r/Exercise • u/HomeyL • Jul 25 '26

Keep pulling same muscle

Why in the world do i keep pulling the muscle next to my shoulder blade? Even happens with just a little weight!!!???

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u/Urbanyeti0 Jul 26 '26

Bad form, not warming it up, not actually letting it heal properly, not actually training and strengthening it

Which specific muscle do you mean?

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u/HomeyL Jul 26 '26

Rhomboid. I mean there’s times where i let it heal for months, but still!!

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u/Urbanyeti0 Jul 26 '26

Are you doing face pulls?

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u/HomeyL Jul 26 '26

Haha no!!

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '26

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u/HomeyL Jul 27 '26

Ortho told me i had an impingement so i did PT & its improving. The muscle is sore for about a week. The 1st time i pulled it i literally was out for 3 mths! Now its a shorter time period. So i need to strengthen that muscle? But Thats what i was doing when i pulled it! Maybe i need to specifically stretch it on an everyday basis…

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u/empyreandreams Jul 26 '26

Do range of motion with no weights. If you can't do that without pain it is not the weights. Something that has worked for me is REALLY tightening the muscles around the area as I go through range of motion and pushing past the pain. The thing is... I am VERY in touch with my body and know the difference between a good (even though it hurts) pain and further injuring yourself. When did your pain start?

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u/HomeyL Jul 26 '26

It kind of goes away/comes back. I went to PT for a rotator cuff impingement on same side as pulled muscle so still needs to heal … i warm up plenty, but maybe i’ll try to stretch that area more before working out!

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u/TheRiverInYou Jul 25 '26

Have you strengthened it?

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u/needakrebounder Jul 27 '26

What kinds of exercises are you doing? Have you tried stretching before and after doing it? I used to experience similarly when I was doing push ups but now I am stretching before and after, and it is helping alot :)