Daily Mobility Exercises by Dr. Kelly Starrett Forums Shoulder Low Bar Squat=Pain in Left shoulder

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    • #71833
      AvatarWacey Connor
      Participant

      Hello, I am trying to maximize my weight in squatting, so low bar squatting is apart of my routine.  When I attempt to squat like this though, I have pain in my left shoulder. Even, when I use a light stick to practice form, I still seem to have ever-so-faint pain in my shoulder. I do not believe it is impingement, because I can lift my shoulder vertically without pain (most often). Also, when I Bench Press, I do not feel pain wither….very strange Now, I am doing shoulders dislocations now, so I have to see if the pain resides during the actaul squat. Any help is appreciated.

    • #77061
      AvatarWacey Connor
      Participant

      I was thinking of doing this stretch, but I am not sure honestly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV-jQmVUEWk

    • #77062
      AvatarPatrick Thomas
      Participant

      Are your wrists in a broken position?
      Working up/down stream of where you are experiencing the pain?
      Neck tight?
      A couple to start with:
      Episode 17: Shoulders and The Back Squat “Rack”. And Darth
      Scapular Mobility

      Soft Tissue of Neck

    • #77063
      AvatarWacey Connor
      Participant

      Thank you for the vids.  It doesn’t matter position my hands are in, regardless if they are straight or bent. My left shoulder equally hurts. As I work downstream, I experience more pain. 

    • #77065
      AvatarPatrick Thomas
      Participant

      You need to optimize position without breaking your wrist. When the wrist is broken it changes shoulder position and load.
      A couple others to check out.
      Soft Tissue of the Upper Back
      Episode 130: One million Episodes Viewed!
      Sunday April 23, 2017 Front Rack Archetype

    • #77068
      AvatarTom Matchinsky
      Participant

      Work on shoulder extension and shoulder external rotation, especially with your arms at 90 degrees to your body. Look up wall glides. Soft tissue work for the deep layers of the anterior shoulder and biceps smashing as well. 

      Travis
      MWOD Staff
    • #77081
      AvatarWacey Connor
      Participant

      Okay thank you I will look up all of these things. I appreciate everyone’s advice here, it is hard for someone like myself to apply this knowledge readily so any help is appreciate from you guys 🙂

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