Bench Press

>>42104708
no help?

Wait I'm having the same issue with my anterior shoulder. How long did it take to fix?

>>42104981
it's not entirely fixed for me, I felt it while trying to maintain proper form during struggling with the weight. I was never one to pay too much attention to form on bench press, shoulder blade retraction, elbows at 45 and some thoracic arching I think helped, or it could be that the weight is less so there's less weight on RC muscles.

>>42104708
Have the exact same problem. Was progressing well with benching until my right shoulder started hurting during and after bench pressing (overhead press no problems).

>>42104708
Mobilize your shoulders every day for a month and you will fix most of the problem.

Put your arms straight out in front of you just below shoulder height, keeping your shoulders depressed. Protract your scapulae so your arms travel straight forward. Then retract your scapulae, pinching them together as much as you can so your arms travel straight back. Don't let your shoulders float up at all.

You should also practice internal and external rotation of the arms.

4 sets of each for a month without missing a day will greatly improve your imbalance.

Also press with good consistent form.

t. Guy who fixed his chest imbalance

Don't be like this fat retard at my gym who got pushed roids with hardcore bench posture and shit balance

Go down to a weight where its even. Stick with it. Then start going back up

>>42105313
thanks, Ive been doing this since I de-loaded. the imbalance isn't obvious anymore, probably due to the lighter weight. I'm still having a problem with keeping my scapulas retracted. I also lose form a bit during lift off but I'm usually alone in the gym, so there's no one to help with that, even though I'm fine when I fail because I just drop it on my chest and roll it to my hips. I tried the "avoid a bench press blowout" on bodybuilding.com and I liked it, but I stopped doing it because I do alot of external rotation work during shoulders and back days. As for internal rotation, I was under the impression I get enough of that from all the pressing I do. If I do go back to training INT/EXT rotations, should I focus more on one side than the other? be it weights or reps? or should I treat both the same?
>>42105314
I'm in the process of doing exactly what you just said. I'll see how that goes