The last four weeks I’ve been using dumbbells for pressing a lot but I’ve noticed the next mornings I’d have a fair amount of pain in my right shoulder and have trouble raising my arm above my head. It goes away except for some sharp sensations throughout the day and since after next week is a new block I was going switch to all barbells and tough the last week out. However this morning was particularly bad so I was thinking of switching the heavier dumbbell movement and leaving the lighter two DB assistance next week.
So I guess the question is should I dump all the dumbbells next week for barbell work ahead of schedule or just the one?
Oh and I suspect the dumbbells because I never really use them for pressing before this so they’re the biggest change in the last four weeks.
Edit: some correction
Hey Jimmy,
Sorry to hear that you’ve been having some trouble with your shoulders, hopefully I can help a bit. What does the specifics of your program, especially for pressing (bench and shoulder), look like?
Hard for me to say to drop an entire movement without looking at what the specifics of the program look like, i.e. volume, intensity, frequency, accesories, etc. Typically, an easy place to start is by lightening the load a bit and see how you respond to that, but there may be other details worth looking at depending on your programming.
Got a log down it the training log forum but in short over the last couple of weeks:
Mon
Press for 8s
DB Incline for an amrap then sets of 12
Tues
Bench for 8s
Wed
JM press for 12 to 15s
Thurs
DB Incline for 10s
DB Bench for amrap and 12s
Fri
CG Bench
Like I said not much change for basic structure of training out side the dumbbells and higher main movement rep ranges. Next week I was already planning on going to all barbells anyway.
Anyway I subbed in BB Incline this morning so I’ll see how I feel today anf on Tuesday when I wake up. If it feels good I’ll probably go with feet up bench over DB bench Thursday.
Thanks for replying.