I used to have shoulder problems. No more. I stopped using barbells. I only use dumbbells now. I was told by a wiseman, that each person has different angle of lift. A barbell is unforgiving. You can't change the angle as you bring it to your chest. I changed from doing flat bench presses with a barbell and started using dumbbells, incline and decline benches, and haven't had shoulder pain for 6 yeras now. If you're using pain relievers and still doing the same exercises, you're not allowing the damaged area to heal. I know it's tough not to bench, but..... I'm 56 and use 90lb dumbbells for incline and 110's for decline, 80 lb for flys.
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