Don’t get scared. I’m not going to get all “Physical Therapist-ish” on you here and start talking about anatomy, physiology, biology, and every other “ogy” out there to make my point. What I am going to do however is show you how of all the muscle groups in your body, the single most important to keep healthy if you want longevity in the gym is….the shoulders!That said, the shoulder joint is probably one of the most injured joints in the body (even higher if you consider that group of guys I work with…major league pitchers!). The cause actually has to do with what actually is the joint’s greatest asset…it’s mobility. As a tradeoff for being one of the most mobile joints in the body, the shoulder isn’t the most stabile. I’m sure you’ve either heard about, known someone, or even suffered yourself through a dislocation, broken collarbone, had impingement, or had a rotator cuff and/or labrum tear. Unfortunately none of these are that uncommon.

That said, how do you continue to get in your workouts and make your regular trips to the gym if your shoulder is aching something fierce? The answer is…you probably don’t. At least, you don’t with the idea of making any progress. Maintenance becomes the goal at that point.You might say, well…I can still train legs, but I challenge you to try and put 45 pound Olympic plates on the ends of the bars when your shoulders aren’t strong enough to hold the plate let alone lift it to almost head height. Even holding dumbbells at your sides could be a bit of a challenge if you have a labrum tear. When you tear the labrum you lose a bit of the suctioning ability of the shoulder joint to hold the ball and socket tightly in place. Lose this and then try to hold a 45 pound dumbbell and you’re libel to feel like either Plastic Man getting his arms stretched out or worse…like your arm is no longer IN the socket!

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