Shoulders - Rotator Cuff

1st get my shoulder on the rite track and then start bulking

That would be my game plan.  That would be my recommendation, heal that injury!
 
My Rotator cuff was a bit irked at the intensity of my workouts.  So I went into the warm up, rotator cuff rehab movements, ice..cycle.  I have also taken a month off of serious training and now I don't feel a thing in my shoulder.
 
I am just now starting light warm up style work outs and am slowly working back into the intense bulking training...only problem I have...I am stronger than when I started my lay-off!
 
Take a time to rehabilitiate.

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isn't 3 plates per side 270lbs?

315 with the olympic bar and 6 total plates...(7x45)

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Hi guys, new to the forum but found this thread interesting cos ive in the past had a serious shoulder injury that took me out for the best part of a year after surgery to take out the burser. I am yet again injured this time in the other shoulder and this has been getting worse over the past few months and once again i could end up having surgery, not quite at that stage yet but if no improvement happens in the next few weeks then who knows. Im presently resting and icing, ive had a cortisone injection a few weeks back but to no avail. To say its getting me down is an understatement cos i love training, im 40 this year and training has been a big part of my life for over 10 yrs now. When i first got the injury i could still do bench press, but that is now a big no no. i was still able to do bicep curls and triceps and even shoulder presses but over the months this has become impossible, the only thing i can do now is certain bicep excercises.
The pain is not so much in my shoulder but a pain which goes down into my bicep when i do any pushing movement, i get pain in my shoulder or bicep when i raise my arm out to the side. I went to see a chiropractor last week who did a bit of work and said give it 10 days or so and try light weights again..lol...cant see that being an option myself as the pain is worse now. Thinking of seeing my Dr again for a second shot to see if that may work. So to sum up where i stand right now. I get bloody pain by some movements and am not doing any upper body excercises now.

Sorry for the long winded post.

I really really need help finding out what my problem with my shoulder is.
So is anybody familiar with these symptoms?

On the top part of my shoulder bone, the bone sticks out a bit and is raised a bit higher than the other. It hurts pretty bad when I lift weights. It doesnt usually hurt other than that except for lately its been having a dull pain to it whenever I lift my arm above my head. It also gets kinda stiff when I do this.
 
Does anybody know what this could be? It really sux and I dont want to give up weight training for any period of time. Tonight I'll be lifting in fact. I really dont want this to stop me...:(

Can anyone read this and give me some advice?

I started having pain around 6 months ago, maybe even longer.  I saw a doctor and he did some tests (had me hold my arm out straight while he pressed down on it, etc.) and came to the conclusion that I probably have a torn rotator cuff.

The only advice he had was to take like 800mg of Ibuprofen, 3 times a day for a month.  If it was still hurting after that, I should think about surgery.  That seemed a bit extreme to me.

I am not in intense pain, but it does hurt enough to keep me up at night.  It's just a constant ache.  It hurts more when I put strain on it (lifting something) or when I lie on that shoulder in bed.

Anyway, sorry for the rant.

Basically I just want to know:

Should I try these exercises?
Is there a point where surgery is the only option?
Should I get an MRI / Xray?
Should I keep taking Ibuprofen?

I can't really afford to see a doctor, so I'm trying to figure out which option is the best before I dive into something that'll leave me in debt.

Sorry for the long post.  Thanks for any advice.

It is all too familiar.

When I had swelling and possible tissue damage, my sports medicine doctor had me take 400mg of Ibuprofen, 4x a day for 4 weeks.

It reduces the swelling and increases circulation to the area.  Yes, it helped in my case.

Also 3-6 grams of fish oil a day...again reduces the swelling.

Until someone can definitively say there is a tear and can say what the best approach is, you should do prevention and protection.

Prevention is to do the exercises and avoid further irritation until it is recovered, protection is the things to avoid swelling.

In addition to these exercises, work on learning proper movement patterns, adjusting your posture, and sleeping in a way that puts your arm/shoulder at rest!

Finally, clean up the diet by eating more whole foods and avoiding any artificial stuff...gives the body more building blocks while removing irritations.

Best of luck

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I have an impingement, it started november of 2007, it wasn't until april of 08 that i was able to start physical therapy and i was back lifting some of the old stuff i couldn't do by july, I still do exercises for my shoulder and have managed to keep it in good health.