Comments on: What to do if your shoulder hurts doing pull ups http://www.thegaragegymonline.com/2009/09/28/what-to-do-if-your-shoulder-hurts-doing-pull-ups/ Get stronger, gain muscle, lose fat - all in your garage Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:21:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: How to do more pull ups http://www.thegaragegymonline.com/2009/09/28/what-to-do-if-your-shoulder-hurts-doing-pull-ups/comment-page-1/#comment-298 How to do more pull ups Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:05:15 +0000 http://www.thegaragegymonline.com/?p=186#comment-298 [...] What to do if your shoulder hurts doing pull ups – it may not be the end of the world [...]

[...] What to do if your shoulder hurts doing pull ups – it may not be the end of the world [...]

]]> By: How to keep your shoulders injury free for pull ups (part two) http://www.thegaragegymonline.com/2009/09/28/what-to-do-if-your-shoulder-hurts-doing-pull-ups/comment-page-1/#comment-54 How to keep your shoulders injury free for pull ups (part two) Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:14:07 +0000 http://www.thegaragegymonline.com/?p=186#comment-54 [...] had some good feedback regarding my article about what to do if your shoulder hurts doing pull ups.  I hadn’t realised that there were quite so many people who were experiencing that problem.  [...]

[...] had some good feedback regarding my article about what to do if your shoulder hurts doing pull ups.  I hadn’t realised that there were quite so many people who were experiencing that problem.  [...]

]]> By: How to keep your shoulders injury free for pull ups (part one) http://www.thegaragegymonline.com/2009/09/28/what-to-do-if-your-shoulder-hurts-doing-pull-ups/comment-page-1/#comment-52 How to keep your shoulders injury free for pull ups (part one) Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:19:40 +0000 http://www.thegaragegymonline.com/?p=186#comment-52 [...] had some good feedback regarding my article about what to do if your shoulder hurts doing pull ups.  I hadn’t realised that there were quite so many people who were experiencing that problem.  [...]

[...] had some good feedback regarding my article about what to do if your shoulder hurts doing pull ups.  I hadn’t realised that there were quite so many people who were experiencing that problem.  [...]

]]> By: Lessons learned this week: Mobility drills http://www.thegaragegymonline.com/2009/09/28/what-to-do-if-your-shoulder-hurts-doing-pull-ups/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Lessons learned this week: Mobility drills Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:01:52 +0000 http://www.thegaragegymonline.com/?p=186#comment-38 [...] went back to doing my static lunges and soft tissue work.  Thanks to a well-timed post from Chris on The Garage Gym Online, I also started using hot and cold contrast pads on my shoulder (which was aggravated for several [...]

[...] went back to doing my static lunges and soft tissue work.  Thanks to a well-timed post from Chris on The Garage Gym Online, I also started using hot and cold contrast pads on my shoulder (which was aggravated for several [...]

]]> By: Chris http://www.thegaragegymonline.com/2009/09/28/what-to-do-if-your-shoulder-hurts-doing-pull-ups/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Chris Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:32:15 +0000 http://www.thegaragegymonline.com/?p=186#comment-14 Thanks for your comment. I'm glad that the hot and cold contrast pads worked, albeit only temporarily! What you are doing is driving blood flow through the affected area, so the answer to your question is "as long as it takes to get the area warm or cold". I tend to go by feel but I don't think you would be far out if you did 1 minute cold and 1 minute hot 3 or 4 times. If your pads aren't that hot or cold then you might need longer, though. Thanks for your comment. I’m glad that the hot and cold contrast pads worked, albeit only temporarily!

What you are doing is driving blood flow through the affected area, so the answer to your question is “as long as it takes to get the area warm or cold”. I tend to go by feel but I don’t think you would be far out if you did 1 minute cold and 1 minute hot 3 or 4 times. If your pads aren’t that hot or cold then you might need longer, though.

]]> By: Ammi http://www.thegaragegymonline.com/2009/09/28/what-to-do-if-your-shoulder-hurts-doing-pull-ups/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Ammi Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:56:37 +0000 http://www.thegaragegymonline.com/?p=186#comment-13 Thanks for these tips. I have just started getting shoulder trouble after increasing the volume of my pull ups in my workout. It was a bit of a shock to me, being the first time I've ever felt any twinge from them - I think my form had deteriorated towards the end. I'd already been trying soft tissue work with a baseball or hockey ball (I find them a bit firmer than a tennis ball) and had some relief, but tried hot/cold contrast pads last night as well and felt noticeably better this morning (though it is starting to hurt again now). Can I just check (before I have another go) - how long do you recommend to spend on each pad, should you transfer immediately between the two, and how long in total do you recommend spending on this? I was making it up as I went along last night and would like to get maximum benefit if possible after the noticeable difference this morning. Thanks for these tips. I have just started getting shoulder trouble after increasing the volume of my pull ups in my workout. It was a bit of a shock to me, being the first time I’ve ever felt any twinge from them – I think my form had deteriorated towards the end.

I’d already been trying soft tissue work with a baseball or hockey ball (I find them a bit firmer than a tennis ball) and had some relief, but tried hot/cold contrast pads last night as well and felt noticeably better this morning (though it is starting to hurt again now).

Can I just check (before I have another go) – how long do you recommend to spend on each pad, should you transfer immediately between the two, and how long in total do you recommend spending on this?

I was making it up as I went along last night and would like to get maximum benefit if possible after the noticeable difference this morning.

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