shoulder impingement

[cheeky_chops]

had planned a load of swimming while away for 2 weeks but a quick game of water polo on the 1st day put paid to that....

Had pain in the front of my shoulder above bicep for 6 weeks now. Being desk based and bench press focused (ie not enough pulling) looks to be the problem.

Any advise on which exercises and stretchs worked for you?

[cliffe_mafia]

I found Eric Cressey's articles really good when I had a similar problem with my shoulder that I got from boxing.

http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/sports...

Dorian Yates shows how to warm up the rotator cuff (the main shoulder hinge) before bench pressing here -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y86TYYpaMoA

I was also getting really disheartened because it was sore during and after bench presses so my lifts weren't increasing. My form wasn't perfect so I now make sure my elbows don't flare and keep them under my wrists/hands to put less strain on the shoulders.

Edit: also doing chest presses with dumb bells instead of a bar felt better for me so you could give that a try.

Edited by cliffe_mafia on Tuesday 24th July 09:51