nahh, the answer is almost never to just give it up-especially if you are 48!-man, now is the most important time to stick to it! Maybe balls to the wall type training might not be the best, but you need to keep your muscle mass and strength. I have had several shoulder impingements and the answer is always the same and it works pretty much every single time-strengthen the upper back, rotator cuffs, rear delts, and improve your posture and you'll probably be ok before too long. Until then, you usually don't have to give up on bodyparts at all-for chest, for example, try doing nuetral chest presses instead of conventional-they almost never hurt someone with an impingement...a nuetral chest press is just one with your elbows tucked in tight to your sides instead of out. They're best with DBs but you can do them with a BB as well-preferably an EZ bar. Same with shoulders-nuetral shoulder press, scaption...any number of different exercises. Giving up entirely is the most extreme answer...not the best one.