Friendly Reminder

[Fulgorre]

If you have severe, horrible shoulder pain during military presses or incline presses try training your traps, back, and rear delts.  Ever since I stopped skipping back workouts and hitting traps really, really hard I've had a complete regression in my shoulder pain.  I really was an idiot was creating the "pusher" physique.  Even if your back isn't exploding with major, hormone like growth it will still be strong enough to eliminate shoulder pain.  So here is what I do for back right now:

Pulldowns to front, close grip pulldowns, barbell bent over row, deadlift, T-bar, rear delt dumbbell raises

Now when I go to train shoulders I look forward to it instead of cowering in fear of the pain and then walking off like some slumped over, like some great ape. :X

[The Squadfather]

why did you stop training back?

[Mike]

If you have severe, horrible shoulder pain during military presses or incline presses try training your traps, back, and rear delts.  Ever since I stopped skipping back workouts and hitting traps really, really hard I've had a complete regression in my shoulder pain.  I really was an idiot was creating the "pusher" physique.  Even if your back isn't exploding with major, hormone like growth it will still be strong enough to eliminate shoulder pain.  So here is what I do for back right now:

Pulldowns to front, close grip pulldowns, barbell bent over row, deadlift, T-bar, rear delt dumbbell raises

Now when I go to train shoulders I look forward to it instead of cowering in fear of the pain and then walking off like some slumped over, like some great ape. :X

I don't think that will clear up most peoples "severe, horrible shoulder pain" but I do like the idea that you have to balance the front with the back. 

I also think a very common problem is not training lower back in conjuction with abs. For every face up core exercise I do, I do one face down; for every seated, I do a standing and I also do lots of rotional exercises to even it all out.

[wes]

You should always work the opposing antagfonistic muscle groups or you`re heading for an injury somewhere down the road.

Weak hams,and strong quads for example,or strong biceps,weak triceps..........the imbalance makes you prone to injuries.

[Fulgorre]

why did you stop training back?

I was a pussy.  Typical moron kid who thought the back would just magically grow!  Boy was I wrong