There have been times during my training when I've experienced terrible shoulder pain while performing bench press or push-ups.
It's a weird pain you feel deep down in the front of the shoulder.
Almost like a stabbing pain.
It's not your chest or your triceps.
It's deep in the shoulder, slightly towards the front.
Have you felt it before?
What is it, and how do you fix it?
I recently did a GST Junkies podcast with Erdi (@lerningtohuiman) on levelling up your chin-ups. In it, we talked about how to level up your chin-ups and pull-ups. Specifically, we spoke about how we help our online students build the strength to get their first chin-up.
You might be surprised to find out that we don't use bands. You can listen to the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcast, YouTube or Google Play.
This podcast got me thinking more about banded chin-ups, so I decided to do a post on when we should use bands for chin-ups.
The chin-up requires a solid foundation of upper body pulling strength, and those who try to rush the process often end up with shoulder injuries and very little progress. At TSTM, we refuse to use banded chin-up as they are a waste of valuable training time. Using bands for a movement like chin-ups is more about entertaining a client, not training them.
If you're aiming to get your first chin-up, you would be wise to invest in the following six steps to build strength and avoid injury.
