{"id":1034,"date":"2011-07-26T04:53:16","date_gmt":"2011-07-26T11:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.brianschiff.com\/?p=1034"},"modified":"2011-07-26T04:53:16","modified_gmt":"2011-07-26T11:53:16","slug":"weight-lifting-leads-to-clavicle-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.brianschiff.com\/?p=1034","title":{"rendered":"Weight Lifting Leads to Clavicle Injuries?"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post is a follow-up post to one of my previous ones,\u00a0A Closer Look at Push-ups & Modified Push-up<\/a><\/strong>s<\/a>,<\/strong> based on some dialogue with a reader. Click the link to familiarize yourself with the background. \u00a0Some people simply do not agree with my assertion that modifying and or limiting end range of motion with certain exercises such as bench press, push-ups and flies is needed to preserve shoulder health long term.<\/p>\n

So many people want to hitch their wagon to “simply strengthen the scapula” as a fix all solution. \u00a0While I agree 100% that scapular stabilizer and cuff strengthening goes a long way, we would be foolish to ignore joint biomechanics, physics and kinesiology when examining how loads affect joint structure and function over time.<\/p>\n

I will start out by saying I ascribe to the idea that a healthy joint should be able to move through full range of motion. \u00a0My question to you is with how much load and how many times over and over again before destructive microtrauma sets in. \u00a0With that said, how many healthy shoulder joints do you think are working out in gyms across the world today? \u00a0Without an x-ray, it\u00a0is\u00a0impossible\u00a0to know if you have a type I (normal), II (flat) or III (hook-shaped)\u00a0acromion. \u00a0Your genetics do make a difference in your risk for developing shoulder problems, as types II and III are more prone to impingement (see photos below)<\/p>\n

\"genetic-impingement-acromion\"<\/p>\n

This is one risk factor that cannot be mitigated by prehab if you will. \u00a0I would also challenge you to consider that loading the shoulder repetitively with heavy loads in the furthest depths of shoulder horizontal abduction (bar touching the chest in bench press or lowering DB’s well below the plane of the body with flies) will eventually create atraumatic shoulder pathology.<\/p>\n

Ever wonder about things like:<\/p>\n