Shoulder issues

[SneakyStuff]

I posted awhile back about injuring my left shoulder and thankfully that is better now, this involves what I presume to be my right shoulder blade.

I was lifting the other day concentrating on triceps and shoulders. Everything was going just fine until it got to dumbbell military press, I noticed that my right shoulder was having difficulty locking out which is unusual. I then stopped immediately and felt a pain in my chest which seemed to be concentrated behind my right pec. It became more pronounced when I took deep breaths and exhaled. My theory is that this stems from either my tricep workout where I was doing kickbacks, or the front raises I did prior to the military press. I'm just wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction in terms of what this could be. I'm taking a 3 day break to visit family this weekend so I will have some downtime but I'd like to know if there is anything else I could/should do. Thanks!

 

[SociallyChallenged]

It sounds like it may be a pectoralis minor problem, especially if it happened on a triceps day. You may have just overworked it and strained it. Where is the pain exactly behind your right pec? Is it toward the center of the chest or more toward the armpit? If it feels deep in the chest near the armpit, it could very well be something to do with your shoulder. If it's shallow in the chest near the armpit, it is probably (IMO) a pec minor strain.

To be perfectly honest, this is often the reason why I suggest a program revolving around major compound lifts because when an individual isolates muscles so heavily, he or she will often times get strained or injured. This is still a possibility with mainly compound lifts, but I find it at a much lower occurrence rate.

 

[SneakyStuff]

It definately feels deep and more towards my armpit, but less painful than the other day. Is this something that you think would go away with rest? Maybe I should look into the compound workouts you mentioned seeing as how I have had some "bad luck" with shoulder related workouts as of late. Thanks again for your opinions!