Shoulder Pain During Push Ups

This is what I do when someone tells me during one of our sessions, "You know, my shoulder's been bothering me during my push up."
FIRST: Shoulder pain is a broad and complex topic. If you have persistent issues, please go find a smart physical therapist to help you out!
If you've having pain in your shoulder when you do your push ups, you probably have an issue moving your shoulder blade, ribs, and spine. This video will give you an exercise that I like to use for my clients when they have shoulder problems during push ups.
Please make sure to watch the whole video because this exercise DOESN'T WORK unless you do it a very particular way. I will teach you what to do, why to do it, and what to do next. I'll give you a few exercises you can progress to doing after you master level one so that you continue to build strength in healthy positions.
When your shoulder is hurting, it's easy to focus on ONLY what the shoulder is doing. But the shoulder is just a puppet; it's only doing what the shoulder blade and rib cage allow it to do.
---
SUBSCRIBE FOR UPDATES
lancegoyke.com/email

[@marybethhempel9101]

I wish I saw this years ago because my shoulder has been hurting for 2 years and I just stopped doing the push-ups, which I had been doing with a flat back because I thought that it was the proper technique. Thank you! I am hoping this works for me! I appreciate that you took your time explaining this!! :)

[@LanceGoyke]

Hoping this works as well! Good luck Mary Beth!

[@MK-zf6or]

Good luck Mary, been struggling withj this for a few months and ugh its not fun

[@marybethhempel9101]

@@MK-zf6or I am so glad that you responded to this. I actually lost it and I still have shoulder issues. I have gone to a physical therapist, a chiropractor, and have done multiple exercises, but not this one. I am going to work at this diligently and see if this is my missing link for healing my shoulder! Thank you! :-)

[@marybethhempel9101]

@@LanceGoyke I have tried everything except this Lance, as this video was lost for me. This actually may be just what I need now, especially after a year of doing everything else from going to Physical Therapy, a Chiropractor, and doing multiple exercises. I am going to really work on this. I notice that my shoulder really gets irritated when I play guitar. Do you have any wisdom about the ribs and shoulders while playing guitar? :-)

[@LanceGoyke]

@@marybethhempel9101 Yes! If you're a standard righty (where the left hand does the fretting), that's going to feel the asymmetry in the upper body. The biggest problem is that you're going to get WORSE at guitar if you try to fix that rib cage posture while playing. A better solution is to practice mobility exercises that close down your left side and open up your right side and armpit; you'll probably need MORE of this as you play MORE guitar. Even something as simple as a left side plank is a good place to start. I like to modify it to what I'm calling a "short side plank genie twist": kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnmyo4V_md2SoLc

[@Popaya1]

This help me alot thank you so much dude 😊

[@LanceGoyke]

I'm really glad to hear that, thank you @Xavier

[@cloutmastermemes2007]

Keep making content like this

[@Langauge]

nice

[@juggerswood]

Thanks Lance.👍

[@LanceGoyke]

Of course!

[@amritkumarsharma1301]

I use to do regular pushups for 2-3 months previous year without any issue but now when I start I am getting pain in my left part of shoulder after 1-2 sets... I am in day 5

[@LanceGoyke]

Try adding in some variety. There are a few other pushing variations in my playlist: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJzEl56QmMx5Z80

[@basharbsoul2232]

Isnt that considered a bad form? Your back should be straight while doing a push up. Not arched like that

[@LanceGoyke]

You don't generally want to arch quite as much as I do in this video. We're walking through some "assistance" exercises to help your shoulder mobility during your push ups. The idea is to teach the upper back how to round normally (not excessively), so that your shoulders can move during your push ups. If your back is flat, you cannot finish your push up. It's fine to try it that way if you're grinding through some tough reps, but you will lose shoulder mobility in the short term after using that kind of technique.

[@basharbsoul2232]

@@LanceGoyke good to know!! as i personally experience shoulder pain while doing pushups, i will try your technique !