Hi. I chin twice a week with a neutral grip on the Olympic Rings. I do one day weighted where I generally go for a rep goal in the least amount of sets possible (most recently got 974). Then the second day at the end of the week I use weight and generally do 6 or 7 sets of 3 reps. Once I get sets of 5 reps I add weight. Lately, however, I’ve been dealing with some very minor shoulder discomfort and also a clicking every time I raise my arm out in front of my and across my body. It happens early on about 15-20 degrees up away from my body. There’s usually no pain at all from it, and it almost feels like something is hitting underneath the collar bone or ac joint quickly and sliding past it for a second. It especially clicks or pops when I round my shoulders forward and doesn’t pop at all if I squeeze my shoulder blades together hard and stick my chest out like I’m gonna bench.
Anyway, nothing hurts when I train, and I don’t get clicks or pops while training either because the arm is never coming from that position. However, recently the weighted chins after a few sets start to give my shoulder a quick burning/aching radiation where it feels like it’s coming from inside the joint or labrum. It goes away, but I’m wondering if bodyweight chins are even worth it to be doing? I was recommended switching to a straight bar for chins and ditching the weight. Do you think that would be wise? I’m 25 and 242lbs and was doing weighted chins with a 45.