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Old 08-15-2006, 09:21 AM   #15 (permalink)
Lou Schuler
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i hurt my shoulders every time i do pushup
Slower tempos are brutal with pushing exercises. I like to go slower with pulling exercises -- it just feels like it's working the muscles harder -- but I don't think human shoulder joints are designed to push things at a deliberately slow pace.

You might push a max or near-max weight slowly, but that's different; you're trying to push it as fast as you can.

I don't know if it's universal or just me, but my shoulders seem to handle those max-effort lifts better than they do slow presses with less weight.
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