Ouch shoulders while hitting CHEST!

D Animal · Jul 8, 2004

Today when I did incline barbell and chest dips I felt as if my shoulders were used way 2 much during these movements . Even though it did seem as if I used pretty good form on my chest.....now my chest and front delts are killing me....What can I do 2 minimize the stress put on my delts during chest day?..Any suggestions? Would really be helpful...Thanks

P.S the last time I hit shoulders where Last tuesday and I did it with chest but this week I am doing chest and tris so incase if someone asked when was the last time I did shoulders it has been a week ago......

G.E.R.M · Jul 8, 2004

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maybe pre-exhaust the pecs and see if that helps..

try some flyes or pec deck drop sets before benching...that and a sizeable GH dose helped me shoulders..

IronMike · Jul 8, 2004

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Is your angle on the bench too high? Try knocking it down a little.

Also, pay attention to your elbows and the angle you're pushing from. Maybe jump on a smith press until you get the elbows pushing up at the right angle so you're hitting perfectly across your upper chest with minimal delt involvement. IronMike