Pain in shoulder when doing overhead press

[PingSpike]

So I've kind of had pain in the front of my left shoulder, the front part specifically for awhile when lifting heavy. I've had this for a long time AFAIK, it may be some old injury from when I was a kid but I remember it being there when I started bench pressing. Its never been to bad, but I'm becoming a little more concerned about it lately since a shoulder injury would pretty much hose my goals.

The pain only seems to be in the front part of my left (non dominate) shoulder. Its kind of a "twinge" and maybe you could describe it as it feels "weak". I still have it some today, after lifting last night...it usually fades in about a day. It only really is noticeable when I lift my arm above my head. I recently started doing overhead BB press and I really notice it during that exercise. I also notice it during bench but its pretty mild there.

My question I guess is what should I do from here? My tiny amount of research seems to suggest rotator cuff? I was hoping to increase my shoulder strength, but I REALLY don't want to hurt my shoulder badly. Should I go with a lighter weight here to be safe? Change exercises?

 

[SociallyChallenged]

It could be a lot of different things - torn labrum, tendinitis, shoulder impingement, rotator cuff weakness. Go see an orthopedist/orthopedic surgeon. Only they can really tell you what's wrong. I tried to ignore something similar to this and it ended up costing me all my strength gains, about 8 months, and several hundred dollar in physical therapy fees. Go to the orthopedist, ask how you can fix it, and if you have to, go to a physical therapist to see what general exercises you can do to remedy it. It will save you a lot of time and money in the long run. Also, stop the overhead press until you go see a doctor. Start some rotator cuff exercises (google 'em) and be gentle with it.