can do push-ups all day, but if I try to bench press I get a piercing pain in my shoulder (just below my calvicle, I think)?!

Haven’t noticed any other movement where that pain is so strong. I do feel discomfort if I sleep on that side.

  • GreatSquare@lemmygrad.ml
    4·
    16 days ago

    While both are compound movements, your shoulder blades are far more free to move for a push up. This allows some muscles to compensate for others. You may have to reduce the weight for bench press a lot until your shoulder adapts.

    • Ninguém@lemmy.ptOP
      2·
      15 days ago

      I thought the opposite: the bench press is a more open kynetic chain than push-ups… that could be it. What muscle do you think it could be? It feels like the subclavius, but that would be odd wouldn’t it?!

        • Ninguém@lemmy.ptOP
          2·
          15 days ago

          I must have expressed myself wrongly. That’s my intuition as well - the fact that the open chain is more unstable can more easily lead to injury. Maybe a weird synergy, lack of motor control…

          Last session (yesterday) I did my bench press with only 20kg more or less. I could complete all series no problem, but then during the night I regretted having done that.

          @RustySerpent@lemmygrad.ml is right - I only get one set o shoulders.

          • GreatSquare@lemmygrad.ml
            1·
            15 days ago

            Last session (yesterday) I did my bench press with only 20kg more or less. I could complete all series no problem, but then during the night I regretted having done that.

            This is still creating piercing pain regardless of whether you complete the exercise. That sounds beyond just a delayed onset muscle soreness. On any movement, you can be lifting a weight well within your capability and still get an injury.

            You should go lighter until the problem doesn’t arise. There are other exercises you can do instead if you want to go harder. The pushup is great actually.

            Having had shoulder injuries myself, I don’t heavy bench press ever now. The old injuries would always flair up so I learnt my lesson. I prefer a decline push up or dips or certain machines.