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Neck pain after doing OHP (midwest.social)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/fitness

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Yesterday I was doing overhead press for 3x8 at 30 kilos. I felt a slight pain/tightness towards the back left side of my neck and today it's quite a bit worse. Nothing unbearable, but I can't tilt my head to the back left. I don't think I'm ego lifting but this has happened once before. Any tips for a faster recovery and what I can do to prevent it in the future?

Also, weirdly enough the pain is on the left side and it hurts when I tilt my head left, so when that muscle contracts. I would have expected it to hurt when stretched, no?

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[–] insaneinthemembrane 1 points 2 months ago

I'm no expert but I think the OHP will rely a lot on your own makeup in terms of alignment. If your shoulders are out of alignment at all, I think it makes a difference in terms of injury potential more than other lifts.