Monogatari90
Level 4 Valued Member
In the past I had an issue with pressing where I'd tweak my neck / upper trapezius and it would take me out of exercising for a solid 3 or 4 weeks due to the pain as well as lack of movement (unable to rotate head in the direction of the injury). Recently, I was able to fix this by really squeezing the kettlebell when I pressed it which seemed to work.
Well, I got a little overzealous after a few good weeks of following ROP pain free and decided to mess around with 2 20kgs (has been single pressing a 24kg) and of course tweaked my neck/upper trap again.
Has anyone else ever experienced this and/or learned any training cues to prevent this? Obviously I am doing something incorrectly, but I haven't been able to find much on this forum or elsewhere pertaining to my specific issue. I love overhead pressing, but I'm having some reservations on starting another program involving any overhead presses for fear of injury again.
Well, I got a little overzealous after a few good weeks of following ROP pain free and decided to mess around with 2 20kgs (has been single pressing a 24kg) and of course tweaked my neck/upper trap again.
Has anyone else ever experienced this and/or learned any training cues to prevent this? Obviously I am doing something incorrectly, but I haven't been able to find much on this forum or elsewhere pertaining to my specific issue. I love overhead pressing, but I'm having some reservations on starting another program involving any overhead presses for fear of injury again.