Thanks guys.
Simon, I have no problem with barbell shrugs. I just happen to like the HS shrug because I prefer the neutral hand position.
Last year my shoulder really started bothering me and I went through a few weeks of physical therapy and spent a lot of time doing recovery work and eliminated all pressing movements from my workouts for a while. I usually try to add in some rotator cuff work once a week, I just don't always put it in my log.
Since then I don't put much emphesis on benching and have been doing strictly DB work for a while on the bench. On OH presses I usually do the opposite and stick with the bar because I have more stability in my shoulder compared to DB's.
My shoulder has been feeling great, and I have been lucky enough to avoid elbow problems so far.
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