Injury while doing HS press

[Jiseido]

This morning, after killing few secs on the straddle front lever I did a bent arm handstand press (legs tucked) on the p-bars. I've been training (slowly) for it for 3 months now and it's the first time I succeed it.

I was about to fail (because my shoulders were sore) but I choose to arch my back a little bit and pushing trough. At that point, I felt like my right trapezius was going to explode but I chose to keep going till the end of my HS (which looked slightly like a banana cuz of my arched back). 

Now I can do some dips and pull-ups without pain, but as soon as I try push-ups or when I spread my lats, the right part of the trapezius muscle hurts so bad....

I don't know what happened, looks like my trapezius is "stuck".

The whole week, I've been training the straddle planche. I'm able to hold it 1-2 secs in a hollow position. I got injuries in the past (right elbow and right wrist) from my boxing training. Those injuries came again when I was training the straddle planche this week. I know it puts a lot of pressure on the joints but I was so happy to finally hold the position... I must quit planche training for a few weeks now, cuz I hurt my left forearm while doing it...

 

Should I go to the doc having him checking my back ? Or is it a simple side effect from the planche training (soreness, etc) ? 

Looks like I must stop GST training and getting back to my dips/pull-up...

Edited September 11, 2014 by Jiseido

[Julian Aldag]

 It sounds like you aren't quite ready for the advanced training - Training shouldn't hurt, not make popping sounds.

 

Unless you think you are going to die, dont go to a medical doctor. Instead find a good physio and take it from there. 

 

Generally speaking, Sharp pain is usually a bad thing, and dull 'ache' is usually a strain and likely to clear itself up after

a few days of rest and some heat.

[Christopher Schwab]

1. Get it checked. Always get it checked. It sounds to me as if you have been working far above a level you should have. Just because you can doesn't mean you should.

2. Lay off the training for a couple of weeks at least for shoulder girdle. Do not stop training completely. It is good to include things like light cardio and rehabilitative movements for bloodflow.

3. If you are training Foundation then go back to the earliest elements for at least a month. I had a bit of shoulder tendinitis for a bit back, and when I had realized it over several training sessions I laid off and then was working the first few preparatory elements for a month before starting to work my way back up again building capacity and re-gaining mastery of previous elements. The extra preparation helped so much. Sorry I am being vague about the elements here, since it is in an open-to-the-public forum. 

4. ESPECIALLY lay off dips for a while, they are a very tough and aggravating exercise. It sounds like you may have just pulled some muscles, or you have really overtrained and strained them. This is why you should give yourself a few weeks to be on the safe side. 

 

Lastly eat properly. "Even the best seed will not develop in arid soil."-Benjamin Wolman. See Naterman's post in the nutrition forum. Sleep as much as you can

 

There are some basics, and hope it helps.

 

Chris.

[Jiseido]

I will definitely stop training so, stay away for a month or two from GST training, otherwise my joints are not gonna last much longer.. I went too fast on my planche progression, need to go back to the tuck for a bit. It clearly looks like my body is not well prepared for this kind of training. I need to get my biceps, posterior deltoids, elbows, wrists, forearms, trapezius much stronger, if not the whole body haha  Anyway, I'll check my back with the doc on monday, hope the pain ain't gonna last much longer. Thank you guys !