He needs to create a better format. People are selfish, don't want to hear a story or care about the science. TH-cam is about being distracted for free.
Where most PTs will completely disregard and have zero solutions for people so atrophied & regressed concluding we are a lost cause, you come up with entire systems to get us back from the dead. Thank you so much!
These videos were my salvation. I injured my left shoulder over four years ago, and it just got progressively worse over the years. In the last few years, the pain would keep me awake at night, and I developed a bad habit of avoiding using my left shoulder to do anything. I’m so thankful to have found these videos. 1.5 months after I started following the suggestions in these videos I’m 100% pain free. I can use my left shoulder again without pain, and my range of motion is now 75%-80% back to normal. Prior to my injury, weightlifting was a weekly staple, and I was extremely fit. The last four years were physically, and psychologically debilitating, as I couldn’t fully participate in any of my former activities, or in life for that matter. I cannot express my gratitude enough, as I just assumed that I was permanently fuc*ed.
It’s now May 24, 2024. I have now progressed to doing pull-ups and chin-ups again for the first time in 4.66 years. Three sets of ten each. I began the month barely able to do just one. My bent-over dumbbell row is now at 94lbs. My bench press is just 30lbs away from the weight where I was comfortably challenged pre injury. No pain, no injuries, no complications after following the advice in these shoulder rehab videos. Within six months I’ve gone from a state where I was convinced that I was permanently physically handicapped, to doing three sets of ten pull-ups and chin-ups. Stick with it, you guys!
@@mangore623 Great job man! This truly is one of the best channels on YT for injury rehab, have a nagging right shoulder from benching... stabililty stucks and weak lower traps. Hopefully these help me as much as it has helped you
I had been looking for a plan to eliminate that divot for awhile. Conor Harris lat stretch was also important Pain is way down, strength returning, divot is gone. Thanks
Great explanation. And, I also noticed that easy-to-find rotator cuff exercises did nothing to relieve my shoulder pain. I started swinging maces for a change and because I was not able to do barbell, and dumbbell movements without pain, I noticed better scapular control, and shoulder pain has come down a lot since then. I am going to incorporate the exercises shown in this video as well.
I had one of your videos (about rear delts) saved in my bookmarks as the video that fixed my shoulder issue (after two years of therapy, and 2 injections). I got similar advice and prescriptions from other physiotherapists, but none was to the level of details and accuracy as yours. They tell you to do the infraspinatus work, but none explained reasonings or mind-muscle connection. I had so much pressure on the supraspinatus and the front shoulder when I was doing any pushing exercise, until I got your video about rear delts and how to feel and activate them. I did the exercises for 1-2 months and now I'm back to benching again. If I understand it correctly now (I have have 2 cm ridge :P), the rear delts stabilize the benched weight on the down, if they are not activated, all your weaker muscles (e,.g. supraspinatus) will have to chip in. When you are doing the benching with a bad form, it's a double whammy on the rotatorcuffs. Anyway, thanks a lot for your content. It's amazing.
Same boat, 6 weeks in on a program with him, shoulder's gonna take more work, but Zach 'gets it' and I can see the light. Will report back in 12 weeks.
Zach truly saved my life. Last November, my shoulder was in such a bad state that I was no longer sleeping properly due to the pain, and if I ever mistakenly rolled onto my bad shoulder at night the pain was so intense that I was on the verge of a scream. I lived this way for four years. I started following Zach’s recommendations in late November, and as of February 17, the pain has been 100% gone since early December. I’m also weightlifting again since December. The last time I weightlifted was over four years ago. There’s no doubt that I jumped the gun on the weightlifting, but I decided to push the envelope a bit, only stopping if the pain reappeared. It didn’t. I’ve sprayed Zach with praise everywhere I go, because if you’ve lived with extreme pain for many years, you know just how depressing life can become, particularly if you were formerly a very active person.
Bump - I’m at 11 weeks today, and shoulder is 80%. Anyone on the fence, this is the real deal. I’ve struggled with on/off shoulder pain for 10 years and in November couldn’t lift my arm anymore without severe pain. I’m super active so this really bothered me. What I found most beneficial was how to regress particular exercises far enough, so you can rep them out and “feel” it without causing pain. You slowly progress the weight loads and eventually the exercises as things open up and heal, all detailed in the app I bought . Do it!!
Other PTs say to avoid exercises that aggravate your symptoms, but that you can train to a pain level of 4/10 safely. You will encounter discomfort and pain in your rehabilitation. It’s the crazy pain you avoid. I’m at the 1.5 month mark in my shoulder recovery. Following the advice in these videos I’m pain free for the first time in four years, and my range of motion is almost back to normal.
I'd agree that SOME level of discomfort is to be expected. Achiness is OK, however.... PINCHING is NOT, pinching almost always is bad. Stay in the ROM you can that's pain-free (0 to 2/10), if it pinches, drop the ROM even further. If it still pinches, reduce the range even further, until there's no pinching. Still pinching, skip it, and come back to it. @mangore623
Hi Zach have you had any luck with full thickness tear of the supraspinatus muscle? I have full range, except for a slight limitation internal rotation, no pain
th-cam.com/video/TgXAlXAj1D8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=XWEAHuOkME4ckTmw This guy was in the same boat as u. One fully torn supra and the other shoulder partially. I am doing an up date video on him soon. He is 4 months in NO pain and No surgery.
I do. Nerve hydrodissection injection. I prefer PRP to saline or dextrose (prolotherapy). It blew off the connections between the nerve sling and the new position of the surrounding fascia. Technically, movement should do the same thing eventually, but the hydrodissection was a really big help for me. I had posterior and superior labral repair.
geeeeez look at the guy`s posture after the lifts at around 1:24 . . . shoulders back sitting up straight, most lifting makes people who are not attentive do that ninja turtle forward shoulder roll . . . I`d say that picture sold your advise to me apart from the fact that your previous video just makes sense and the main stream advice doesn't seem to help me either.
Shoulders back and down is detrimental for TOS. Some people have elevated first ribs and the back and down queue will crush the collarbone against it. Be careful
this channel is gold, you should have 1M subs
He needs to create a better format. People are selfish, don't want to hear a story or care about the science. TH-cam is about being distracted for free.
Agree!
@@YouilAushana Use the website app. Straight to the exercises, full system and details.
Where most PTs will completely disregard and have zero solutions for people so atrophied & regressed concluding we are a lost cause, you come up with entire systems to get us back from the dead. Thank you so much!
These videos were my salvation.
I injured my left shoulder over four years ago, and it just got progressively worse over the years. In the last few years, the pain would keep me awake at night, and I developed a bad habit of avoiding using my left shoulder to do anything.
I’m so thankful to have found these videos. 1.5 months after I started following the suggestions in these videos I’m 100% pain free. I can use my left shoulder again without pain, and my range of motion is now 75%-80% back to normal.
Prior to my injury, weightlifting was a weekly staple, and I was extremely fit. The last four years were physically, and psychologically debilitating, as I couldn’t fully participate in any of my former activities, or in life for that matter.
I cannot express my gratitude enough, as I just assumed that I was permanently fuc*ed.
It’s now May 24, 2024. I have now progressed to doing pull-ups and chin-ups again for the first time in 4.66 years. Three sets of ten each. I began the month barely able to do just one. My bent-over dumbbell row is now at 94lbs. My bench press is just 30lbs away from the weight where I was comfortably challenged pre injury. No pain, no injuries, no complications after following the advice in these shoulder rehab videos. Within six months I’ve gone from a state where I was convinced that I was permanently physically handicapped, to doing three sets of ten pull-ups and chin-ups. Stick with it, you guys!
@@mangore623 Great job man! This truly is one of the best channels on YT for injury rehab, have a nagging right shoulder from benching... stabililty stucks and weak lower traps. Hopefully these help me as much as it has helped you
Must of been very minor. What did your MRI report say.
This channel is so legit!
Human body is a masterpiece and needs thought to get the most out of it. Thxs
I had been looking for a plan to eliminate that divot for awhile.
Conor Harris lat stretch was also important
Pain is way down, strength returning, divot is gone.
Thanks
Great explanation. And, I also noticed that easy-to-find rotator cuff exercises did nothing to relieve my shoulder pain. I started swinging maces for a change and because I was not able to do barbell, and dumbbell movements without pain, I noticed better scapular control, and shoulder pain has come down a lot since then. I am going to incorporate the exercises shown in this video as well.
I had one of your videos (about rear delts) saved in my bookmarks as the video that fixed my shoulder issue (after two years of therapy, and 2 injections). I got similar advice and prescriptions from other physiotherapists, but none was to the level of details and accuracy as yours.
They tell you to do the infraspinatus work, but none explained reasonings or mind-muscle connection. I had so much pressure on the supraspinatus and the front shoulder when I was doing any pushing exercise, until I got your video about rear delts and how to feel and activate them.
I did the exercises for 1-2 months and now I'm back to benching again. If I understand it correctly now (I have have 2 cm ridge :P), the rear delts stabilize the benched weight on the down, if they are not activated, all your weaker muscles (e,.g. supraspinatus) will have to chip in. When you are doing the benching with a bad form, it's a double whammy on the rotatorcuffs.
Anyway, thanks a lot for your content. It's amazing.
Same boat, 6 weeks in on a program with him, shoulder's gonna take more work, but Zach 'gets it' and I can see the light. Will report back in 12 weeks.
Zach truly saved my life. Last November, my shoulder was in such a bad state that I was no longer sleeping properly due to the pain, and if I ever mistakenly rolled onto my bad shoulder at night the pain was so intense that I was on the verge of a scream. I lived this way for four years. I started following Zach’s recommendations in late November, and as of February 17, the pain has been 100% gone since early December. I’m also weightlifting again since December. The last time I weightlifted was over four years ago. There’s no doubt that I jumped the gun on the weightlifting, but I decided to push the envelope a bit, only stopping if the pain reappeared. It didn’t. I’ve sprayed Zach with praise everywhere I go, because if you’ve lived with extreme pain for many years, you know just how depressing life can become, particularly if you were formerly a very active person.
Bump - I’m at 11 weeks today, and shoulder is 80%. Anyone on the fence, this is the real deal. I’ve struggled with on/off shoulder pain for 10 years and in November couldn’t lift my arm anymore without severe pain. I’m super active so this really bothered me.
What I found most beneficial was how to regress particular exercises far enough, so you can rep them out and “feel” it without causing pain. You slowly progress the weight loads and eventually the exercises as things open up and heal, all detailed in the app I bought . Do it!!
@@mangore623 he’s the man!!
@PantherBlackAudiRS
Congratulations, mate!
Wow, finally, someone who knows what he is doing and talking about. Gold mine....I enjoy your channel. Subscribed, liked...🔥
Always great educational content.
Great stuff as usual.
Anyone in the UK with this type of knowledge and programme?
Incredible, you are the guru!
So many good videos, really helpful, explaining how and why.
Basically anything shoulder related, develop the rear delt
What should you do if you have pain in the shoulder while doing the side cuff? I dont feel anything in the back of my shoulderblade.
Other PTs say to avoid exercises that aggravate your symptoms, but that you can train to a pain level of 4/10 safely. You will encounter discomfort and pain in your rehabilitation. It’s the crazy pain you avoid. I’m at the 1.5 month mark in my shoulder recovery. Following the advice in these videos I’m pain free for the first time in four years, and my range of motion is almost back to normal.
I'd agree that SOME level of discomfort is to be expected. Achiness is OK, however.... PINCHING is NOT, pinching almost always is bad. Stay in the ROM you can that's pain-free (0 to 2/10), if it pinches, drop the ROM even further. If it still pinches, reduce the range even further, until there's no pinching. Still pinching, skip it, and come back to it. @mangore623
Elbows out during pants drill? I’ve been keeping elbows more posterior, but it helped.
I’ll try the elbows out out
pronating hands when benching also helps with shoulder pain.
Hey Zach! What is I don’t have a pec deck? I have a ton of stuff in my gym but not that machine
Hey Zach how can I reach out to you I’m young and suffering
some knees over toes beef here :p
Hi Zach have you had any luck with full thickness tear of the supraspinatus muscle?
I have full range, except for a slight limitation internal rotation, no pain
th-cam.com/video/TgXAlXAj1D8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=XWEAHuOkME4ckTmw This guy was in the same boat as u. One fully torn supra and the other shoulder partially. I am doing an up date video on him soon. He is 4 months in NO pain and No surgery.
@@CorexcellSportsTrainingRehablooking forward to that update! Hopefully it's still on the cards.
Have any advice for burning shoulder pain that won’t go away after arthroscopy for a labrum tear and PT??
I do. Nerve hydrodissection injection. I prefer PRP to saline or dextrose (prolotherapy). It blew off the connections between the nerve sling and the new position of the surrounding fascia.
Technically, movement should do the same thing eventually, but the hydrodissection was a really big help for me.
I had posterior and superior labral repair.
@ I’ve had an ultrasound guided prp before surgery but it didn’t help
Dope
geeeeez look at the guy`s posture after the lifts at around 1:24 . . . shoulders back sitting up straight, most lifting makes people who are not attentive do that ninja turtle forward shoulder roll . . . I`d say that picture sold your advise to me apart from the fact that your previous video just makes sense and the main stream advice doesn't seem to help me either.
What I'm confused, are these exercises we should do are just tests?
Shoulders back and down is detrimental for TOS. Some people have elevated first ribs and the back and down queue will crush the collarbone against it. Be careful
Don’t ever do presses, bar or otherwise with dumbbells or bars upright with that parallel hands in that position
The "babe" is sweet.
It doesn’t work guys
what was your program?
Then you either have something that either needs surgery, or you weren’t doing the exercises correctly. It truly is that black-and-white.
@@PantherBlackAudiRS where can I contact you?