Are pull-ups hard on shoulders? I've had a little right shoulder soreness and so took a rest from upper body exercises (including pull-ups) when weightlifting yesterday. Normally I would do 2x5 pull-ups and 2x5 chin-ups. Today in the water my right shoulder felt better. I have no problem altering my routine or switching to an assisted pull-up machine for a while. I have also started doing the external shoulder rotation exercise with a stretch cord, which I slacked off for a few months because my shoulders felt fine.
I probably shouldn't complain much, because my left shoulder feels completely fine, and that was the one that would get a little sore at times last summer.
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Well said about it being personal. Oddly enough I find that pull ups help to pop my shoulder ligament (which has a tendency to 'fall downl') back into place. And as one who never did fly well, it really helped me develop the base strength to get through a 50....:shakeshead:
Well said about it being personal. Oddly enough I find that pull ups help to pop my shoulder ligament (which has a tendency to 'fall downl') back into place. And as one who never did fly well, it really helped me develop the base strength to get through a 50....:shakeshead:
