James Joyce
First Post
Hi All, I really like the community you have going here.
I recently got into KBs a month ago and purchased ETK and S&S to start with. I immediately started with the S&S program because it is so clearly laid out. I am a 37 year old male in very good health with limited weight training experience. I have had some shoulder stiffness and occassional discomfort in my right shoulder for a while, but nothing major.
I started out with a 16 kg bell which feels way too light for swings now, so I started working with a 24 kg (gradually tapering it into my sets). When I went up in weight, I started to get some lower back soreness so I went back, videotaped myself and read all I could about swing form. I think I finally got my form dialed in because my 24 kg swings feel great, no more back soreness and I can feel the excercise in my hamstrings.
4 days ago, I got up early to do my S&S practice before work. I am doing it as prescribed with the warm up prying goblet squats, bridges, halos. I am doing 24 kg 2 hand swings for now. As I was on my 6th or so set of 10 swings, I started getting what I thought was a side stitch (on the right side, same side as my slightly crummy shoulder), so I really thought nothing, had those many times before. When I was doing my TGUs (I do 1 with the 24 and the last 4 with the 16 for now) the pain was a little more acute, especially after the press and getting up to the knee, and in reverse.
After a lot of googling side stitch, I started to think this is a serratus anterior strain (minor) because of the location (3" down from my right pec and towards my back ~3"). I found many pictures of a red X in this area for serratus anterior strain. This training setback seemed to coincide with increased use of the 24 kg, but I'm wondering how I did it.
I hate to sit totally idle until the soreness subsides, anything I can or should be doing? Of course I recognize that I totally did this to myself through bad form, I'm just not sure how and desperately want to get back to training.
Also when I was doing the TGU with the 16, my shoulder had not felt that good in a long time so I'm sold on the rehab qualities of that excercise.
I really, really love the S&S program and can't wait to get back on track with it. Any help is appreciated!
I recently got into KBs a month ago and purchased ETK and S&S to start with. I immediately started with the S&S program because it is so clearly laid out. I am a 37 year old male in very good health with limited weight training experience. I have had some shoulder stiffness and occassional discomfort in my right shoulder for a while, but nothing major.
I started out with a 16 kg bell which feels way too light for swings now, so I started working with a 24 kg (gradually tapering it into my sets). When I went up in weight, I started to get some lower back soreness so I went back, videotaped myself and read all I could about swing form. I think I finally got my form dialed in because my 24 kg swings feel great, no more back soreness and I can feel the excercise in my hamstrings.
4 days ago, I got up early to do my S&S practice before work. I am doing it as prescribed with the warm up prying goblet squats, bridges, halos. I am doing 24 kg 2 hand swings for now. As I was on my 6th or so set of 10 swings, I started getting what I thought was a side stitch (on the right side, same side as my slightly crummy shoulder), so I really thought nothing, had those many times before. When I was doing my TGUs (I do 1 with the 24 and the last 4 with the 16 for now) the pain was a little more acute, especially after the press and getting up to the knee, and in reverse.
After a lot of googling side stitch, I started to think this is a serratus anterior strain (minor) because of the location (3" down from my right pec and towards my back ~3"). I found many pictures of a red X in this area for serratus anterior strain. This training setback seemed to coincide with increased use of the 24 kg, but I'm wondering how I did it.
I hate to sit totally idle until the soreness subsides, anything I can or should be doing? Of course I recognize that I totally did this to myself through bad form, I'm just not sure how and desperately want to get back to training.
Also when I was doing the TGU with the 16, my shoulder had not felt that good in a long time so I'm sold on the rehab qualities of that excercise.
I really, really love the S&S program and can't wait to get back on track with it. Any help is appreciated!