Shoulder Update and Question about Shoulder Orientation in the Press lockout

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Hello Dr. Jordan Feigenbaum and/or Dr. Austin Baraki,

So today was a heavier bench day than last time when I had my shoulder pain. I only did 1 rep of my first set, and then decided that it is better to not work through the amount of pain present. The pain is actually felt on the descent the most if I try to be as tight as possible, and was also felt on the ascent as well. After my bench-less workout, I decided that I wanted to Press to still get some tricep training in to keep my Press going up. However, I felt my shoulder doing the Press too. I then realized that I never have known how the shoulder should be rotated in the lockout position. Should the shoulder be internally or externally rotated for both strength and health purposes?

Obviously I don’t think there is a simple fix to this, but I shouldn’t have to be dealing with this stuff if I have pretty good form.

Thanks,
-ColoradoMinesCole

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You’ll end up in a slightly externally rotated position, but I would just focus on shrugging straight up as high as you physically can, and not actively think about internally or externally rotating anything.

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