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Old 10-29-2008, 10:13 PM   #399
crazyray
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Originally Posted by OptimusPrime View Post
Hi all,

Just joined up after reading this interesting thread. I've had pain in both shoulders (anterior deltoid/rotator cuffs) while doing any kind of benching. Flat bench in particular is a killer, especially at the bottom of the movement. After many physio treatments it turns out I've built up a lot of scar tissue in both shoulders after benching heavy for so many yrs. My symptoms are similar to yours Crazyray - has this stretch helped you out? My front delts are really inflammed after benching for 2-3 days.

I have some ART treatment booked this wk. Will let you know how it goes & will give this exercise a try! Not been able to bench heavy without massive shoulder pain for the last 6-12 months!

Thanks for a great thread!
ART is good, this stretch is better

the first time you go to ART you will literally hear a saran wrap sound when they are breaking up the scar tissue

as of now, its been 8 or so days

the pain has come down significantly, but i still feel it. the stiffness hasn't gone away as fast. but this is how tendinitis works. firs the pain subsides, then as you get closer to 100% you start to lose the stiffness that comes from inflammation (someone surely correct me if im long)

my best guess is that i have some sort of impingement that is slowly starting to be reset due to the RC shoulder dislocation stretch

ive been doing a bunch of other stretches, and some RC exercises along with scapular retraction.
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