Weird feeling in shoulder during french press ?

[awds]

Today i was doing french presses, and my left shoulder was bothering alot, it felt like it was in a awkward position. afterwards my left shoulder felt very weak, and it clicked easily when i rowed my shoulders, my shoulder feels very weak like by the acromion where the joints are attached. I'm guessing it could be the rotator cuff ? And this is the bad shoulder, i've had months of pt for my rc, and a few for scapula/back. Even had mri's/x-ray done, and the doctor couldn't figure out what was wrong with my shoulder, only option left is to have sugrery, to see if it's a impingement. But he said i should just keep working out, and see if it improves. Which is what im doing, both my shoulders are equal is strength in all the shoulder excerises i do, im trying to figure out if i have a weak muscle in my left shoulder thats causing the discomfort. Anybody have any ideas ?

Thanks for reading, i know its pretty long /forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif.

[ryancostill]

It may possibly be a problem at the insertion point of your subscapularis. The subscap inserts at the lesser tubercle of the humerus (which is close to the acromion process). I have injured this muscle myself and it twinged when performing the french press and the overhead squat (where the humerus is in a similar position to that in the french press). It made my shoulder joint feel weak and unstable.

Also it is a deep muscle and cannot be easily palpated so this maybe why a doctor possibly missed it. However a good physical therapist should be able to identify and help with the problem (if indeed it is a problem with the subscapularis)

[awds]

if that muscle is weak, can it make my shoulder have a dislocated feeling ? Also, when i tell my brother to look at my shoulders, he says my left shoulder blade bulges out more. can this be associated with a weak subscapularis ?

[CraZy-T!]

This is just my experience...

I had the exact same thing, my shoulders felt like they were going to buckle whenever I did french presses or overhead extensions. I started doing some rotator cuff exercises last October, and found I had some pretty darned weak rotator muscles (I was using 2.5lbs on a cable machine for reps!), but that has increased quite a bit (well, to 7.5, but that's triple the strength it was!), and I no longer have any problems with the overhead movements.

But you said your PT was working with your rotator? I don't know man!

[awds]

i use bands for my rotator cuff excerises, there about the same strength for both arms. It could be that i have a deltoid imbalance now also. These are the weights i use for raises. I'm not sure, both my arms are equal in strengh, my left is probably a bit stronger in some excersies, but it has a weak\dislocated feeling :\, it feels the worst after my workouts. It'll start feeling better the days after a back workout, so im thinking its probably my rear delt\scapula muscles.
Front raise = 40x10
Side Raise = 25x10
bent over rear = 15 or 20x10.

[ryancostill]

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if that muscle is weak, can it make my shoulder have a dislocated feeling ?

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Yes! the subscapularis is responsible for stabilization of the humeral head in the glenoid fossa. Basically it helps keep the ball and socket joint which is the shoulder nice and stable.

[BrothaMan325]

if its getting in the way of the workout, you need to go to a real doctor. someone in person with the training can better tell you what it might, be and what to do.