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EPISODE · Oct 22, 2025 · 21 MIN

Cortisone Injections for Shoulder Pain? What You Need to Know

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In this episode, we tackle shoulder pain from bench pressing and whether cortisone injections are the right solution for lifters. If you have nagging bench press shoulder pain, lifting injuries, or joint discomfort, this episode is packed with proven recovery strategies, injury prevention tips, and safer bench press techniques.Take care of the low-hanging fruitLower the weight to reduce shoulder stressLower the training volumes for safer recoveryModify your range of motion to protect your shouldersDo you have variety in your programming or do you do the same thing all the time? Key adjustments:Barbell versus dumbbell variations for balanced strengthAnterior versus posterior shoulder balance for injury preventionWhether you are a beginner or advanced lifter, this episode gives actionable advice to train smarter, lift stronger, and stay pain-free while bench pressing.Check out this video to help-If you have a question you want answered, submit it ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Want to help share the message of Hope with others? One big way to help is by sharing this episode with friends and leaving a rating and review.

In this episode, we tackle shoulder pain from bench pressing and whether cortisone injections are the right solution for lifters. If you have nagging bench press shoulder pain, lifting injuries, or joint discomfort, this episode is packed with proven recovery strategies, injury prevention tips, and safer bench press techniques.Take care of the low-hanging fruitLower the weight to reduce shoulder stressLower the training volumes for safer recoveryModify your range of motion to protect your shouldersDo you have variety in your programming or do you do the same thing all the time? Key adjustments:Barbell versus dumbbell variations for balanced strengthAnterior versus posterior shoulder balance for injury preventionWhether you are a beginner or advanced lifter, this episode gives actionable advice to train smarter, lift stronger, and stay pain-free while bench pressing.Check out this video to help-If you have a question you want answered, submit it ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Want to help share the message of Hope with others? One big way to help is by sharing this episode with friends and leaving a rating and review.

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