...shoulder.
Ah. Shoulders.
Something like 8 years ago I went into a chiropractor with severe shoulder pain that I learned was likely caused by playing a guitar that was too large for me and my weak rotator cuff muscles. I've had minor issues here and there with that shoulder, but it's never been too bad.
Until I started lifting weights.
What originated as general soreness has turned into terrible pain my my right shoulder and shoulder blade, and radiating down into my elbow and wrist. Which means I have to stop for now, and see a doctor to get a better idea of what is going on in my shoulder. (Thankfully, it has only been in my right shoulder.)
While I am confident that my form needs to be improved upon (something I am striving to do) since I am a n00b, my history would suggest that there may be other underlying issues that need to be addressed first. Perfect form isn't going to matter if there is something physiologically wrong in that shoulder. I mean...if my form were the only culprit, I think I'd be experiencing the pain and grinding in both shoulders and not just my right. I didn't mention the grinding did I? Yeah, it's fun. Anyway...
This is really disappointing for me. I was really enjoying my workouts. But, it's important to get this checked out, otherwise I could end up doing some real damage. My hope is that this will only be a short detour and the doctor will give me the go ahead to keep lifting weights in the near future.
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