Running 5/3/1 and the last few weeks squat day has left my right shoulder beaten up
Ive got a deload coming up and im sure it will heal quite a bit but does anyone have any suggestions to prevent this from turning into an injury?
My hand placement is completely out to the collars and low bar placement.
Mobility restrictions possibly?
I run into the same issue due to poor external rotation mobility. Which i constantly need to work on.
Switch to higher bar placement or use a trap bar if you have one available for a short time. Also make sure your pressing volume is not overboard.
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I think @bulldog9899 is probably giving you the best advice. I chose to not fix it and just work around it - Iāll pretty much only squat with the SSB now.
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Could i be blaming the squat instead of the behind the neck pressing then? Just added these in for this cycle
That could do it tooā¦ especially if you jumped head first into them. IM a dirty whore for the BTNP. But im not using them as a movement for size and strength at the moment. Since i slowly need to regain mobility from my long layoff.
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Do you start the presses from the front or from behind your neck?
I started at using the bar for higher reps thinking id āeaseā into it. With in 2 weeks i was a plate for aets of 5 probably should just remove them and stick to standard overhead work.
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I unrack them like a back squat and bring the bar back down to just above where the bar would sit for a squat
In your case that might be extreme ROM at this stage. But yeah id say thats the cause of your issue IMO. Id say stick with front pressing. IF you want to evently work them in work on mobility.
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Try unracking from the front, press slightly above the head, then get behind the neck and start the set there. End in a front rack too. Much easier on the shoulders
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Ill try that in 2 weeks after my deload and see how that feels any rep scheme suggestions?