Ways to train if you've had a rotator cuff injury???

[Uthinkso]

In short I had my rotator cuff operated on in 2000, but I was doing declines DB presses yesterday and felt pain in it. So I stopped immediately and when it hurt for several hours I called my doc. Long story short (if its not too late), its inflamed again and is hurt but nothing torn. So no surgery.

Both times I've hurt it, I was doing decline DB presses, so those are permanently off the menu. I like how they hit my lower chest though. What are some other ways I can get that effect but take stress off my shoulder?

 

[Witchblade]

Look at the question in a thread called 'IM Official FAQ'. I'd stop pressing altogether for at least two weeks and work on getting a healthy shoulder girdle after that.

 

[DOMS]

I'm with Witchblade, lay off it. When I injure myself, I usually give myself 1 month off.

It pays to give yourself plenty of time. I pulled a muscle in my lumbar, took a month off, and did a PR in Back Squats the first workout.

 

[Uthinkso]

I'm with Witchblade, lay off it. When I injure myself, I usually give myself 1 month off.

It pays to give yourself plenty of time. I pulled a muscle in my lumbar, took a month off, and did a PR in Back Squats the first workout.

I've seen that too at times. After a couple week break I get back in there and I'm stronger. Its like the muscles had time to repair themselves.

 

[DOMS]

So take the time off. It'll do you good.

 

[vortrit]

Yeah, take the time off. I pulled a back muscle yesterday and I'm taking, at least, a week off, but I may take longer. Last year I injured my rotar cuff and I took a month off. I went back and I've had no problems, at all, since.

 

[KeenanB13]

Rotator cuff is serious buisness though, as can anything else be, so adequate rest should be applied as mention above given the seriousness and situation.

 

[Uthinkso]

Yeah I'm going to just do the cardio the next two weeks and lower body weight training. I don't want to injury the shoulder further.

 

[vortrit]

Easy enough then. If it doesn't bother you train around it. Cardio and leg stuff.

 

[Uthinkso]

Easy enough then. If it doesn't bother you train around it. Cardio and leg stuff.

Yeah my man point of the thread was asking what excercises should I avoid in order to prevent this from happening. In other words, what excercises are prone to causing rotator cuff problems?

 

[KeenanB13]

Military press for one.