Sorry, but I can’t help but think of an old Friends episode where Ross yells “Pivot” constantly while trying to move a couch around a corner on a flight of stairs. If you are old enough to know what I am speaking of, you probably need to read this.
Pivot training has helped me successfully train around injuries. It’s not revolutionary and I would think most of us would do it, but we don’t. Most of us are too stubborn.
What I’m talking about is finding an alternate exercise for anything that bothers you. I know, this should be easy. However, we have all squatted when that hip, adductor, or whatever isn’t 100. We have benched with the tinge in the shoulder. Etc…
If you have been around long enough you should have enough tools in your toolbox to find a work around. The second I start with a warm up set on a movement, if I don’t feel completely fine doing it, I stop.
For a number of weeks I was able to overhead press, then out of nowhere ohp started bothering me. Easy enough, side laterals don’t. When benching is bothering my shoulder, for some insane reason dips do not.
If you are not competing there is no reason you should be fighting your body to keep doing a movement that is bothering it. Even if you are competing you should do your best to pivot when necessary.
Shoulder bothering you on straight bar squats, get under the yoke bar. Deadlifts banging your low back up, try the trap bar. Get it.
Do not get scared, these do not have to be forever solutions. Just use them while you get yourself sorted out. Training something while getting healthier is better than beating yourself up while continuing to get worse.
