Pain in Front of shoulder during press

Do you do pull-ups?

Sometimes the pull-up motion hurts the shoulder. Try chin-ups instead. (Underhand chin vs overhand pull)

Also, warm up your rotator cuffs before doing anything overhead. Including bench if it’s bother u.

I had the same problem. “Heavy” weights hurt. Then I stopped trying to pull up during back days and it went away.

How old are you? Most likely a SLAP tear.

I do as suggested above both face pulls and rotator cuff work before shoulder or chest day

Sets of 15 with light weight on pulls and some simple rotator cuff band work

Does it hurt when doing external and/or internal rotations? I had a similar pain in my anterior delt and it was caused by an impingement in the infraspinatus. My shoulder hated me when I did any straight bar presses (bench or shoulder). Try switching to dumbbells until you can go see the doctor. Check your ego at the door for now and be sure to warm up and stretch the rotator cuff before pressing.

Just turned 40 and I don't do pullups because I'm still too fat to do pullups. I'll try the facepull warmups. and bench did feel better when I narrowed my grip. I really only do dumbbells when doing shoulder presses. But I usually work out with 60lb dumbbells and had to struggle to push up 40s with the pain.

thanks for the help guys will report back tomorrow as that is push day.

Had the same problem about 2 weeks ago. I just moved my hands closer together on bench and lowered the weight for a week.

I warm up my shoulders every day with light resistance bands no matter what.

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Started feeling a sharp pain in front of shoulder while doing presses and to a lesser extent bench. Having to drop weight on both just to finish sets. Any advice besides see a doctor. Not that I wouldn't just going to be a few weeks before I get in to Drs office and don't want to pause my workout.

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This is most commonly 'impingement' or rotator cuff / long-head bicep tendinitis, and should be easily treatable with therapy and adjusting your workouts.

Most people have overall poor posture which results in shoulder blades in poor position during press exercises (protracted).

I would strongly recommend lots of scapular based rehab exercises - you can simply go to a good shoulder therapist to get them down and then do on your own. Adjust your workouts until you can do the presses that were bothering you pain-free.

Don't know where you live, but if in south Louisiana, I can give you some specific PT recs.

Good luck. I had this same pain for well over a year before I could no longer ignore it. Be diligent about your exercises and warm up your shoulders before working out as a long-term habit. You'll be fine.

I’m going to continue to hit 225 until I can’t.

If it wasn’t for this lingering neck shite, I’d be trying to get back to 300+.