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Shoulder subluxations and lifting

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Saint Nick

Saint Nick

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My shoulders suck. In December 2000 (8th grade basketball), I dislocated my right shoulder and again in June 2009 while riding a tube behind a boat.

In the past few years, I have had other minor subluxations on my left shoulder, once falling out of a car while drunk (lol), once moving heavy guitar amps in my car with one arm, and just last night while carrying my cat around. He jumped off of my shoulder while it was in a vulnerable position, and it dislocated. It HURT. It popped back in after a few seconds with out me doing much of anything. Still quite sore and uncomfortable this morning.

My question is: am I hosed on pressing movements? I'm not sure what to do. I want to keep lifting, but I don't want to make these issues any worse. I have been lifting for a couple years now, and while I'm not the strongest guy in the world, I definitely have a lot more muscle mass than I did back in 2009.
 
I have the same issue with my right shoulder only.

Don't press until it feels okay .. you'll just delay recovery (which could be pretty quick depending on severity). In the meantime, look up shoulder stability / rotator cuff exercises and do them with light dumbbells. Stretch your shoulders daily.

I've spoken with one of the good olympic/heavy lifters at my gym and he said that specific rotator cuff exercises are a must at a certain point, especially if you have prior issues.

The last time this happened to me was back in August and it still doesn't feel quite right, although it's close. I restarted my press back at 45lbs in an effort to retrain myself to consciously keep my right shoulder perfectly stable and symmetric with the left one. Shoulder warm ups are a must before exercising!
 
If you have a lot of shoulder instability, that's not something that can be fixed without surgery. You can do the best you can by learning how to maximally stabilize it. Doing rotator cuff and shoulder stabilization exercises is a must. Avoid doing things that stretch your shoulders in the directions they move too much. I've trained a ton of people with shoulder instability about how to move better, but very few get back to a heavy lifting program without consequences down the line.
 
I have gone through PT in the past. I can do the exercises, but how would I know when I am ready to lift again? If so, should I not be lifting with a barbell anymore?
 
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