Why The Exercise Isn't The Problem

Something interesting came up in a coaching conversation this week.One of our online coaching members messaged Rad about shoulder pain during dumbbell floor press.He’d previously been told to always depress and retract his scapula when pressing — a cue most lifters are very familiar with.But the strange thing was this:The pain was still there… even with almost no weight.He dropped the dumbbells all the way down to 10–15 pounds and could still feel discomfort in the front of the shoulder.Most lifters assume the exercise itself is the problem in situations like this.They think the press is “bad for their shoulders.”But the real issue is usually something deeper.