I lift weights and now my shoulder is hurting, I don't know why?

[Anonymous]

[bolverk]

Shoulder pain when lifting weights:
Weight lifting puts quite a bit of stress and strain on your muscles, tendons and ligaments.
Some things you could be doing that is causing your pain and lead to injury includes:
• Improper technique.
• Lifting too heavy.
• Lifting too often.
Improper technique can lead to overcompensation of other parts of your body, leading to injury. Lifting too heavy can result in injury if your muscles are unable to and haven't adjusted to lifting heavy loads yet. Resting days and even resting between sets is vital in the recovery process which aids in building muscle, and without this, injury is definitely waiting around the corner.
What could be causing your SHOULDER pain IN THE GYM?
Rotator cuff tear:
This occurs when the tendon of one or more of your rotator cuff muscles is torn. The tear can be partial or full thickness and can be acute (lifting something too heavy) or degenerative (stress due to repetition of the same shoulder movements).
Symptoms include:
• Pain at night /at rest.
• Pain when moving the arm.
• Weakness of the affected arm.
• Shoulder stiffness.
Rotator cuff tendinopathy:
This is an injury that is caused by overuse of the shoulder and results in inflammation (tendinitis) and degeneration.
Symptoms include:
• Pain in the shoulder and outside of the upper arm.
• Pain with overhead activities.
• Difficulty lifting your shoulder forwards or to the sides.
• Swelling (locally).
• Gradual weakness.
Impingement
The most common type of impingement that occurs in the shoulder due to lifting weights is subacromial impingement, which happens in the subacromial space.
Symptoms include:
• Pain in the shoulder.
• Pain when moving the shoulder (especially behind your back or lifting it above your head).
• Pain when lying on the shoulder.
• Weakness in the affected arm.
Biceps tendinitis:
A condition where the tendon of your biceps muscle becomes inflamed. This is also caused by overuse, repetitive movements or loads that are too much for the muscle to handle.
Symptoms include:
• Shoulder pain and tenderness.
• Signs of local inflammation.
• A feeling of weakness.
Bursitis:
Bursitis occurs when one of the many bursa sacs becomes irritated and inflamed. The cause of this is also overuse or overloading the joint too much.
Symptoms include:
• Shoulder pain with most activities.
• Shoulder stiffness.
• Signs of local inflammation.
SLAP tear or lesion:
This happens when there is a tear or lesion to the glenoid labrum and the name stands for - superior labrum anterior and posterior. The most common cause in weight lifters is lifting too heavy.
Symptoms include:
• Painful clicking and popping of the shoulder.
• Painful overhead movements.
• Difficulty turning your shoulder inwards (or pressing your stomach).
• Weakness.
How to fix your shoulder pain
As you have probably noticed from a few of the conditions above, many of them present with very similar symptoms, which will make it extremely difficult for you to be able to identify exactly what has happened. The above mentioned diagnoses are also just a few of the more common ones - there are more.
Taking a break or decreasing your load of lifting weights is an important step in your recovery process.
And use either Ibuprofen or Acetaminophen (paracetamol) to help with the pain, and cold/heat packs will also help, but if the pain lasts more than a couple of days see your Doctor as lasting pain indicates a serious problem and the sooner a Doctor checks it out the better.

[teamvic]

Well is it pain, or soreness

If its sore then it's Normal. If it's pain and you didn't have it prior to the workout that means you probably didn't lift right

[Lisia]

Do you have small shoulders? I have small shoulders instead of broad shoulders so even with the right form they hurt just because they're so sensitive.. (only with machines where you have to put something on your shoulders like a bar, or those squad machines.) I don't use exercises anymore where I have to put something on my shoulders and I still see a lot of progress.

[exitseven]

You did too much or you did not used the correct form Or sometimes it just hurts for no-good reason. Use ice on it and give it a rest for a couple of days. Start back slowly.

[MiddleAgedClimbee]

Amount of weight, number of reps, and posture, all play into muscle soreness.

[Static_In_The_Attic]

No Pain, No Gain & if your shoulder hurts take a little break & lighten up on the weights.

[JackCarter]

Soreness is normal

If it sustains more than a few days seek medical help

[Anonymous]

Are you just sore? Soreness is normal. It it's painful, you were lifting wrong.

[butterly248]

Did u warm up before hand?

[LazerBean]

Bad form, perhaps

[Anonymous]

Dumb dumb dumb. You dumb!

[shortster]

You over did it