Sore & Stiff shoulders

[Trusty777]

36 male, training seriously last 13+ years

Recently iv been waking up to very sore and stiff shoulders while sleeping. It's especially worse after training shoulders or chest.

The pain now is bad thoughout the day. I struggle to touch my opposite shoulder or raise my arm above horizontal without pain.

After a long warm up and stretching I can manage to train them up to heavy enough weight.

I don't know what is the cause of this pain. From some reading it leads me to believe it could be Tendinitis, Bursitis or maybe even arthritis...

I have began twice daily stretching sessions but pain still exists for now.

Anyone have any idea what it could be and how to deal with it?

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[Presser]

Are you taking any gear? And do you mean your painfully sore in the joint or the muscle itself?

 

[Trusty777]

Nothing but TRT atm, yes in the joint. But hard to say where the source of the pain is. Tendon or Muscle is my guess. As I mentioned it could be Bursitis which is a pocket of fluid within the shoulder that is upset. But this is just me guessing. I don't know where to start with doctors as I need to identify the cause first. I ask here in the case it happened to other lifters and what the did about it.

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[Presser]

there isnt much you can do about tendonitus , and it sounds like that might be the issue. I asked about gear cause you can have pain like you described , especially after waking up due to water retention froj the steroid in your case testosterone , pushing or putting pressure on your blood vessels, thus restricting proper blood flow until your up and moving around for a while. I know i have had that. but as you said its tough to say. But i do know tendonitus there isnt much you can do about

 

[Trusty777]

Hmm interesting, it does seem like inflammation which gets worse when sleeping.
If I do have any water retention from TRT I'll pop half a adex and see if I notice any relief.

I also was thinking if it's a joint issue Durobolin could help too.

So process of elimination to figure this out.

Anyway thanks for your response

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[Presser]

No problem let us know if you figure it out Brutha

 

[drtbear1967]

I have had shoulder issues for over 35 years and have had to work around them. IF you take Aleve does it feel better? What about a warm rice bag? Warming up the joint and getting extra fluid out of the joint will help. I have to hit shoulder in 2 days. No way to do it in one day, the pain will not let me. I have actually put VAsoburn on my shoulder to warm them up and get the blood flowing. Do you take a baby aspirin or low dose daily? That will help with blood flow and it is cheap.

 

[Trusty777]

Iv tried anti-inflammatorys before bed, and still have pain during sleep. No I haven't tried aspirin, might give it a go.

Shoulder day tomorrow so I'll see if iv had any improvement or still very painful during and after training.

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[drtbear1967]

Which head of the deltoid gives you the most problem?

 

[Trusty777]

Mostly front and then side. Rear is fine..

I guess it comes done to what gets used the most. The front being absolutely abused with many exercises that hit it.

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[drtbear1967]

Hold off on direct front shoulder training for a bit. Let it rest up