I am currently on my NLP and during my first bench session this week I started to feel some pain in my right trap / shoulder area. I worked through the pain and continued my workout. The next day the area was still sore. On the second workout of the week I did presses, the motion did not seem to aggravate the area any further, but I still had pain from the previous workout. Yesterday I had bench again and the pain flared back up.
Would you recommend switching to a multi-grip bar until the pain in the area subsides? What is the normal course of action to continue training but to not further injure the area. Any help would be appreciated. I greatly value this website and all the content available.
Sorry to hear you are dealing with some shoulder pain. How old are you? Any recent traumas to the area? How long have you been training?
Remember, just because you are perceiving pain in the area doesn’t necessarily mean anything is “wrong” or “damaged” in the shoulder area. Often our perceptions are not accurate representations of what’s happening at the tissue level. My initial response is to lower your external intensity (load on the bar) first and see if that helps. I may be able to provide more guidance with more information.
I am a 30 year old male that has been working out for roughly 2 years. I never did a linear progression before and was honestly not doing much in the way of strength until 2 months ago. I currently am at 205 squat, 145 bench, 100 press, and 245 deadlift. Overall I have been moving up on my weights consistently especially with the deadlift and squat. I started my LP at 165lbs and currently weigh 170lbs.
I first felt the pain during my working sets on bench press. I felt like a pinch in my trap muscle. The pain continued after the workout and feels sharp when I move my arm, for example reaching across the front of my body, back of my body, or swinging (like in a walk or run). The pain was tapering off yesterday before the workout but sparked up again after bench. It does slightly hurt during my warm ups of squatting, but this honestly seems to almost go away by the time I am finished with my working sets.
I am not sure if the pain is in the shoulder joint or in the trap muscle. I have tried doing research online but have not isolated the area. I do not want to go to a dr. yet because I feel that they will suggest an MRI or Xray that may lead to a nocebo. I have read that I should continue to work out the area, but I obviously do not want to cause further damage.
The pain just started earlier this week?
If so, give this some time and adjust loads to tolerance. It’s ok to experience some symptoms while training but preferably they should not leave you feeling debilitated afterwards.
Thanks for the update! Sounds like things are progressing well. Good job on making necessary adjustments. Keep embracing the process and being patient. Keep us posted.