Thread: Long soreness in specific area

I'm a newbie and I get sore only in the upper chest and front shoulders. 2-3 days after the workout I feel pain in those areas if I press them in with my finger or if I do some kind of a chest stretch. The soreness lasts more than 2 days I have between workouts. Should I train anyway, even though I'm sore?

Also, I find it strange that I only get sore in this part of my body. Does that mean I don’t train enough with other muscles?

For my upper body I alternate between compound push and pull exercises, of which I can do form 8-12 reps. I do a set of push-ups, then with almost no rest (20 seconds) I do a set of inverted rows, and then repeat for a total of 3 sets of each exercise. I perform to near failure each but the last set, which I do to failure. I try to keep my shoulder blades back together all the time, as I read this is the right form. For a warm up I do 3 minutes of cardio and 3 sets of push an pull with lower intensity (decline push-ups/inverted rows). After a workout I do static stretching.

Unless it impedes form or normal function, theres no reason not to train it.

If the pain keeps you from maintaining perfect exercise technique, or affects every day movement then rest it.

I would also take a look at the session that is causing this pain. Its possible you're overworking the anterior delts, as those are the muscles you're talking about.