# Shoulder pain after benching
**URL:** https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/shoulder-pain-after-benching/678
**Category:** Medical Q&A \[Moderated\]
**Created:** [January 6, 2018, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/shoulder-pain-after-benching/678 "2018-01-06T20:39:07Z")
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### Author:  [@reygunz](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/reygunz)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2018, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/shoulder-pain-after-benching/678/1 "2018-01-06T20:39:07Z")
On December 26, I experienced pain in my right shoulder while bench pressing 185 lbs for work sets across. The pain was not enough to stop me mid set, and I easily finished my sets for the bench and the rest of the workout. I went to bench again on December 30 while my shoulder was still sore. While warming up with 95 lbs, I felt the same sensation as previous. Again it was not enough to stop my training in any way. I have been sore ever since and have opted not to bench and only press. When I first start pressing with just the empty bar, I feel tight in the front of my shoulder, but the feeling begins to deafen to a certain degree as I warmup and eventually hit my work sets. After training, however, the soreness worsens slightly for a few minutes.
The soreness seems to originate underneath the acromion and radiates along the collar bone and sometimes down the side delt.
I trained with a SSOC client on the 30th who did not see any obvious technique errors that would cause this (scapula retracted, legs driving to reinforce arch, elbows tucking appropriately), but I am having a SS coach check my form in the near future.
Aside from that, Should I be concerned that the soreness has not dissipated (it is January 6th as I am typing this)?
Other info that may or may not be relevant:
Male, 25, 5’5", 165 lbs, running novice linear progression, no previous injuries to the right shoulder, hairline fractured left collarbone at age 15 (no surgery)
Thank you for your time!
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### Author:  [@Austin\_Baraki](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Austin_Baraki)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2018, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/shoulder-pain-after-benching/678/2 "2018-01-07T00:54:12Z")
Hard to say exactly what you did, but the fact that you can warm up to press and it improves is encouraging. Have you listened to our podcasts on pain/injury? That’s the approach I would take.
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### Author:  [@reygunz](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/reygunz)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2018, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/shoulder-pain-after-benching/678/3 "2018-01-07T15:01:26Z")
> [@Austin\_Baraki](#):
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> Hard to say exactly what you did, but the fact that you can warm up to press and it improves is encouraging. Have you listened to our podcasts on pain/injury? That’s the approach I would take.
It is my favorite episode. I’m following the instructions, although, I should listen to it again as a refresher. It sounds to me that you are not concerned at the moment, so I’ll just keep plugging away without a medical screening (I think you had a timeline on this kind of thing in your podcast now that I think of it). Thanks for taking the time to reply, Austin!