Pain in Knees, One Hip, and One Shoulder. To push through the pain, mitigate workouts, stretch or complete rest?

[Ross DeCamp]

Hey there everyone. I have experienced pain in my knees, left hip and right shoulder. This pain has persisted for several years now. I have been to a physician and was probably from overuse. I have continued to workout through the pain. I have significant strength differences between my left and right leg and my left and right shoulders. Any suggestions on how I can get back to feeling 100 percent would be greatly appreciated.

[Mikkel Ravn]

I have been to a physician and was probably from overuse. I have continued to workout through the pain.

 

I think you just provided the answer yourself  .  It's sort of getting old saying this, but get the Foundation series. It starts out very gently, but in time puts you in beastmode. There's tons of mobility stuff in there which should make you feel better.

 

Good luck! 

[Christoph Pahl]

Foundation is certainly a good thing, and I will get it as soon as my shoulder is 99% ok. But I really don't think it can replace a good doctor and a good physical therapist, there are certain limits! Find a better therapist, don't "work out through the pain", and get your problems really solved. 

[Connor Davies]

Take some time off.  Really.  Like, until it stops hurting.

 

Then come back and start with F1.  The extended deload plus working at your current strength level with decent progressions and mobility work will do you wonders.

 

All my old issues like shoulder impingement, elbow tendonitis and knee pain all just went away as soon as I started on F1.

[FREDERIC DUPONT]

Foundation is certainly a good thing, and I will get it as soon as my shoulder is 99%  (...)

 

Depending on what ails your shoulder, it might not be necessary to wait that long

I started F1 6 weeks after a surgical repair of a complete rupture of the subscapularis tendon - of course I was very prudent and conservative to start with, but now, after 8 micro-cycles, my shoulder is very close to 100%, and I am certainly glad that I did not wait.

[Christoph Pahl]

The underlying problem is my rounded upper back, and I'm working very hard to get it straight. From all exercises I find on gymnasticbodies.com I can do 10% perhaps. For example, I cannot do ABH - which is simply a joke in terms of shoulder strength but still too much for me. I understand my shoulder better and better, I find better and better exercises to fix it, and I get many insprirations for that from here. But it's certainly not worth to buy F1 now.

[FREDERIC DUPONT]

(...) it's certainly not worth to buy F1 now.

 

Totally worth it, you'll be surprised!

[Richard Hamilton]

This pain has persisted for several years now. I have been to a physician and was probably from overuse. I have continued to workout through the pain. I have significant strength differences between my left and right leg and my left and right shoulders. Any suggestions on how I can get back to feeling 100 percent would be greatly appreciated.

Hey Ross, sorry to hear you're struggling with the the knee,hip and shoulder pain. Like Fred said there's probably some stuff in F1 that will benefit you. My shoulders and right hip are a bit of a state as well but if you take your time with the foundational work, particularly the mobility, you will likely see some improvement. If it's been going on for several years it's probably gonna take some time to sort out... don't expect miracles. Can't say I've ever had any luck with doctors and I tend to try and avoid them. I'd rather pay to see a physio but I can't afford that very often so I take the view that it's our responsibility to take care of ourselves and work through the problems (not through pain!) 

 

I'd be focusing on considerably less than 10% of exercises found on Gymnastic Bodies, with an emphasis on the mobility. This is probably where you ought to be right now... along with regular stretching. 

 

When the pain subsides have a crack at Foundation 1, you'll find weak links and it gives you the opportunity to start repatterning your movements from the very beginning